MacLeish

MacLeish

MacLeish is a surname of Scottish origin. It refers to:

;Persons
*Andrew MacLeish (1838–1928), Scottish-American merchant; father of Archibald MacLeish
*Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982), American poet, writer, and Librarian of Congress; Pulitzer Prize winner
*Kenneth MacLeish (1894–1918), American naval aviator; Navy Cross winner
*Rick MacLeish (b. 1950), Canadian ice hockey player

;Other
*USS "MacLeish" (DD-220), U.S. Navy "Clemson"-class destroyer 1920–1946


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  • MACLEISH (A.) — MACLEISH ARCHIBALD (1892 1982) Archibald MacLeish appartient à une ère marquée par des créateurs tels qu’Ezra Pound et T. S. Eliot. Né à Glencoe (Illinois), dans la banlieue de Chicago, il choisit, contrairement à ces derniers, d’établir sa… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • MacLeish — ist der Familienname von Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982), US amerikanischer Dichter und Politiker Rick MacLeish (* 1950), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler Siehe auch: McLeish Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MacLeish —   [mə kliːʃ], Archibald, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Glencoe (Illinois) 7. 5. 1892, ✝ Boston (Massachusetts) 20. 4. 1982; Jurist; lebte in den 20er Jahren als freier Autor in Paris im Kreis der Lostgeneration. Infolge seines politischen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • MacLeish — MacLeish, Archibald …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • MacLeish — [mə klēsh′] Archibald 1892 1982; U.S. poet …   English World dictionary

  • MacLeish — noun United States poet (1892 1982) • Syn: ↑Archibald MacLeish • Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet …   Useful english dictionary

  • MacLeish, Archibald — born May 7, 1892, Glencoe, Ill., U.S. died April 20, 1982, Boston, Mass. U.S. poet, playwright, teacher, and public official. He practiced law before leaving for France in 1923 to perfect his poetic craft. His early poems Ars Poetica (1926) and… …   Universalium

  • MacLeish, Archibald — (1892 1982)    Born to a wealthy family in Glencoe, Illinois, poet Archibald MacLeish was educated at Hotchkiss Preparatory School. He graduated from Yale University in 1915 and entered Harvard Law School. His first poetry was published as Tower… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • MacLeish — biographical name Archibald 1892 1982 American poet & administrator …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • MacLeish — /mak leesh , meuh kleesh /, n. Archibald, 1892 1982, U.S. poet and dramatist. * * * …   Universalium

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