William Robert Taylor [SEP] position held
William Robert Taylor
William Robert Taylor (July 10, 1820March 17, 1909) was an American politician and the 12th Governor of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1876.
Early life.
Taylor was born in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was orphaned at age 6 when his father's ship was lost at sea; his mother had died when he was an infant. Cared for by his neighbors, he then moved with his guardians to Jefferson County, New York.
Career.
Taylor moved to Ohio, where he
Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature
The position of Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature (named after the architect Robert Taylor, whose bequest funded the Taylor Institution) is one of the permanent chairs at the University of Oxford. The position was established in 1907. It is associated with a fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford. The people to have held the position are:
- Hermann Georg Fiedler 1907–37
- James Boyd 1938–59
- Ernest Stahl 1959–69
- Siegbert Salomon Prawer 1969–86