Stephen,Sir Leslie — Stephen, Sir Leslie. 1832 1904. British writer and editor whose works include The History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century (1876) and biographies of Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope, and others. * * * … Universalium
Stephen, Sir Leslie — born Nov. 28, 1832, London, Eng. died Feb. 22, 1904, London English critic and man of letters. After attending Eton College and Cambridge University, he gained entry to literary circles and in 1871 began an 11 year tenure as editor of The… … Universalium
Stephen, Sir Leslie — (1832 1904) Biographer and critic, s. of the above, was b. in London, and ed. at Eton, King s Coll., London, and Camb., where he obtained a tutorial Fellowship, and took orders. He came under the influence of Mill, Darwin, and H. Spencer, and… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames, 1st Baronet — born March 3, 1829, London, Eng. died March 11, 1894, Ipswich, Suffolk British legal historian and judge. His General View of the Criminal Law of England (1863) was the first attempt to explain the principles of English law since the work of… … Universalium
Sir Leslie Stephen — noun English writer (1832 1904) • Syn: ↑Stephen • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Leslie Stephen — Sir Leslie Stephen, KCB (28 November 1832 ndash; 22 February 1904) was an English author, critic and mountaineer, and the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.LifeStephen was born at Kensington Gore in London, the brother of James Fitzjames… … Wikipedia
Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Baronet — (3 July 1795 – 30 October 1874), was a British barrister, civil servant, writer and Whig politician. Contents 1 Background and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Referen … Wikipedia
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet — (25 May 1809–29 May 1898), was a British politician and educational reformer.Acland was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet, and his wife Lydia Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hoare, a partner in the banking firm of C. Hoare Co.… … Wikipedia
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet — (23 May 1737–3 January 1810), was a British civil servant and politician.Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the… … Wikipedia
Stephen — /stee veuhn/, n. 1. Saint, died A.D. c35, first Christian martyr. 2. Saint, c975 1038, first king of Hungary 997 1038. 3. (Stephen of Blois) 1097? 1154, king of England 1135 54. 4. Sir Leslie, 1832 1904, English critic, biographer, and… … Universalium
