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William Morgan (born 1774 – disappeared c. 1826) was a resident of Batavia, New York, whose disappearance and presumed murder in 1826 ignited a powerful movement against the Freemasons, a fraternal society that had become influential in the United States.
William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport.
Mar 7, 2019 · William Morgan invented volleyball in 1895 at the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) where he served as Director of Physical Education. Morgan originally called his new game of Volleyball, Mintonette.
Learn about William G. Morgan, the gym teacher who created volleyball in 1895 at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He was the first inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1985 and a pioneer of the sport.
Dec 19, 2018 · William Morgan was a stoneworker who infiltrated the Freemasons and threatened to reveal their secrets in a book. He was kidnapped by Masons in 1826 and never seen again, sparking a national anti-Mason movement in America.
William Morgan (1545 – 10 September 1604) was a Welsh Bishop of Llandaff and of St Asaph, and the translator of the first version of the whole Bible into Welsh from Greek and Hebrew. Title page of Morgan's translation of the Bible The opening page of The Book of Genesis in Morgan's Bible
William Morgan (born c. 1545, Caernarvonshire, Wales—died Sept. 10, 1604, St. Asaph, Flintshire) was an Anglican bishop of the Reformation whose translation of the Bible into Welsh helped standardize the literary language of his country.
