Bickerstaffe — This interesting surname of English origin with variant spellings Bickerstaff, Bickerstaffe, Bickersteth, Bicksteth, etc., is a locational name from a minor place called Bickerstaffe in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire, deriving from the Old… … Surnames reference
Bickerstaffe, Isaac — ▪ Irish dramatist born c. 1735, , Ireland died c. 1812 Irish playwright whose farces and comic operas were popular in the late 18th century. There is no apparent connection between his name and the pseudonym earlier adopted by Jonathan… … Universalium
Bickerstaffe, Isaac — (?1733 ?1812) Irish playwright and poet, said to have been a page to Lord Chesterfield, the lord lieutenant of Ireland and to have become an officer in the royal marines, but was dismissed under discreditable (and unspecified) circumstances.… … British and Irish poets
Bickerstaffe, Isaac — (c. 1735 1812?) Dramatic writer, in early life a page to Lord Chesterfield when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, produced between 1756 and 1771 many dramatic pieces, which had considerable popularity, the best known of which are Love in a Village… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Rodney Bickerstaffe — (born 6 April 1945) has been president of the UK National Pensioners Convention and was leader of Britain s largest trade union, UNISON until 2001.Bickerstaffe s mother was unmarried at a time when it was considered shameful to be a single mother … Wikipedia
Isaac Bickerstaffe — This article is about the Irish playwright; for the pseudonym used by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, and Jonathan Swift, see Isaac Bickerstaff. Isaac Bickerstaffe or Bickerstaff (26 September 1733? 1812?) was an Irish playwright. He was in early … Wikipedia
Baron Stanley de Bickerstaffe — Comte de Derby Le titre de comte de Derby fut créé pour la première fois dans la pairie d Angleterre en 1139 par Étienne d Angleterre pour la famille Ferrers. Il est confisqué au 6e comte pour avoir comploté contre Henri III. En 1337, il est… … Wikipédia en Français
Earl of Derby — is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby under a creation of 1139. It continued with the Ferrers family until the 6th Earl forfeited his property toward the end of the reign of… … Wikipedia
Charles Dibdin — Charles Dibdin, 1799 Charles Dibdin (4 March 1745? – 25 July 1814) was a British musician, dramatist, novelist, actor and songwriter. The son of a parish clerk, he was born in Southampton on or before 4 March 1745,[1] and was the youngest of a… … Wikipedia
Astrology, Articles on — Six articles written in late 1914 for the [Providence] Evening Newsto combat the astrological articles of J.F.Hartmann. All articles (including those by Hartmann) rpt. Science vs. Charlatanry: Essays on Astrology(Strange Co., 1979). They are:… … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
