- William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, "Lyrical Ballads". Wordsworth's masterpiece is generally considered to be "The Prelude", an autobiographical poem of his early years that was revised and expanded a number of times. It was never published during his lifetime, and was only given the title after his death. - Jonathan Wordsworth
Jonathan Wordsworth (1932-2006), great-great-great nephew of William Wordsworth, was a British academic, literary critic and leading expert on the Romantic era in literature, and the leading expert of the on the work of his ancestor. A Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, his students there included Martin Amis, Christopher Reid and Craig Raine. - Christopher Wordsworth
The Reverend Doctor Christopher Wordsworth, M.A., D.D. (June 9, 1774 – February 2, 1846), was an English divine and scholar. Born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, he was the youngest brother of the poet William Wordsworth, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1798. Twelve years later he received the degree of DD. He took holy orders, and obtained successive preferments through the patronage of Manners-Sutton, Bishop of Norwich, … - John Wordsworth
The Right Reverend John Wordsworth was an English prelate. John Wordsworth was born at Harrow-on-the-Hill, to the Reverend (later Right Reverend) Christopher Wordsworth, nephew of the poet William Wordsworth. He was born into a clerical family: his father was Bishop of Lincoln, his uncle, the Right Reverend Charles Wordsworth, was Bishop of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, and his grandfather, the Reverend Dr Christopher Wordsworth was Master of Trinity College, … - Christopher Wordsworth
The Reverend Doctor Christopher Wordsworth, M.A., D.D. (October 30, 1807 – March 20, 1885), English bishop and man of letters, was the youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, born in London and educated at Winchester and Trinity, Cambridge. He was the younger brother of Charles Wordsworth, Bishop of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth. - Charles Wordsworth
The Reverend Charles Wordsworth, M.A. (August 22, 1806 - December 5, 1892), Scottish bishop, was the son of the Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, born in London and educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. He was the older brother of Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln, and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth. He was a brilliant classical scholar, and a famous cricketer and athlete. - Elizabeth Wordsworth
Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth was the great-niece of the poet William Wordsworth. She was the Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 1878-1909, when she founded St Hugh's Hall as a college for poor female undergraduates, on Norham Gardens in North Oxford. This was later established as St Hugh's College, Oxford, which is today the largest college in Oxford University. - Favel Wordsworth
Favel Wordsworth (born November 22, 1850 in New York, New York; died August 12, 1888 in New York, New York) was a Major League Baseball player in the 19th century. - Barry Wordsworth
Barry Wordsworth (born 20 February 1948, Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a British conductor. He is currently music director of Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra. In October 2006 he became Conductor Laureate of the BBC Concert Orchestra, having been Principal Conductor since 1989. In 2007, he began his second tenure as Music Director of the Royal Ballet, who are based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. - Dorothy Wordsworth
Dorothy Wordsworth was an English poet and diarist. - Richard Wordsworth
Richard Wordsworth (b. January 19, 1915 in Halesowen, England, d. November 21, 1993 in Kendal, England) was a British character actor. He was the great-great-grandson of the poet William Wordsworth. His film career began with a series of appearances in Hammer films, including "The Quatermass Xperiment" (1955), "The Revenge of Frankenstein" (1958) and "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1960). He continued acting on TV until he was in his 70s, … - Wordsworth
Wordsworth is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn, and a graduate of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury. Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement and on Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star. He was also involved in the critically acclaimed MTV comedy sketch series Lyricist Lounge. He made his solo debut in September 2004 with Mirror Music. - Oddisee
Amir Mohamed (better known as Oddisee) is a Sudanese-American rapper and record producer based in Washington D.C. He is a part of the Low Budget collective, which also includes Kev Brown, and Roddy Rod of Maspyke. Oddisee got his break in 2002, after appearing on Jazzy Jeff's "The Magnificent" LP, as both a producer and a performer, on the track "Music Lounge". He followed this up by producing for a number of underground artists throughout 2003, … - James Brown
James Brown (1800 - 1855) was an American publisher and co-founder of Little, Brown and Company. Brown was born in Acton, Massachusetts. He and Charles Coffin Little, both former clerks, became partners in a Boston bookstore. Founded in 1837 as Charles C. Little and James Brown, Augustus Flagg joined them in 1838 and would become managing partner after the deaths of the two founders. The firm's name was changed to Little, Brown and Company in 1847. - Hartley Coleridge
