Child, Francis J — ▪ American scholar and educator born Feb. 1, 1825, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 11, 1896, Boston American scholar and educator important for his systematic study, collecting, and cataloging of folk ballads. Child graduated from… … Universalium
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
CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES — an American scholar, born in Boston; professor of Anglo Saxon and Early English Literature at Harvard; distinguished as the editor of Spenser and of English and Scottish Ballads, a monumental collection ; b. 1825 … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford — Francis Ingram Seymour Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford, KG, PC (February 12 1743 – June 28 1822) was the eldest son of Francis Seymour Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford and Lady Isabella Fitzroy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of… … Wikipedia
Francis I of Beauharnais — Francis I of Beauharnais, seigneur de Miramion (died 1587) was a French nobleman. He was the son of William IV Beauharnais, seigneur de Miramion and his wife Jeanne de Mesmin, dame de Sédenay. He was the first member of the family to use the name … 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
Francis Ford Coppola — Coppola at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con International. Born April 7, 1939 (1939 04 07) (age 72) Detroit, Michigan … Wikipedia
Francis Borgia — St. Francis Borgia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis Borgia (Span. FRANCISCO DE BORJA Y ARAGON ) Francis Borgia, born 28 October, 1510, was the son of Juan Borgia, third Duke of Gandia, and of Juana of Aragon; died 30… … Catholic encyclopedia
Francis Younghusband — Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942, Dorset[1]) was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia;… … Wikipedia
