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41Thomas Assheton Smith II — (2 August 1776 ndash; 9 September 1858) was an English landowner and all round sportsman who was notable for being one of the outstanding amateur cricketers of the early 19th century. He was a hard hitting right handed batsman.Smith was born in… …
42Sir Peter Leycester, 1st Baronet — Infobox Person name = Sir Peter Leycester image size = 200px caption = Sir Peter Leycester in 1665 birth date = 3 March 1614 birth place = Nether Tabley, Cheshire, England death date = 11 October 1678 death place = Nether Tabley education =… …
43ДЖЕНТЛЬМЕН-КОММОНЕР — (англ. gentleman commoner). Так назыв. в Англии студента, принадлежащего, по происхождению, к высшему сословию. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910 …
44ДЖЕНТЛЬМЕН-КОММОННЕР — англ. gentleman commoner. Студент высшего сословия в английских университетах. Объяснение 25000 иностранных слов, вошедших в употребление в русский язык, с означением их корней. Михельсон А.Д., 1865 …
45Wren, Sir Christopher — born Oct. 20, 1632, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, Eng. died Feb. 25, 1723, London British architect, astronomer, and geometrician. He taught astronomy at Gresham College, London (1657–61) and Oxford (1661–73), and did not turn to architecture until… …
46Denis Granville — (name altered from Grenville) (1637–1703) was an English non juring churchman, Dean of Durham and then Jacobite exile. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Notes …
47RUSKIN, JOHN — art critic and social reformer, born in London, son of an honourable and a successful wine merchant; educated with some severity at home under the eye of his parents, and particularly his mother, who trained him well into familiarity with the… …
48toff — (n.) lower class British slang for stylish dresser, member of the smart set, 1851, said to be probably an alteration of tuft, formerly an Oxford University term for a nobleman or gentleman commoner (1755), in reference to the gold ornamental… …
49arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
50Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …
