Alabaster, William — (1567 1640) Dr. Johnson compared Alabaster s tragic poem Roxana (1632) with the later poems of John Milton. Because of his pamphlet Seven Motives, outlining the reasons for his conversion to Roman Catholicism, he was imprisoned in the Tower of … British and Irish poets
William Alabaster — (also Alablaster, Arblastier) (1567 ndash; 1640) was an English poet, playwright, and religious writer. His surname is one of the many variants of arbalester, a cross bowman.He was born at Hadleigh, Suffolk, and educated at Westminster School,… … Wikipedia
William Alabaster — from a contemporary etching. William Alabaster (también escrito Alablaster o Arblastier) (1567 – 1640) fue un poeta, dramaturgo y escritor religioso inglés. Nació en Hadleigh, Suffolk. Estudió en la Westminster School, y el Trinity College de… … Wikipedia Español
Alabaster (Begriffsklärung) — Alabaster steht für: Alabaster, ein Mineral und Gestein William Alabaster (1567–1640), einen englischer Dichter Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Alabaster (Alabama) Alabaster Township (Michigan) Alabaster Junction (Michigan) Siehe auch:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Shawn — (August 31, 1907 – December 8, 1992) was an American magazine editor who edited The New Yorker from 1952 until 1987.Education and Early Life Mr. Shawn , as he was nearly always known, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Benjamin W. and Anna … Wikipedia
William Oughtred — (1575 1660). Born 5 March 157 … Wikipedia
William Greene Turner — (October 21, 1833 ndash; 1917) was an American sculptor.Turner was born at Newport, Rhode Island, the son of James Varnum Turner and Catharine Turner (née Greene).During his adult life Turner was a dentist before enlisting at the outbreak of the… … Wikipedia
Alabaster, Alabama — Infobox Settlement official name = Alabaster, Alabama settlement type = City imagesize = image caption = Buck Creek in Alabaster, Alabama image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Shelby County and the state of Alabama mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
Alabaster — This interesting and unusual name, introduced after the 1066 Conquest by William 1, is the result of the Anglicization of the Norman, Old French, word arblaster or arbalestier , meaning a crossbowman. The derivation is from the Latin… … Surnames reference
William Weston Young — (All information varified against Elis Jenkins extensive research, and against records housed at Friends Central Library, Friends House, Euston Rd. London, UK.) Biography William Weston Young, born 20 April 1776, Lewin s Mead, Bristol, England,… … Wikipedia