Here’s another Ed Willett, this one a noted cellist: Ed Willett earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California School of Music in Los Angeles, California. He is a cellist, guitarist, composer, arranger, and vocalist. During his education at U.S.C., he studied with cellist Eleanor Schoenfeld. While in Los Angeles, he …
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Willett of the Day: Ed Willett, ACCC Commissioner
This is on one of the other Ed Willetts who keep popping up when I’m ego-Googling (egoogling?) myself: Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Chris Bowen MP, is pleased to announce the reappointment of Mr Ed Willett as a member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Mr Willett has …
Willett of the Day: Marinus Willett, Revolutionary War Hero
When my family moved to Canada in 1967 (as I think I have recounted before) we were asked, during the process of becoming landed immigrants, what our nationality was. We (or rather, my parents; I was only eight and had little to do with the process) replied that we were American. We were told we …
Willett of the Day: Marinus Willett, Revolutionary War Hero
When my family moved to Canada in 1967 (as I think I have recounted before) we were asked, during the process of becoming landed immigrants, what our nationality was. We (or rather, my parents; I was only eight and had little to do with the process) replied that we were American. We were told we …
Willett of the Day: Henry Willett and his Collection of Popular Poetry
Today’s Willett is Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, and reportedly “a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests.” Born in Newhaven, the youngest of 11 children, he moved to Brighton in 1841, where he ran the West Street Brewery. By the end of his life, he was worth an impressive £230,000. …
Willett of the Day: Henry Willett and his Collection of Popular Poetry
Today’s Willett is Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, and reportedly “a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests.” Born in Newhaven, the youngest of 11 children, he moved to Brighton in 1841, where he ran the West Street Brewery. By the end of his life, he was worth an impressive £230,000. …
A new feature: the Willett of the Day
I’m proud of my name. My wife will tell you that I am somehow convinced that all Willetts we run across must be relatives of mine. I realize that’s probably stretching it a bit, but I was told as a child that some genealogical researcher or other had made pretty much that claim, with a …
A new feature: the Willett of the Day
I’m proud of my name. My wife will tell you that I am somehow convinced that all Willetts we run across must be relatives of mine. I realize that’s probably stretching it a bit, but I was told as a child that some genealogical researcher or other had made pretty much that claim, with a …
Hey, that’s my name!
Intellectually, each of us knows that there are probably other people in the world who share our name, unless it’s a very unusual one. I’ve gotten used to the fact there are various other Edward Willetts (both living and dead) and Ed Willetts. But it was a shock today to discover that there is also …
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