Woolf
Encyclopedia
Alternate spellings include Wolfe
, Wolff
, Wulf
and Wolf
.
The name Woolf may refer to:
Wolfe
Wolfe may refer to:* Wolfe , a former Quebec provincial electoral district* Wolfe , people with the surname Wolfe* The Wolfe is an old-time enemy of Superman...
, Wolff
Wolff
Wolff is the surname of:*Albert Wolff , Dutch conductor and pianist*Albert Wolff , German sculptor*Albert Moritz Wolff , German sculptor*Albert Wolff *Alexander Wolff, American writer...
, Wulf
Wulf
-History of name:There are several possible explanations as to the origin of the surname.The first explanation for German origin of this name: It may be patronymic in origin being derived from the first name of a father. In this case, Wulf is associated with the very popular German first name...
and Wolf
Wolf (disambiguation)
-Canid species:*All subspecies of Canis lupus , "the gray wolf", except the two domestic dog subspecies: Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo.*Some non-Canis lupus members of the dog family of animals, including:...
.
The name Woolf may refer to:
- Arthur WoolfArthur WoolfArthur Woolf was a Cornish engineer, most famous for inventing a high-pressure compound steam engine. As such he made an outstanding contribution to the development and perfection of the Cornish engine.Woolf left Cornwall in 1785 to work for Joseph Bramah's engineering works in London...
, English engineer, best known for invention of a compound steam engine - Daniel WoolfDaniel WoolfDaniel Robert Woolf is a British/Canadian historian. He is the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, a position to which he was appointed in January 2009 and took up as of September 1, 2009...
, Principal of Queen's University - George WoolfGeorge WoolfGeorge Monroe Woolf , nicknamed "The Ice Man", was a Canadian-born thoroughbred race horse jockey and the namesake of the annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild....
, Canadian horse racing jockey - Herbert M. WoolfHerbert M. WoolfHerbert M. Woolf was an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Herbert Morris Woolf was born on October 11, 1880, graduated from Central High School in 1898. He was the president of Woolf Brothers, the Kansas City based luxury goods department store founded in 1865 by his father,...
, American businessman and racehorse owner - Leonard WoolfLeonard WoolfLeonard Sidney Woolf was an English political theorist, author, publisher and civil servant, and husband of author Virginia Woolf.-Early life:...
, author and husband of Virginia Woolf. - Lord Woolf, England and WalesEngland and WalesEngland and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
Lord Chief Justice credited with making wide-ranging reforms to improve the effectiveness of the court system - Russell WoolfRussell WoolfRussell Woolf is a Western Australian media personality best known for presenting the afternoon Drive programme on Perth's radio station 720 ABC....
, Western Australian media personality - Virginia WoolfVirginia WoolfAdeline Virginia Woolf was an English author, essayist, publisher, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century....
, English author and feminist