Burney,Frances

Burney,Frances
Bur·ney (bûrʹnē), Frances. Known as “Fanny.” 1752-1840.
British writer best known for her witty and sophisticated letters and diaries covering the years from 1768 until her death.

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  • Frances Burney (1776–1828) — Frances Burney (1776 ndash; 1828), governess and author, was the niece of Frances Burney the well known novelist. One of eight children of musicians Esther (Hetty) Burney (1749–1832) and Charles Rousseau Burney (1747–1819), she became a governess …   Wikipedia

  • Frances Burney — For playwright Frances Burney (1776–1828), niece of novelist Fanny Burney Madame d Arblay 1752 1840, see Frances Burney (1776–1828) Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and after marriage as Madame d’Arblay,… …   Wikipedia

  • Frances Burney — Fanny Burney Frances „Fanny“ Burney (* 13. Juni 1752 in King s Lynn, Norfolk; † 6. Januar 1840 in London) war eine englische Schriftstellerin. Lebe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Frances Burney — Fanny Burney Fanny Burney Frances Burney, (1752 – 1840), ou Fanny Burney, devenue Madame d’Arblay par son mariage, est une femme de lettres et romancière anglaise. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Frances (Vorname) — Frances bzw. Francés ist ein weiblicher Vorname. Varianten Fran Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Frances Greville — (c 1724 1789) was an Irish poet and celebrity in Georgian England.She was born in Longford, Ireland in the mid 1720s; by the early 1740s, she was in London, accompanying Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond. Horace Walpole s poem The Beauties (1746) …   Wikipedia

  • Burney — (spr. börnī), 1) Charles, Musikhistoriker, geb. 7. April 1726 in Shrewsbury, gest. 12. April 1814 in London, beendete seine musikalischen Studien in London unter Th. Aug. Arne, bekleidete dann in London verschiedene Organistenposten (1751–60 zu… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Burney —   [ bəːnɪ],    1) Charles, britischer Musikforscher, Organist und Komponist, * Shrewsbury 7. 4. 1726, ✝ Chelsea (heute zu London) 12. 4. 1814; Organist verschiedener Kirchen in London; unternahm 1770 und 1772 Reisen nach Frankreich und Italien,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Burney — [bʉr′nē] Fanny (born Frances Burney; married name Madame d Arblay) 1752 1840; Eng. novelist & diarist …   English World dictionary

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