BARCLAY, Alexander — (c. 1475 1552) Alexander Barclay was a humanist, a priest, a poet, and a translator. Tradition holds that he was born in Scotland, although scholars propose either Gloucestershire or Lincoln. He was ordained in Exeter as deacon and priest in… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Barclay, Alexander — ▪ English poet born c. 1476 died June 10, 1552, Croydon, Surrey, Eng. poet who won contemporary fame chiefly for his adaptation of a popular German satire, Das Narrenschiff, by Sebastian Brant, which he called The Shyp of Folys of the Worlde… … Universalium
Barclay, Alexander — (?1475 1552) Barclay was chaplain at the College of St. Mary Ottery, Devon, then a Benedictine monk at Elywhere he probably wrote his eclogues. Later he became a Franciscan friar of Canterbury, and in 1552, rector of All Hallows, London. His… … British and Irish poets
Alexander Barclay — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barclay. Alexander Barclay (v. 1475 10 juin 1552) est un poète britannique. Il fut moine bénédictin puis franciscain. Il est connu surtout pour sa traduction de la satire allégorique de Sébastien Brant, La Nef… … Wikipédia en Français
Alexander Montgomerie — (c. 1550? 1598) was a Scottish poet.Life and worksThe outstanding poet of the later sixteenth century in Scotland, Montgomerie was a younger son of the Renfrewshire laird Hugh Montgomerie of Hessilheid (d. 1558), and related both to the Earl of… … Wikipedia
Barclay Martin — (* 17. Dezember 1802 im Edgefield County, South Carolina; † 8. November 1890 in Columbia, Tennessee) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1845 und 1847 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Tennessee im US Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang Barclay … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barclay — [ bɑːklɪ], 1) Alexander, englischer Dichter, * um 1475, ✝ Croydon (heute zu London) 8. 6. 1552; Geistlicher, Rektor in London; übersetzte und erweiterte das von S. Brant 1494 verfasste »Narrenschiff« unter dem Titel »The ship of fools«… … Universal-Lexikon
Alexander Metzger (Musiker) — Alexander Metzger (2005) Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alexander Macalister — est un médecin, un anatomiste et un zoologiste britannique, né en 1844 à Dublin et mort en 1919. Son père, Robert Macalister, est secrétaire à la société irlandaise de la Sunday school. Son père le destine d’abord au commerce. Il montre très… … Wikipédia en Français
Alexander Arbuthnot (politician) — Alexander Arbuthnot of Knox, Sr (1654 1705) was a Scottish politician. He represented Kincardineshire as Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland, from 1689 to 1702. Second son of Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott. Married first… … Wikipedia
