Dobson, Henry Austin

Dobson, Henry Austin
   LL.D.
(b. 1840)
   Poet and biographer. Poems, Vignettes in Rhyme (1873), Proverbs in Porcelain (1877), Old World Idylls (1883), At the Sign of the Lyre (1885). Prose, Thomas Bewick and his Pupils (1884), Eighteenth Century Vignettes (3 series, 1892, 1894, and 1896), Lives of Fielding (1883), Steele (1886), Goldsmith (1888), H. Walpole (1890), Hogarth (1891), Richardson (1892), etc. Ed. Diaries of Madame D'Arblay, J. Evelyn, etc.

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  • Dobson, Henry Austin — (1840 1921)    Born at Plymouth, Devon, the son of a civil engineer, he had a mixed education Beaumaris grammar school, North Wales, at Coventry, at Strasbourg, and then in France. He worked for the Board of Trade from 1856 to 1901 and was… …   British and Irish poets

  • Henry Austin Dobson — (January 18, 1840 ndash; September 2, 1921) was an English poet and essayist.He was born at Plymouth, the eldest son of George Clarisse Dobson, a civil engineer, of French descent. When he was about eight, the family moved to Holyhead, and his… …   Wikipedia

  • Dobson (surname) — Dobson is a surname, and may refer to Adam Dobson, Ice hockey goal keeper Andrew Dobson, British writer on the environment Anita Dobson, British actress Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver Austin Dobson, British poet Austin Dobson,… …   Wikipedia

  • Dobson — bezeichnet: den Ort Dobson (North Carolina) in North Carolina, USA den Ort Dobson (Neuseeland) in Neuseeland den Berg Mount Dobson den Roman Zuleika Dobson von Max Beerbohm Dobson ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andrew Dobson (* 1957),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dobson — (spr. dobbßn), 1) William, engl. Maler, geb. 1610 in London, ein Schüler van Dycks, ward königlicher Hofmaler und starb 1646 in Oxford. Seine historischen Gemälde und Bildnisse zeichnen sich durch Naturwahrheit und Treue, durch kräftige Zeichnung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dobson — Dobson, (spr. dobbs n), Henry Austin, engl. Schriftsteller, geb. 18. Jan. 1840 in Plymouth, 1884 1901 Abteilungschef im engl. Handelsministerium; veröffentlichte Dichtungen, Biographien von Fielding, Goldsmith, Hogarth, Richardson, Steele,… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dobson —   [dɔbsn],    1) Henry Austin, englischer Dichter und Kritiker, * Plymouth 18. 1. 1840, ✝ Ealing (heute zu London) 2. 9. 1921. Seine anmutigen Gedichte sind stilistisch und metrisch vollendet; verfasste auch Essays über das 18. Jahrhundert… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Dobson, Austin — ▪ British author in full  Henry Austin Dobson   born Jan. 18, 1840, Plymouth, Devonshire, Eng. died Sept. 2, 1921, London  English poet, critic, and biographer whose love and knowledge of the 18th century lent a graceful elegance to his poetry… …   Universalium

  • Austin Dobson — This article describes the English racing driver. For the English poet, see Henry Austin Dobson .Austin Dobson (born in Lodsworth, Sussex, August 19, 1912 died in Cuckfield, Sussex, March 13, 1963) was an auto driver from England.Brother of auto… …   Wikipedia

  • Dobson — /ˈdɒbsən/ (say dobsuhn) noun 1. (Henry) Austin, 1840–1921, English poet, biographer, and essayist. 2. his granddaughter, Rosemary de Brissac, 1920–2012, Australian poet; works include the collection Ship of Ice (1948). Rosemary Dobson began… …  

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