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Child, Francis James — (1825 96) By far the most important figure in *ballad studies, his work still dominates the field. Born in Boston, Mass., Child enrolled as a student at Harvard College in 1842, and stayed there, as teacher, for the rest of his life, becoming… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Francis James Child — BiographyBorn in Boston, Massachusetts, he attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard in 1846, topping his class in all subjects. He was tutor in mathematics in 1846 1848; and in 1848 was transferred to a tutorship in history,… … Wikipedia
Child — [chīld] Francis James 1825 96; U.S. scholar and collector of Eng. & Scot. ballads … English World dictionary
Child Ballads — Illustration by Arthur Rackham of The Twa Corbies The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child in the late nineteenth century. The collection was… … Wikipedia
Child Waters — is Child ballad number 63, existing in several variants.[1] Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Motifs 3 See also 4 References … Wikipedia
Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell — Francis Stewart, Earl Bothwell (b. c December 1562 d. April 1612, Naples), was Commendator of Kelso Abbey and Coldingham Priory, a Privy Counsellor and Lord High Admiral of Scotland. Like his stepfather, Archibald Douglas, Parson of Douglas, he… … Wikipedia
James Russell Lowell — hacia 1855. James Russell Lowell (22 de febrero de 1819, Cambridge, Massachusetts – 12 de agosto de 1891, Cambridge, Massachusetts) fue un poeta, crítico, editor y diplomático estadounidense, del movimiento romántico. Se le asocia con … Wikipedia Español
Child abandonment — is the practice of relinquishing interests and claims over one s offspring with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting them. Causes include many social and cultural factors as well as mental illness. An abandoned child is called a… … Wikipedia
James Backhouse — (8 July 1794 – 20 January 1869) was a botanist and missionary for the Quaker church in Australia.Backhouse was the fourth child of James and Mary Backhouse a quaker business family of Darlington, Yorkshire, England. His father died when he was a… … Wikipedia
Child (surname) — Child is a surname, and may refer to: Arthur Child Canadian businessman Desmond Child American musician and songwriter Francis James Child American scholar and folklorist Fred Child American radio host George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey… … Wikipedia
