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Fletcher, Giles, the Elder — ▪ English author born c. November 1546, Cranbrook, Kent, Eng. died March 11, 1611, London English poet and author, and father of the poets Phineas Fletcher (Fletcher, Phineas) and Giles Fletcher the Younger (Fletcher, Giles, the Younger);… … Universalium
Fletcher, Giles, and sons Phineas and Giles — (?1549 1650) • Giles, the elder, ?1549 1611 His place of birth is disputed, but he was a native of Kent and was educated at Eton College and at King s College, Cambridge, where he studied civil law. He was created doctor of laws in 1581 and … British and Irish poets
Fletcher, Giles, the Younger — ▪ English poet born c. 1585, London died 1623, Alderton, Suffolk, Eng. English poet principally known for his great Baroque devotional poem Christs Victorie. He was the younger son of Giles Fletcher the Elder. He was educated at… … Universalium
Fletcher, Giles and Phineas — (1588? 1623) (1582 1650) Poets, were the sons of Giles F., himself a minor poet, and Envoy to Russia. Phineas, the elder, was ed. at Eton and Camb., and entered the Church, becoming Rector of Hilgay, Norfolk. He wrote The Purple Island (1633) … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Giles Fletcher, the Elder — (c. 1548, Watford, Hertfordshire 1611) was an English poet and diplomat, member of the English Parliament. Giles Fletcher The history of Russia titlepage, 2nd Ed. (1643) Giles Fletcher was the son of Richard Fletcher, vicar of Bishop s Stortford … Wikipedia
Giles Fletcher — (also known as Giles Fletcher, The Younger) (born 1586?, London?; died Alderton, Suffolk, 1623) was an English poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem Christ s Victory and Triumph (1610).Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College … Wikipedia
Fletcher — may refer to one of the following:Ideas and companies* A fletcher makes arrows, see fletching. * The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the graduate school of international relations of Tufts University, located in Medford, Massachusetts *… … Wikipedia
Fletcher — (spr. Fletscher), 1) Giles, englischer Staatsmann, geb. um die Mitte des 16. Jahrh., studirte in Eton u. Cambridge, wurde 1588 als Gesandter nach Rußland geschickt, nach seiner Rückkehr zum Secretär der City in London u. 1597 zum Schatzmeister… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Fletcher, Phineas — ▪ English poet baptized April 8, 1582, Cranbrook, Kent, England died 1650, Hilgay, Norfolk English poet best known for his religious and scientific poem The Purple Island. He was the elder son of Giles Fletcher the Elder and brother… … Universalium
Fletcher, John — (1579 1625) The nephew of Giles Fletcher, The Elder (see entry), he was born in Rye, Sussex, where his father was the vicar. He later became bishop of Bristol then of London, and was queen s chaplain at the trial and execution of Mary Queen of … British and Irish poets
