(wil′sən), Alexander,
1766–1813, American ornithologist born in Scotland.
—Charles Thomson Rees,
1869–1959, Scottish physicist.
—Edmund,
1895–1972, U.S. critic, author, and dramatist.
—Henry,
1812–75 U. S. statesman.
—James,
1742
—98, American patriot, signed Declaration of Independence.
—John,
1785–1854, Scottish poet: pseudonym Christopher North.
—(Thomas) Woodrow,
1856–1924, U.S. educator and statesman; president of the United States 1913–21.

(wil′sən), Mount
A peak in SW California, near Pasadena; 5,710 feet; site of a famous observatory.