Sassoon,Siegfried Lorraine

Sassoon,Siegfried Lorraine
Sas·soon (sə-so͞onʹ, să-), Siegfried Lorraine. 1886-1967.
British writer known for his antiwar poems, based on his combat experience in World War I, and for his fictionalized three-volume autobiography, first published as The Memoirs of George Sherston (1928-1936).

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  • Sassoon —   [sə suːn], Siegfried Lorraine, englischer Schriftsteller, * Brenchley (County Kent) 8. 9. 1886, ✝ Heytesbury (County Wiltshire) 1. 9. 1967; nahm als Freiwilliger am Ersten Weltkrieg teil. Die Auseinandersetzung mit der Kriegserfahrung, die… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sassoon — [sa so͞on′] Siegfried (Lorraine) 1886 1967; Eng. writer & poet …   English World dictionary

  • Sassoon Family —    ‘The ROTHSCHILDS of the East’. The founder of the family was Sheik Sassoon ibn Salah (1750–1830), who was head of the Jewish community in Baghdad for forty years. For more than two centuries the family produced men of wealth and learning. Its… …   Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament

  • Sassoon — biographical name Siegfried Lorraine 1886 1967 English writer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sassoon — /səˈsun/ (say suh soohn) noun Siegfried Lorraine /sɪgˌfrid lɔˈreɪn/ (say sig.freed law rayn), 1886–1967, British soldier, poet, and writer …  

  • World War I — This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses, see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). World War I …   Wikipedia

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