Greenaway

Greenaway

Greenaway may refer to the following.

People

* Peter Greenaway, (1942 - ) a Welsh-born English film director.
* Kate Greenaway, (1846 – 1901) was a children's book illustrator and writer.
* Gavin Greenaway (1964 - ) is a music composer and conductor. He is the son of Roger Greenaway.
* Roger Greenaway (1938 - ), is a popular English songwriter.
* David Greenaway (1889 – 19??) was a Scottish footballer.
* David Greenaway is a professor of economics and current Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham.
* Lorne Greenaway (1933 - ) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons.
* Peter Van Greenaway (1929 - 1988) was a British novelist, the author of numerous thrillers with elements of horror and satire.
* Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. (1957 - ) is a United States judge

Other

* The Greenaway Baronets is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
* The Kate Greenaway Medal a prize to an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature.


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  • GREENAWAY (K.) — GREENAWAY KATE (1846 1901) L’illustratrice anglaise Kate Greenaway est redevable de sa vocation à son père graveur. Des séjours d’enfance à la campagne où elle a pu observer des usages surannés lui fournissent les éléments d’un style… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Greenaway —   [ griːnəweɪ],    1) Kate (Catherine), englische Zeichnerin und Malerin, * London 17. 3. 1846, ✝ ebenda 6. 11. 1901; begann 1868, ihre Zeichnungen auszustellen. Bekannt wurde sie v. a. durch ihre Kinderbuchillustrationen, zum Teil zu eigenen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Greenaway — (spr. grīn ä ŭē), Kate, engl. Zeichnerin, geb. 1846 als Tochter eines Holzschneiders, gest. 9. Nov. 1901 in London, machte sich seit dem Ende der 1870er Jahre durch ihre naiv humoristischen Kinderbilder bekannt, die zum Teil als Einzelblätter,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Greenaway — (spr. grihnĕwe), Kate, engl. Zeichnerin, geb. 1846, gest. 9. Nov. 1901 in London; bes. Kinderbilder in Trachten des Königin Anna Stils, dadurch von Einfluß auf die engl. Kindermoden; auch deutsch erschienen: »Am Fenster«, »Geburtstagsbuch für… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Greenaway — [grēn′ə wā΄] Kate 1846 1901; Eng. painter & illustrator, esp. of children s books …   English World dictionary

  • Greenaway — Personen mit dem Familiennamen Greenaway: Peter Greenaway (* 1942), Künstler und Filmemacher Kate Greenaway (1846 1901), englische Aquarellmalerin und Illustratorin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer m …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Greenaway — This interesting surname recorded as Greenaway and Greenway, is of pre 7th century Anglo Saxon and Olde English origins. It is either topographical for one who lived by a road through the grassland or village green , or it was locational from any …   Surnames reference

  • Greenaway Baronets — The Greenaway Baronetcy, of Coombe in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 October 1933 for Percy Walter Greenaway. He was Chairman of Daniel Greenaway Sons, printers and stationers, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Greenaway, Kate — orig. Catherine Greenaway born March 17, 1846, London, Eng. died Nov. 6, 1901, London British artist and children s book illustrator. The daughter of a draftsman and wood engraver, she studied art in London. In 1868 she began to exhibit drawings …   Universalium

  • Greenaway, Peter —    b. 1942    Film maker    An art school graduate, Greenaway directed a series of avant garde shorts during the 1960s and 1970s. The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) introduced his self reflexive, esoteric and opulent style, synchronizing text,… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

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