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/bee"veuhr brook'/, n.William Maxwell Aitken, Lord (1st Baron), 1879-1964, English publisher, born in Canada.
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Beaverbrook — [ biːvəbrʊk], William Maxwell Aitken [ eɪtkɪn], Baron Beaverbrook (seit 1917), britischer Politiker (Konservative Partei) und Verleger, * Maple (Provinz Ontario, Kanada) 25. 5. 1879, ✝ Mickleham (County Surrey) 9. 6. 1964; als Börsenmakler früh … Universal-Lexikon
Beaverbrook — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Beaverbrook (Connecticut) Beaverbrook (North Carolina) Person: Max Aitken, 1. Baron Beaverbrook (1879–1964), kanadisch britischer Verleger und konservativer Politiker Diese … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beaverbrook — [bē′vər brook΄] 1st Baron ( William Maxwell Aitkin) 1879 1964; Brit. newspaper publisher & statesman, born in Canada … English World dictionary
Beaverbrook — noun British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879 1964) • Syn: ↑1st Baron Beaverbrook, ↑William Maxwell Aitken • Instance Hypernyms: ↑publisher, ↑newspaper publisher, ↑politician, ↑politico … Useful english dictionary
Beaverbrook, New Brunswick — Beaverbrook (officially Beaver Brook Station) is a community (unincorporated area) in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Beaverbrook lies approximately 15 km north of Miramichi. [Geographical Names of Canada http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index … Wikipedia
Beaverbrook, Ottawa — Beaverbrook is a neighbourhood in the former city of Kanata which became a part of Ottawa, Ontario when it was amalgamated in 2001.The area was mostly residential until the 1960s when developer and planner Bill Teron set about creating a planned… … Wikipedia
Beaverbrook Art Gallery — The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is a small prestigious art gallery located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada on the southwest bank of the Saint John River at the edge of the city s central business district. It is that province s provincial art… … Wikipedia
Beaverbrook School — Infobox Education in Canada name= Beaverbrook School imagesize= motto= motto translation= streetaddress= 1085 Mountain Rd. city= Moncton province= New Brunswick postalcode= E1C 2S9 email= url= http://beaverbrook.nbed.nb.ca/ schoolnumber=… … Wikipedia
Beaverbrook, Sir Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron, 1st Baronet — ▪ British politician and journalist born May 25, 1879, Maple, Ontario, Canada died June 9, 1964, near Leatherhead, Surrey, England financier in Canada, politician and newspaper proprietor in Great Britain, one of three persons (the others were… … Universalium
Beaverbrook (of Beaverbrook and of Cherkley), Maxwell Aitken, lst Baron — orig. William Maxwell Aitken known as Lord Beaverbrook born May 25, 1879, Maple, Ont., Can. died June 9, 1964, near Leatherhead, Surrey, Eng. Canadian British politician and newspaper proprietor. After making a fortune in Montreal as a financier … Universalium
Beaverbrook, Lord Maxwell Aitken — 1879–1964 A Canadian self made multimillionaire and the founder of a great press empire, Beaverbrook had played a major part in British coalition politics during World War I when he had directed the government’s information services and had… … Who’s Who in World War Two
