Browne, William — (1591 ?1643) Born in Tavistock, Devon, he graduated from Exeter College, Oxford. In 1613 while studying law at the Inner Temple, London, Browne published the first book of Britannia s Pastorals (a narrative poem in three books, reminiscent of… … British and Irish poets
Browne, William George — ▪ British explorer born July 25, 1768, London died June 1813, Iran British traveler in Central Africa and the Middle East and the first European to describe Darfur, a Muslim sultanate of Billād al Sūdān, now part of The Sudan (Sudan, The).… … Universalium
BROWNE WILLIAM — English pastoral poet, born at Tavistock; author of Britannia s Pastorals and The Shepherd s Pipe, a collection of eclogues and The Inner Temple and Masque, on the story of Ulysses and Circe, with some opening exquisitely beautiful verses,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Browne, William — (1590? 1645?) Poet, b. at Tavistock, ed. at Oxf., after which he entered the Inner Temple. His poems, which are mainly descriptive, are rich and flowing, and true to the phenomena of nature, but deficient in interest. Influenced by Spenser, he … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
William Denis Browne — William Charles Denis Browne (3 November 1888 4 June 1915), primarily known as Billy to family and as Denis to his friends,cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/56650|title=Browne, William Charles Denis… … Wikipedia
William Montague Browne — (* 7. Juli 1823 im County Mayo, Irland; † 28. April 1883 in Athens, Georgia) war US Zeitungsherausgeber, CS Außenminister, CS General und nach dem Bürgerkrieg Universitätsprofessor. Er war e … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Rowan Browne — (11 December 1884 – 1 September 1975) was an Australian geologist, author of The Geology of the Commonwealth of Australia . Early lifeBrowne was born in Lislea, County Londonderry, Ireland, both parents were school teachers. He was educated at… … Wikipedia
William D. Browne — For other people named William Browne, see William Browne (disambiguation). Major William D. Browne is a former U.S. Army officer. He served in the postwar occupation military government of Germany, as a Major in the Third Army. He was involved… … Wikipedia
William Claiborne — This article is about the English pioneer and surveyor. For William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775–1817), a United States politician, see William C. C. Claiborne. William Claiborne Secretary of State for the Virginia Colony … Wikipedia
William M. Browne — Infobox Military Person name= William Montague Browne born= July 7, 1827 died= April 28, 1883 placeofburial= caption= nickname= placeofbirth= County Mayo, Ireland placeofdeath= Richmond, Virginia allegiance= United Kingdom, Confederate States of… … Wikipedia
