Alcott

Alcott

Alcott is a surname and may refer to:

*Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), American educator and writer
*Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840 - 1879), American artist and sister of Louisa May
*Chemmy Alcott, British alpine skier
*Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott, author of "Little Women"
*William A. Alcott (1798-1859), author of advice books for newlyweds and cousin to Amos and Louisa

English: ostensibly a topographic name containing Middle English cott, cote ‘cottage’. In fact, however, it is generally if not always an alteration of Alcock, in part at least for euphemistic reasons.

FOREBEARS: Louisa May Alcott (1832-88), author of Little Women (1869), was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), who had changed the family name from Alcox. The family trace their descent from an Alcocke family who emigrated from England to Massachusetts with John Winthrop in 1629.


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  • Alcott — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Pädagoge Chemmy Alcott (* 1982), britische Skirennläuferin John Alcott (1930–1986), britischer Kameramann Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alcott — Alcott, Amos Bronson Alcott, Louise May …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Alcott —   [ ɔːlkət], Louisa May, amerikanische Schriftstellerin, * Germantown (heute zu Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 29. 11. 1832, ✝ Boston (Massachusetts) 6. 3. 1888; Tochter des Pädagogen und Philosophen Amos Bronson Alcott (* 1799, ✝ 1888); lebte und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Alcott — Alcott, 1) Amos Bronson, amerikan. Schriftsteller, geb. 1799 in Wolcott (Connecticut), gest. 1888 in Boston, war Lehrer, Literat und Philosoph und galt lange als Haupt der Transzendentalistengruppe von Concord, an deren Organ »The Dial« er… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Alcott — Alcott, Louisa May, nordamerik. Jugendschriftstellerin, geb. 29. Nov. 1833 zu Germantown bei Philadelphia, gest. 6. März 1888 zu Concord bei Boston; von ihren zahlreichen Kinderschriften am bekanntesten »Little women« (1868; deutsch, 2. Aufl.… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Alcott — Ce nom anglais est en principe un toponyme désignant une vieille ferme, un vieux domaine (ancien anglais ald + cott). Certains exemples montrent cependant qu il s agit parfois d une déformation du nom Alcock (Al = Alan, Allen + cock = coq), en… …   Noms de famille

  • Alcott — [ôl′kət] 1. (Amos) Bronson [brän′sən] 1799 1888; U.S. philosopher and educational reformer 2. Louisa May 1832 88; U.S. novelist: daughter of (Amos) Bronson …   English World dictionary

  • Alcott — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Alcott est un nom d’origine anglo américain, et d étymologie incertaine. Il est plus ou moins à rattacher des noms Ascot, etc., voire Scott, … Ainsi,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alcott — n. family name; male first name; Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 1888), United States teacher and writer who was an advocate of transcendentalism and declared that learning should be based on pleasure and imagination and not on discipline; Louisa May… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Alcott — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it is habitational, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century (e)auld meaning old, and cot , a shelter or cottage; hence, dweller in an old cottage .… …   Surnames reference

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