Irving,Sir Henry — Irving, Sir Henry. 1838 1905. British Shakespearean actor whose productions, particularly those at London s Lyceum Theatre, won him the first knighthood awarded to a member of his profession (1895). * * * … Universalium
Irving, Sir Henry — orig. John Henry Brodribb born Feb. 6, 1838, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng. died Oct. 13, 1905, Bradford, Yorkshire British actor. He toured for 10 years with a stock company before making his London debut in 1866. With his success in The… … Universalium
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Irving — /err ving/, n. 1. Sir Henry (John Henry Brodribb), 1838 1905, English actor. 2. Washington, 1783 1859, U.S. essayist, story writer, and historian. 3. a city in NE Texas, near Dallas. 109,943. 4. a male given name. * * * I City (pop., 2000:… … Universalium
henry — /hen ree/, n., pl. henries, henrys. Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a … Universalium
Henry — /hen ree/, n. 1. Joseph, 1797 1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick, 1736 99, American patriot, orator, and statesman. 4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. 5. Fort. See … Universalium
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
Henry Irving — Sir Henry Irving Nombre real John Henry Brodribb Nacimiento 6 de febrero de 1838 Keinton Mandeville, Somerset … Wikipedia Español
Irving — (spr. örrwing), 1) Washington, amerikan. Schriftsteller, geb. 3. April 1783 in New York, gest. 28. Nov. 1859 bei New York, begann im Columbia College daselbst das Rechtsstudium, mußte aber seiner Gesundheit wegen Luftveränderung suchen und ging… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Sir George Berkeley — Sir George Berkeley, (1819 1905); Gobernador Colonial Británico. Participó de las campañas de la Colonia de El Cabo y en Nueva Escocia. Entre 1872 y 1873 fue Gobernador de Nigeria. Pasó en 1873 a Antigua y Barbuda donde fue investido por orden de … Wikipedia Español