Hartley Coleridge (September 19, 1796 - January 6, 1849) was an English writer. He was the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was born near Bristol, and spent his early years in the care of Robert Southey at Greta Hall, Keswick, and he was educated by the Rev. John Dawes at Ambleside. In 1815 he went to Oxford, as a scholar of Merton College. He had inherited much of his father's character, and his lifestyle was such that, … - John Scott
John Scott, editor and publisher. He edited several liberal newspapers: the "Statesman", which Leigh Hunt had recently founded; the "Stamford News", published by John Drakard; "Drakard's Paper" (a London edition of this), which he renamed "The Champion"; and the most notable, the London Magazine, which he revived, as a monthly, in January 1820. Under his direction, the magazine included works by such luminaries as Wordsworth, Charles Lamb, … - Jon Stallworthy
Jon Stallworthy (born January 18, 1935 in London) is Professor of English at the University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow and Acting President of Wolfson College, a poet, and literary critic. Stallworthy's parents, John Arthur and Margaret Stallworthy, were from New Zealand and moved to England in 1934. Stallworthy started writing poems when he was only seven years old. He was educated at the Dragon School, Rugby School and at Magdalen College, Oxford, … - Ayatollah
Lamont Dorrell, better known as Ayatollah is a Hip Hop producer from Queens, New York. He has made beats for R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah and many others. R.A. The Rugged Man had said in an interview that he was the first person to ever buy a beat from Ayatollah. - William Taylor
William Taylor (1765-1836) was a scholar, polyglot, and translator of German romantic literature. He was born in Norwich as the son of a wealthy Norwich merchant with European trade connections. William Taylor was taught Latin, French and Dutch by John Bruckner, pastor of the French and Dutch Protestant churches in Norwich, in preparation to continue his father's continental trading. However, Taylor became the leading member of Norwich intelligentsia. - Du Fu
Du Fu (712 - 770) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His own greatest ambition was to help his country by becoming a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. His life, like the whole country, was devastated by the An Lushan Rebellion of 755, and the last 15 years of his life were a time of almost constant unrest. - Edward Moxon
Edward Moxon was a British poet and publisher. He was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. In 1826 he published a volume of verse, entitled "The Prospect, and other Poems", which was received favourably. In 1830 Moxon was started by Samuel Rogers as a London publisher in New Bond Street. The first volume he produced was Charles Lamb's "Album Verses". Moving to Dover Street, Piccadilly, Moxon published an illustrated edition of Rogers's "Italy", … - Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 - September 26, 1863), British hymn writer and theologian, was born at Calverley, Yorkshire, where his grandfather, Thomas Faber, was vicar. He attended the grammar school of Bishop Auckland for a short time, but a large portion of his boyhood was spent in Westmorland. He afterwards went to Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1835, he obtained a scholarship at University College. - Richard Sharp
Richard Sharp, F.R.S., (born Newfoundland 1759; died Dorchester, 30th March 1835), also known as "Conversation" Sharp, was a British politician and critic. He was born in Newfoundland, the son of a British officer in garrison there. He was for many years in business in London, and amassed a large fortune. He wrote "Epistles in verse" (London: John Murray, … - Frances Ferguson
Frances Ferguson (born 23 August 1947), a foremost theorist of representation and culture, teaches courses in eighteenth and nineteenth century materials and twentieth century literary theory. Ferguson is currently Mary Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She has previously taught courses on: the rise of novelism in the eighteenth century; various kinds of writing--poetic, novelistic, … - Ben Sharpa
Kgotso Semela aka Ben Sharpa aka Oh Kaptain My Kaptain (born March 25, 1977 in Soweto, South Africa) is a veteran underground rapper and music producer. Considered by many as one of South Africa's most accomplished lyricists, Ben Sharpa is a founding member of cult crews GroundWorks and Audio Visual. Ben Sharpa has shared the stage with artists such as Immortal Technique (June 2005), Jonzi-D (June 2003), Black Thought (August 2001), Mr. - Richard Chenevix Trench
Richard Chenevix Trench was an Anglican archbishop and poet. He was born at Dublin in Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom), and went to school at Harrow, and graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1829. In 1830 he visited Spain. While incumbent of Curdridge Chapel near Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire, he published (1835) "The Story of Justin Martyr and Other Poems", which was favourably received, and was followed in 1838 by "Sabbation, Honor Neale, … - Henry Inman
Henry Inman (1801-46) was an American portrait, genre, and landscape painter. He was born at Utica, N. Y., October 20, 1801, and was for seven years an apprentice pupil of John Wesley Jarvis in New York City. He was the first vice president of the National Academy of Design. He excelled in portrait painting, but was less careful in genre pictures. - John Moultrie
