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Aug 26, 2004 · New York Times. ISLIP, L. I., Sept. 5---William K. Dick, industrialist, banker and grandson of a pioneer in the founding of the sugar industry in this country, died unexpectedly in his sleep this morning at his country estate, Allen Winden Farm. His age was 65.
Jun 24, 2004 · He belongs to a family long identified with the sugar refining industry. A portion of his fortune, about $3,000,000, was inherited from his grandfather, William Dick, a pioneer sugar refiner of Williamsburg. The Dick town house is at 20 East Fifty-third Street, and they have a country place Allen Winden, at Islip, L. I.
Mar 19, 2021 · She decided to remarry anyway, wedding sugar refinery heir William Dick, a childhood acquaintance, in 1918. The couple and their two sons enjoyed 15 years together until Madeleine met a 26-year-old Italian boxer, Enzo Fiermonte, on a cruise, and divorced Dick in 1933. Her divorce and marriage to Fiermonte imperiled her happiness.
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William Dick was born in the Canongate on the 6th May 1793. He was the second child of Jean and John Dick, a young farrier who had moved south from Aberdeen to Edinburgh and taken up lodgings at the foot of the Canongate, in Whitehorse Close. He was educated by the Rev J. Robinson at Paul’s Work, and at Mr Kesson’s school in Shakespeare Square. By ...
In 1816 he attended lectures at Dr John Barclay’s extramural school of anatomy and was quickly spotted by the comparative anatomist as the brightest among his many students. William was befriended by Barclay, who became an important mentor over the next ten years. In the autumn of 1817, at the age of 24, Dick travelled to London to attend the lectu...
Back in Edinburgh, he set about establishing his own veterinary school. His initial offer of veterinary lectures in 1818 attracted no students, but in 1819 four students attended, in 1820 nine students came for a month-long series of free lectures, and in each of the next two years a large class attended his lectures in the School of Arts. In 1823 ...
Dick’s veterinary school made more or less steady progress, with its finances, and the manners and morals of the students watched over by his redoubtable elder sister Mary. His students were expected to attend classes given by medical lecturers in the University and the Royal College of Surgeons. A system of oral examinations was established and by...
William Dick died on 4 April 1866, and was buried in the family plot in New Calton Cemetery, about one hundred metres from his birthplace. In addition to establishing the first veterinary college in Scotland, lecturing, and running an extensive practice, Dick was editor of The Veterinarian for 12 years and wrote many papers on clinical subjects. He...
In 1906, the College was named the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College by Act of Parliament. It became a constituent part of the University of Edinburgh in 1951 and a full faculty in 1964. The School is now part of the University's College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and continues in be world leader in veterinary education providing a high qual...
Learn about the life and achievements of William Dick, who founded the first veterinary college in Scotland in 1823. He was a farrier, anatomist, lecturer, practitioner, and royal veterinary surgeon to Queen Victoria.
Jan 1, 1993 · William Dick was born on 6th May 1793 to Jean and John Dick, who had arrived in Edinburgh from the north some six years previously. It is always assumed that Dick was born in White Horse Close at the lower end of the Royal Mile that runs between the Castle and Holyrood Palace, indeed Dick said that he was born at 'the Court end of the Canongate'.
- J.E. Phillips
- 1993
William Dick is a Canadian actor who has appeared in movies such as Oz the Great and Powerful, Stranger Than Fiction and Fred Claus. He also has roles in TV shows like Fargo, Empire and The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas.
William Dick (6 May 1793 – 4 April 1866) was a Scottish veterinarian and founder of the Dick Vet School in Edinburgh, the first veterinary college in Scotland. He is responsible for major advances in the field of veterinary science and the profession as a whole.
