Potter, (Helen)Beatrix

Potter, (Helen)Beatrix
Pot·ter (pŏtʹər), (Helen) Beatrix. 1866-1943.
British writer and illustrator. Her animal stories include The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1900) and The Tailor of Gloucester (1902).

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  • Potter, (Helen) Beatrix — born July 28, 1866, South Kensington, Middlesex, Eng. died Dec. 22, 1943, Sawrey, Lancashire English author and illustrator of children s books. In her childhood Potter spent holidays in Scotland and the English Lake District, which inspired her… …   Universalium

  • Potter, (Helen) Beatrix — (28 jul. 1866, South Kensington, Middlesex, Inglaterra–22 dic. 1943, Sawrey, Lancashire). Autora e ilustradora inglesa de libros infantiles. En su niñez, Potter pasaba las vacaciones en Escocia y en el Lake District (distrito de los lagos) inglés …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Beatrix Potter — This article is about the author. For the sociologist and reformer, see Beatrice Webb. Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Born 28 July 1866 Kensington, London, England Died 2 …   Wikipedia

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  • Helen — /hel euhn/, n. 1. Also called Helen of Troy. Class. Myth. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. 2. a female given name. [ < F Hélène < L Helena < Gk Heléne, of… …   Universalium

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