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    William John Thoms (16 November 1803 – 15 August 1885) was a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846. Thoms' investigation of...
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  • Itinerancy' William R. Thom, U.S. Representative from Ohio Bill Thom, baseball player William Thoms, a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore"...
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  • Thoms is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adah Belle Thoms (1870–1943), African-American nurse Albie Thoms (1941–2012), Australian...
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    are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, even though William Thoms claims that: The precise quality of this dignity is not yet fully determined...
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    by William Thoms as older, oral cultural traditions of the rural populace. In his 1846 published call for help in documenting antiquities, Thoms was...
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  • 1855). "Replies to Minor Queries". Notes and Queries. 11 (294). London: William Thoms: 452. Ross (October 1800–6 December 1884) was chief parliamentary reporter...
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    Thomas Roscoe (1826), three by Thomas Crofton Croker (1828), ten by William Thoms (1834), and one by Joseph Snowe (1839), but the first full translation...
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    Thomism is the philosophical and theological school which arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), the Dominican philosopher...
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  • Arthur William Thoms, Jr. (born October 20, 1946) is a former collegiate and professional American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in...
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  • William Thom (also known as 'Billy') (1751-1811) was a Methodist preacher and co-founder, with Alexander Kilham, of the breakaway 'New Itinerancy', later...
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  • Ronald Thom (1923–1986), Canadian architect Sandi Thom (b. 1981), Scottish singer-songwriter William Thom (disambiguation), multiple people Thom Andersen...
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    term folklore, which was coined in 1846 by the English antiquarian William Thoms to describe "the traditions, customs, and superstitions of the uncultured...
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  • Thomson William "Thom" Gunn (29 August 1929 – 25 April 2004) was an English poet who was praised for his early verses in England, where he was associated...
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    William Richard Thom (July 7, 1885 – August 28, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician who served three non-consecutive stints as a U.S. Representative...
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    in Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805), which was translated by William Thoms (1834), and John William Weidemeyer (1865), but this was contested by Johann Heinrich...
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  • narratives were not subjected to rigorous scrutiny until the work of William Thoms in 1873. Thoms proposed the 100th-birthday test: is there evidence to support...
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    William Thom (1788 – 29 February 1848) was a Scottish poet who wrote in the Scots language. He was author of The Mitherless Bairn and other works. He was...
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  • introduced. The focus is now almost entirely on literature. 1849–1872 William Thoms 1872–1878 John Doran 1878–1883 Henry Frederic Turle 1883–1907 Joseph...
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    not until 1846 that the word "folklore" was coined, by English writer William Thoms, to designate "the manners, customs, observances, superstitions, ballads...
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    distributed across Europe in 1816. Their stories inspired publishers such as William Thoms to compile legends from within English folklore and without to compose...
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    in Fife where they are known as Thomas, Thom or Thoms. The tenth chief took the name Thomas and then later Thoms. He settled in northern Fife and successfully...
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    by the Englishman William Thoms. He fabricated it for use in an article published in the August 22, 1846 issue of The Athenaeum. Thoms consciously replaced...
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    Patrick Hill Thoms Friba Arias (1873–1946) was a 20th-century Scottish architect, based in eastern Scotland. He was born on 27 September 1873 in Kilmacolm...
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    The classic definitions of folklore were created by Europeans such as William Thoms, who coined the term in 1846 to refer to "manners, customs [...] of...
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  • a suggestion made by Eliza Gutch in the pages of Notes and Queries. William Thoms, the editor of Notes and Queries who had first introduced the term folk-lore...
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    William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was an American politician who served as the 25th president of the United States from 1897 until...
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  • Thom Browne (born September 27, 1965) is an American fashion designer. He is the founder and head of design for Thom Browne, a luxury fashion brand based...
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    William Tecumseh Sherman (/tɪˈkʌmsə/ tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He...
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  • main east window) dedicated to his memory and now known as the "Thoms Window". Thoms' ashes are buried in Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh. The grave lies...
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    Hartmann, Thom (March 26, 2019). "Cover-up Attorney General Bill Barr strikes again". Salon.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019. Safire, William (October 19...
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