13-727: For other uses, see Wilde (disambiguation) . Wilde Language(s) Old English Origin Meaning "high spirited, a leader"; "a person worth of high respect, dictator"; (descriptive) "person who has attained a higher form"; "from an area of educated beings: a classist" (residential) Region of origin England Other names Variant form(s) Whilde, Wylde , Wyldes, Weald, Weild, Weld, Welds, Wyeld, Wield Frequency Comparisons [REDACTED] Look up wilde in Wiktionary,
26-484: A polygamy case. In his ruling, Lord Penzance stated: What, then, is the nature of this institution as understood in Christendom?...If it be of common acceptance and existence, it must have some pervading identity and universal basis. I conceive that marriage, as understood in Christendom, may for this purpose be defined as the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others. This remained
39-597: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Wilde (disambiguation) Wilde is a surname. Wilde may also refer to: James Plaisted Wilde, Baron Penzance James Plaisted Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance , PC (12 July 1816 – 9 December 1899) was a noted British judge and rose breeder who was also a proponent of the Baconian theory that the works usually attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact written by Francis Bacon . Born in London , he
52-632: The County of Cornwall , in 1869. He was the judge in the sensational Mordaunt divorce case . In 1875, he accepted the post as Dean of Arches and presided over a number of notorious trials; Bell Cox , Dale , Enraght , Green and Tooth , under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 arising out of the Ritualist controversy in the Church of England . In 1866, he presided over Hyde v. Hyde ,
65-783: The Baconian theory of the works of Shakespeare John Wilde (jurist) (1590–1669), English lawyer and politician Louis J. Wilde (1865–1924), American banker and politician Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro (1782–1858), Lord Chancellor of England In sport [ edit ] Federico Wilde (born 1909), Argentine footballer Jimmy Wilde (1892–1969), Welsh world boxing champion Joaquin Wilde (born 1986), American professional wrestler Sam Wilde , English rugby league footballer Walter Wilde (1908–1968), Somerset cricketer In science and technology [ edit ] Henry Wilde (engineer) (1833–1919), British engineer and inventor of
78-617: The common-law definition of marriage throughout the British Empire and successor states. In Canada, it was overruled by an explicit statutory definition in the Civil Marriage Act 2005, which allowed for same-sex marriage. Wilde argued, following Lord Campbell and others, that the works of Shakespeare are extremely accurate in matters of law . In The Bacon-Shakespeare Controversy (1890) he wrote of "Shakespeare's perfect familiarity with... English law... so perfect and intimate that he
91-2322: The free dictionary. Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include: In arts and entertainment [ edit ] In film, television, and theatre [ edit ] Andrew Wilde (actor) , English actor Barbie Wilde (born 1960), Canadian actress Brian Wilde (1927–2008), British actor Cornel Wilde (1915–1989), American actor and film director Hagar Wilde (1905–1971), screenplay writer Lois Wilde (1907–1995), American actress, model, dancer, and beauty contest winner Marty Wilde (born 1939), British rock and roll singer and actor; father of Kim and Ricky Wilde Olivia Wilde (born 1984), American actress Patrick Wilde , British television, stage and screenwriter Sonya Wilde (born 1937), American actress Ted Wilde (1893–1929), comedy writer and director of silent movies In music [ edit ] Andrew Wilde (pianist) (born 1965), English classical pianist Danny Wilde (musician) (born 1956), American musician and founding member of The Rembrandts David Wilde (born 1935), British pianist and composer Jinian Wilde , British singer, part of Uniting Nations and other musical projects Kim Wilde (born 1960), British pop singer and pop culture figure Marty Wilde (born 1939), British rock and roll singer and actor; father of Kim and Ricky Wilde Ricky Wilde (born 1961), British songwriter, musician, and record producer Wilbur Wilde (born 1955), Australian saxophonist In other arts [ edit ] Eduardo Wilde (1844–1913), Argentine politician, writer, and physician Jane Wilde (1821–1896), Irish political activist, poet, and folklorist; mother of Oscar Wilde John Wilde (1919–2006), American painter associated with Magic Realism Liz Wilde (born 1971), American radio personality Nurit Wilde (born 1971), Israeli-born photographer, socialite, and occasional actress Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish poet and playwright Stuart Wilde (1946–2013), British writer In government, law, and politics [ edit ] Eduardo Wilde (1844–1913), Argentine politician, writer, and physician Fran Wilde (born 1948), New Zealand politician James Plaisted Wilde, Baron Penzance (1816–1899), British judge, rose-breeder, and proponent of
104-637: The marriage. The couple resided at Eashing Park, Godalming . At his garden in Godalming , from Rosa eglanteria and Rosa foetida he produced two new roses named Lady and Lord Penzance. He went on to produce a further 14 roses named after characters in the novels of Sir Walter Scott , including the Jeanie Deans Hybrid Rose . Dewar, Mary. (1964). Sir Thomas Smith: A Tudor Intellectual in Office. London: Athlone. Strype, John. (1698). The Life of
117-758: The self-energizing dynamo Henry Tingle Wilde (1872–1912), English chief officer on the RMS Titanic Krzysztof Wilde (born 1966), Polish engineer, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology William Wilde (1815–1876), Irish eye and ear surgeon, writer on medicine, archaeology and folklore, father of Oscar Wilde Winston Wilde , American sexologist In other fields [ edit ] Dorothy Wilde (1895–1941), Anglo-Irish socialite Maud Wilde (1880-1965), physician, organizational founder, and author Michael Wilde (born 1952), English businessman See also [ edit ] De Wilde Dewilde Wild (surname) , list of people with
130-823: The surname Wild Vilde Notes [ edit ] ^ "Wilde Surname at Forebears" . Forebears . Retrieved 2015-01-03 . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Wilde . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilde&oldid=1242253792 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin Hidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015 Articles with short description Short description
143-611: Was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1836, and called to the Bar in 1839. He became a successful lawyer himself and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1855. He was knighted in 1860, shortly after his appointment as a Baron of the Exchequer . He presided over the Court of Probate and Divorce from 1863 until his retirement in 1872, being raised to the peerage as Baron Penzance , of Penzance in
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#1732844201025156-537: Was never incorrect and never at fault", arguing that this was evidence that the plays were the work of a legal expert such as Bacon. Several other authors followed Wilde's arguments about the legal expertise used in Shakespeare, including Sir George Greenwood . Opponents of Wilde's view argued that Shakespeare's knowledge of the law was not exceptional. He married Lady Mary , daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor , in 1860. There were no children from
169-541: Was the son of Edward Archer Wilde, a solicitor, and Marianne (née Norris). His younger brother Sir Alfred Thomas Wilde was a Lieutenant-General in the Madras Army, while Sir John Wylde (Chief Justice of the Cape Colony) and Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro (Lord Chancellor) were his uncles. He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1834, graduated B.A. 1838, M.A. 1842). He
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