Steele,Sir Richard

Steele,Sir Richard
Steele, Sir Richard. 1672-1729.
Irish-born English writer of plays and essays who founded and edited The Tatler (1709-1711) and, with Joseph Addison, The Spectator (1711-1712).

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  • Steele, Sir Richard — born 1672, Dublin, Ire. died Sept. 1, 1729, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales English journalist, dramatist, essayist, and politician. He began his long friendship with Joseph Addison at school and attempted an army career before turning to… …   Universalium

  • Steele, Sir Richard — (1672 1729)    Born in Dublin, the son of wealthy attorney who died when his son was five years old, he was educated at Charterhouse School at the same time as Joseph Addison (see entry), with whom he developed a lifelong friendship. He left… …   British and Irish poets

  • Steele, sir Richard — ► (1672 1729) Escritor y periodista inglés. Fundó los periódicos Tatler, Guardian y Spectator. * * * (1672 Dublín, Irlanda–1 sep. 1729, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Gales). Periodista, dramaturgo, ensayista y líder político inglés. Comenzó su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • STEELE, SIR RICHARD —    a famous English essayist, born, the son of an attorney, in Dublin; educated as a foundationer at the Charterhouse and at Oxford; enamoured of a soldier s life, enlisted (1694) as a cadet in the Life Guards; in the following year received an… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Steele, Sir Richard — (1672 1729)    Essayist and dramatist, s. of a Dublin attorney, who d. when his s. was 5 years old, was on the nomination of the Duke of Ormond, sent to the Charterhouse School, where his friendship with Addison began, and thence went to Oxf.,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Steele — Steele, sir Richard …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Richard Steele — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Richard Steele. Sir Richard Steele (bautizado el 12 de marzo de 1672 – fallecido en Llangunnor el 1 de septiembre de 1729) fue un escritor y político irlandés, recordado, junto a su amigo, Joseph Add …   Wikipedia Español

  • Richard Steele — Sir Richard Steele (* März 1672 in Dublin; † 1. September 1729 in Carmarthen) war ein irischer Schriftsteller und Komödienautor. Er war Herausgeber der London Gazette und Gründer der Zeitschriften The Tatler und The Spectator. Für The Tatler… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Steele — Steele, Sir Richard (1672 1729) an Irish writer who started the magazine The ↑Tatler. His friend Joseph Addison also wrote articles for it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Baker, Sir Richard — ▪ British author born c. 1568 died Feb. 18, 1645, London, Eng.       British writer and author of A Chronicle of the Kings of England.       Baker was educated at Hart Hall, Oxford, studied law in London, and traveled abroad. A member of… …   Universalium

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