Aubrey,John

Aubrey,John
Au·brey (ôʹbrē), John. 1626-1697.
English antiquarian and writer whose Brief Lives, published posthumously, contains character sketches of his notable friends, including Thomas Hobbes, John Milton, and Francis Bacon.

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  • Aubrey, John — ▪ English writer born March 12, 1626, Easton Piercy, Wiltshire, Eng. died June 1697, Oxford       antiquarian and biographer, best known for his vivid, intimate, and sometimes acid sketches of his contemporaries. Educated at Oxford at Trinity… …   Universalium

  • Aubrey, John — (1626 1697)    Best known now for his Brief Lives, published long after his death, Aubrey was an inveterate collector of gossip, trifles, natural history and antiquities , and, as such, one of our earliest folklor ists. He was, however, much more …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Aubrey, John — (1626 1697)    Antiquary, was a country gentleman who inherited estates in several counties in England, which he lost by litigation and otherwise. He devoted himself to the collection of antiquarian and miscellaneous observations, and gave… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • John Aubrey — John Aubrey. John Aubrey (* 12. März 1626 in Easton Piers oder Percy, nahe Malmesbury in Wiltshire; † 7. Juni 1697) war ein britischer Altertumsforscher und Autor. Er ist besonders für seine Sammlung von Kurzbiographien bekannt, die er unter dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Aubrey — John Aubrey. John Aubrey (12 de marzo de 1626– junio de 1697) fue un anticuario y escritor inglés, más conocido por ser autor de breves piezas biográficas, usualmente conocidas como Vidas breves. Nació en Easton Piers o Percy, próximo a… …   Wikipedia Español

  • John Aubrey — [John Aubrey] (1626–97) an English writer and ↑archaeologist. He studied ↑Stonehenge and ↑Avebury and suggested the idea, which some people still believe today, that Stonehenge was built by ↑Druids. He is n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aubrey Toppin — Aubrey John Toppin, CVO, FSA (1881 1969) was a long serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Toppin was born in Twickenham in 1881. His first job was at the Science and Art Museum, Dublin from 1901 to 1906, until he… …   Wikipedia

  • John Aubrey — For other people named John Aubrey, see John Aubrey (disambiguation). John Aubrey Born 12 March 1626 Died 7 June 1697 (aged 71) Nationality English …   Wikipedia

  • John Aubrey — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aubrey. John Aubrey John Aubrey Nom de naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Ogilby — Karte The Road From LONDON to the LANDS END aus dem 1675 erschienenen Straßenatlas Britannia. Bei seinen „strip maps“ projiziert Ogilby die einzelne Straße mitsamt allen Wegmarken auf einen imaginären Papierstreifen und erzählt damit gleichsam… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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