John Moultrie (December 30, 1799 - December 26, 1874) was an English poet. He was born in London and educated at Eton College, and many of his best verses were contributed to the "Etonian". He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1819, and in 1822 entered the Middle Temple. Three years later be was ordained, and was presented to the living of Rugby by Lord Craven. At Rugby he became friends with Thomas Arnold, to whom two of his sonnets are addressed. - Aubrey Thomas de Vere
Aubrey Thomas de Vere (10 January 1814-20 January 1902) was an Irish poet and critic. He was born at Curragh Chase, County Limerick, being the third son of Sir Aubrey de Vere Hunt (1788-1846). In 1832 his father dropped the final name by royal licence. Sir Aubrey was himself a poet. Wordsworth called his sonnets the most perfect of the age. These and his drama, "Mary Tudor", were published by his son in 1875 and 1884. - William Cosmo Monkhouse
William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic, was born in London. His father, Cyril John Monkhouse, was a solicitor; his mother's maiden name was Delafosse. He was educated at St Paul's School, quitting it at seventeen to enter the board of trade as a junior supplementary clerk, from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant-secretary to the, finance department of the office. - Frederic William Henry Myers
Frederic William Henry Myers (February 6, 1843 - January 17, 1901), was an English poet and essayist. He was the son of Frederic Myers (the author of "Lectures on Great Men" (1856) and "Catholic Thoughts" (first collected 1873)). He was born in Keswick, Cumberland, and was educated at Cheltenham and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he excelled academically, and in 1865 was appointed classical lecturer. He had no love for teaching, which he soon gave up, … - James Thomas Fields
James Thomas Fields, American publisher and author, was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. At the age of seventeen, he went to Boston as clerk in a bookseller's shop. Afterwards he wrote for the newspapers, and in 1835 he read an anniversary poem entitled "Commerce" before the Boston Mercantile Library Association. In 1839 he became junior partner in the publishing and bookselling firm know after 1846 as Ticknor & Fields, and after 1868 as Fields, Osgood & Company. - Stopford Augustus Brooke
Stopford Augustus Brooke (November 14, 1832 - March 18, 1916), was an Irish churchman and writer. He was born at Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1857, and held various charges in London. From 1863 to 1865 he was chaplain to the Empress Frederick in Berlin, and in 1875 he became chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria. But in 1880 he seceded from the Church, … - William Angus Knight
William Angus Knight (1836-1916) was a British writer, born at Modrington, Scotland, and educated at the University of Edinburgh. From 1876 to 1902 he was professor of moral philosophy in the University of St. Andrews. In the field of philosophy his work, editorial and other, includes his collection of "Philosophical Classics for English Readers" (15 volumes, 1880-90), some of which he wrote. - Wordsworth McAndrew
Wordsworth McAndrew is one of Guyana's leading folklorists, poets, and creative artists. He was born in 1936 to Winslow Alexander McAndrew and Ivy McAndrew. His father was a schoolteacher, a musician, and catechist, who taught in rural Anglican schools. McAndrew attended 'Teacher' Marshall Kindergarten School, Christ Church Primary School and Queen's College. - Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Wordsworth Donisthorpe was an English individualist anarchist and inventor, pioneer of photography. His father was George E. Donisthorpe, an inventor as well, his brother, Horace Donisthorpe, was a myrmecologist. - Wordsworth Trust
The Wordsworth Trust is a living memorial set up to celebrate the works of the poet William Wordsworth and his contemporaries. Wordsworth, conscious of the need for poetry to renew itself within a tradition speaks of writing for 'youthful poets' who 'will be my second self when I am gone.' An organisation set up to celebrate the contemporary as much as remember the past, it offers much in the way of contemporary visual art and poetry readings, … - Joseph Henry Shorthouse
Joseph Henry Shorthouse (September 9, 1834 - March 4, 1903), novelist, born at Birmingham, where he was a chemical manufacturer. Originally a Quaker, he joined the Church of England. His first, and by far his best book, "John Inglesant", appeared in 1881, and at once made him famous. Though deficient in its structure as a story, and not appealing to the populace, it fascinates by the charm of its style and the "dim religious light" by which it is suffused, … - Joan Bocher
Joan Bocher (died 2 May 1550 Smithfield, London) was an English Anabaptist burned at the stake for heresy. She has also been known as Joan Boucher or Butcher, or as Joan Knell or Joan of Kent. Bocher's origins are unclear, but it is known that families named Bocher and Knell lived in the area round Romney Marsh. She was associated with Baptists and Anabaptists in Kent, some of them immigrants who had fled persecution in the low countries. - Doreen Carwithen
Doreen Carwithen was a British composer of classical and film music. She was also known as Mary Alwyn. Doreen Carwithen was born in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire on 15 November 1922. As a child she had her first music lessons from her mother, a music teacher, starting both piano and violin with her at age 4. In 1941 she entered the Royal Academy of Music and played the cello in a string quartet and with orchestras.
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