Besant, Sir Walter — ▪ British author born August 14, 1836, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England died June 9, 1901, London English novelist and philanthropist, whose best work describing social evils in London s East End helped set in motion movements to aid the poor.… … Universalium
Besant, Sir Walter — (1836 1901) Born in Portsmouth and educated at King s College London and Christ s College, Cambridge, Besant is better known for his novels and philanthropy than for his poetry. Much of his boyhood is described by him in his novel By Celia s… … British and Irish poets
Besant, Sir Walter — (1836 1901) Novelist and historian of London, b. at Portsmouth and ed. at King s Coll., London, and Camb., was for a few years a professor at Mauritius, but a breakdown in health compelled him to resign, and he returned to England and took the … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Walter Besant — né le 14 août 1836 à Portsmouth et mort le 9 juin 1901 à Londres était un écrivain anglais. Il était aussi le beau frère d Annie Besant. So … Wikipédia en Français
Walter Besant — Sir Walter Besant (* 14. August 1836 in Portsmouth, England; † 9. Juni 1901 in Hamstead/London, England) war ein englischer Sozialreformer und Schriftsteller, der vor allem auf das städtische Massenelend aufmerksam machte. Neben Essays und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Walter Besant — (14 de agosto de 1836, Portsmouth 9 de junio de 1901, Londres) novelista e historiador británico. Hijo de un comerciante nació en Portsmouth, Hampshire y se educó en el King s College de Londres y en Cambridge … Wikipedia Español
Besant — (spr. bĕsännt), Sir Walter, engl. Schriftsteller, geb. 14. Ang. 1836 in Portsmouth, gest. 9. Juni 1901 in London, studierte seit 1859 in Cambridge zuerst Theologie, war dann 6 Jahre Professor am Collège Royal auf Mauritius und widmete sich bald… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Besant — (bĕsännt), Sir Walter, engl. Schriftsteller, geb. 14. Aug. 1836 zu Portsmouth, gest. 9. Juni 1901 in Heath bei Hampstead; veröffentlichte mit J. Rice (1872 82) »Besant Rice novels«, dann allein zahlreiche Romane (»The children of Gibeon«, 1886),… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Walter Besant — BiographyThe son of a merchant, he was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire and attended school at St Paul s, Southsea, Stockwell Grammar, London and King s College London.In 1855, he was admitted as a pensioner to Christ s College, Cambridge, where he… … Wikipedia
Besant — /bez euhnt/ for 1; /beuh zant /, older /bez euhnt/ for 2, n. 1. Annie (Wood), 1847 1933, English theosophist. 2. Sir Walter, 1836 1901, English novelist. * * * … Universalium