Wright,Joseph

Wright,Joseph
Wright, Joseph. 1855-1930.
British lexicographer and philologist who is best known for The English Dialect Dictionary (1905).

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  • Wright, Joseph — (1855 1930)    Born in poverty in Thackley, Yorkshire, Joseph Wright taught himself to read and write and educated himself to university level. He studied for a Ph.D. at Heidelberg, and served as Deputy Professor (1891 1901) and later Professor… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Wright, Joseph — ▪ English painter byname  Wright of Derby   born Sept. 3, 1734, Derby, Derbyshire, Eng. died Aug. 29, 1797, Derby  English painter who was a pioneer in the artistic treatment of industrial subjects. He was also the best European painter of… …   Universalium

  • WRIGHT, JOSEPH —    painter, usually called Wright of Derby, from his birthplace and place of residence nearly all his life; he excelled in portraits, and in the representation of the effects especially of firelight (1734 1797) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Joseph Wright of Derby — Autoportrait 1780 Naissance 3 septembre 1734 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joseph Albert Wright — Joseph Wright Joseph Albert Wright (* 17. April 1810 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania; † 11. Mai 1867 in Berlin) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und zwischen 1849 und 1857 der 10. Gouverneur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Wright (linguist) — Joseph Wright FBA (1855–1930) rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University.Born in Thackley, near Bradford in Yorkshire, the seventh son of a navvy, he started work as a donkey boy (carriage driver)… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Wright (Philologe) — Joseph Wright Joseph Wright (* 1855 in Thackley, England; † 1930) war ein englischer Philologe und Dialektologe. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Wright (Gouverneur) — Joseph Wright Joseph Albert Wright (* 17. April 1810 in Washington, Pennsylvania; † 11. Mai 1867 in Berlin) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und zwischen 1849 und 1857 der 10. Gouverneur von In …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Wright (linguiste) — Joseph Wright. Joseph Wright (31 octobre 1855 – 27 février 1930) est un philologue britannique, spécialiste des langues germaniques et des dialectes de l anglais. Issu d une famille pauvre du Yorkshire, il commence à travailler dès l âge de six… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joseph Wright — Experimento con un pájaro en una bomba de aire, Joseph Wright, 1768 (Tate Gallery de Londres) …   Wikipedia Español

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