Lawes

Lawes

* William Lawes, an English composer and musician.
* Henry Lawes, an English musician and composer.
* John Bennet Lawes, an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist.
* Lewis Lawes, a prison warden and an outspoken proponent of prison reform.
* Nicholas Lawes, Governor of Jamaica from 1718 to 1722.
* William George Lawes, New Guinea pioneer missionary.

ee Also

* Lawes's Parotia
* Sir John Lawes School


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  • Lawes — ist der Name von: Henry Lawes (um 1595–1662), englischer Musiker und Komponist Henry Lawes (Produzent) (um 1948–1999), jamaikanischer Musikproduzent John Bennet Lawes (1814–1900), britischer Agrikulturchemiker Kaitlyn Lawes (* 1988), kanadische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lawes — (spr. laos), Sir John Bennet, Landwirt, geb. 28. Dez. 1814 zu Rothamsted in Hartfordshire, gest. 31. Ang. 1900, studierte in Eton und Oxford, übernahm schon mit 20 Jahren die Leitung des väterlichen Gutes zu Rothamsted und beschäftigte sich… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lawes — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Classement par ordre alphabétique du prénom Courtney Lawes (1989 ), joueur anglais de rugby à XV ; Henry Lawes (1595 1662), compositeur et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lawes — Recorded in the spellings of Law, Laws and Lawes, this is an Anglo Scottish surname. It originates from the Northern Medieval English word law , itself from the Old English hlaw , usually describing a burial ground or a distinctive hillock or… …   Surnames reference

  • LAWES, William George (1839-1907) — missionary was born at Aldermaston Berkshire, England, on 1 July 1839. He was educated at a school connected with the Congregational Church at Mortimer West, and at 14 went to work at Reading. In 1858 the Rev. William Gill came to this town… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • Lawes Baronets — The Lawes Baronetcy, of Rothamsted in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 May 1882 for the entrepreneur and agricultural scientist John Bennet Lawes.Lawes Baronets, of Rothamsted… …   Wikipedia

  • Lawes , Sir John Bennet — (1814–1900) British agricultural chemist Lawes was the only son of the lord of the manor of Harpenden in Hertfordshire and inherited his father s estates in 1822. He was educated at Eton and Oxford University, but he left without taking a degree …   Scientists

  • Lawes's Parotia — Taxobox name = Lawes s Parotia image width = 220px image caption = Lawes s Parotia, Parotia lawesii Male above, female below status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia =… …   Wikipedia

  • Lawes, Henry — ▪ English composer baptized January 5, 1596, Dinton, Wiltshire, England died October 21, 1662, London  English composer noted for his continuo songs.       Henry Lawes became a gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1626 and a royal musician for lutes… …   Universalium

  • Lawes, Sir John Bennet, 1st Baronet — ▪ English agronomist born Dec. 28, 1814, Rothamsted, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Aug. 31, 1900, Rothamsted       English agronomist who founded the artificial fertilizer industry and Rothamsted Experimental Station, the oldest… …   Universalium

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