OLIPHANT, LAURENCE° — (1829–1888), English writer and traveler, Christian mystic, and active supporter of the return of the Jewish people to Ereẓ Israel. Born of a Scotch family in the Cape of Good Hope, Oliphant traveled in many countries and wrote impressive travel… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Oliphant, Laurence — ▪ British writer born 1829, Cape Town died Dec. 23, 1888, Twickenham, Middlesex, Eng. British author, traveller, and mystic, a controversial figure whose quest to establish a Jewish state in Palestine “fulfilling prophecy and bringing on the end … Universalium
Oliphant, Laurence — (1829 1888) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, s. of Sir Anthony O., Chief Justice of Ceylon. The first 38 years of his life were spent in desultory study, travel, and adventure, varied by occasional diplomatic employment. His travels included … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Laurence Oliphant (Jacobite) — Laurence Oliphant (1691–1767) was a Jacobite army officer[1] who belonged to a branch settled at Findo Gask in Perthshire, Scotland. He took part in the rising of 1715, and both he and his son Laurence (died 1792) were actively concerned in the… … Wikipedia
Laurence Oliphant — (* 3. August 1829 in Kapstadt, heute zu Südafrika; † 23. Dezember 1888 in Twickenham, heute Stadtteil von London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) war ein britischer Reiseschriftsteller, Diplomat und Okkultist. Im Steampunk Roman The Difference… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Laurence Oliphant (1691–1767) — Laurence Oliphant (1691 1767) was a Jacobite army officercite web |url= http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020710/ |title= Laurence Oliphant of Gask|accessdate=2007 03 09 |work= Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|publisher=Oxford University… … Wikipedia
Laurence Oliphant — (1829 1888) est un politicien et journaliste anglais, nommé Juste parmi les Nations, qui fut un fidèle adepte du Retour vers Sion. Il naît au Cap en Afrique du Sud en 1829. Il prône le retour vers Sion et la réinstallation des Juifs dans la… … Wikipédia en Français
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 9, 1978 Decided … Wikipedia
Oliphant — (spr. óllifänt), 1) Margaret, geborne Wilson, engl. Romanschriftstellerin, geb. 1828 zu Wallyford in der schott. Grafschaft Midlothian, gest. 26. Juni 1897 in London, hat sich hauptsächlich durch geschickte Darstellung des schottischen und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Oliphant — [ ɔlɪfənt], Marcus Laurence Elwin, australischer Physiker, * Adelaide 8. 10. 1901, ✝ Canberra 14. 7. 2000; Professor in Birmingham (1937 50), danach in Canberra; wies 1934 die für thermonukleare Prozesse grundlegenden Deuteriumreaktionen nach… … Universal-Lexikon