Curwen

Curwen

Curwen is an English surname. It may refer to:

Real people

  • Anne Curwen (1889–1973), National General Secretary, YWCA of Great Britain
  • Christopher Curwen KCMG (born 1929), Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1985 to 1989
  • Clarice Modeste-Curwen, a politician and educator from Grenada
  • Daisy Curwen (born 1889), a former British swimmer
  • Hugh Curwen (died 1568), an English ecclesiastic and statesman
  • John Curwen (1816–1880), an English Congregationalist minister, and founder of the Tonic sol-fa system of music education
  • Patricius Curwen (c 1602–1664), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England 1640–1643 and 1661–1664

Fictional people

See also

  • Corwin (disambiguation)

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  • Curwen Press — The Curwen Press was founded by the Reverend John Curwen in 1863 to publish sheet music for the tonic sol fa system.[1] The Press was based in Plaistow, Newham, east London, England, where Curwen was a pastor from 1844.[2] The Curwen Press, under …   Wikipedia

  • Curwen, Joseph —    (1662/3–1771; 1928)    In The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Curwen arrives in Providence from Salem in 1692 seeking asylum. As a result of his alchemical studies, he lives a preternaturally long life but also attracts unwanted attention. He… …   An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia

  • Curwen, John — ▪ British educator born Nov. 14, 1816, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 26, 1880, Manchester  British music educator and founder of the tonic sol fa system of musical notation, which concentrates the student s attention on the relating of… …   Universalium

  • Curwen — biographical name John 1816 1880 English music teacher …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • CURWEN, JOHN —    an Independent clergyman, born in Yorkshire; the founder of the Tonic Sol fa system in music; from 1864 gave himself up to the advocacy and advancement of his system (1816 1880) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • John Curwen — Reverend John Curwen (1816–1880) was an English Congregationalist minister, and founder of the Tonic sol fa system of music education. He was educated at Wymondley College and University College London. [H.C. Colles, et al. Curwen. Grove Music… …   Wikipedia

  • Patricius Curwen — Sir Patricius Curwen, 1st Baronet (c. 1602 – 15 December 1664) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643 and from 1661 to 1664. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War… …   Wikipedia

  • John Curwen — John Curwen, Porträt von William Gush, circa 1857 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Charles Curwen Walker — (1856–1940) was a Christadelphian writer and editor of The Christadelphian Magazine from 1898 to 1937. Life C. C. Walker was born near Diss, Depwade Rural District, Norfolk on February 18, 1856, son of a landowner. His middle name Curwen… …   Wikipedia

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