Villard
Americannoun
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Henry Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard, 1835–1900, U.S. railroad executive and publisher, born in Bavaria.
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Oswald Garrison, 1872–1949, U.S. journalist and author.
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"What once seemed evolutionarily 'unfinished' turns out to be highly useful," says WUR researcher Robin van Velzen, who led the study with colleague Cloé Villard.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
“It took a lot to get him to come out, but I told him he needs closure, and this is a way to get that,” Villard said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023
"Gangs are multiplying because the government is weak," said Haiti's attorney general, Paul Eronce Villard, who estimates there are more than 50 gangs now operating in the country.
From Fox News • Jun. 7, 2019
This earned him the admiration of progressives such as suffragist Jane Addams, civil rights activist Oswald Garrison Villard and Justice Felix Frankfurter.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2017
In 1879 the Oregon Steam Navigation Company sold out to the Villard interests for $5,000,000, and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company was the result.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
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