Humfrey — can refer to* William Humfrey, goldsmith and Assay Master to Queen Elizabeth I of England. * Humfrey Malins, British Conservative polititican. * Humfry Payne (1902 1936), English archaeologist * Various fictional characters in The family of… … Wikipedia
William Humphrey (disambiguation) — William Humphrey may refer to:*William E. Humphrey, American politician, d.1932 *William Humfrey, also spelt William Humphrey , goldsmith to Queen Elizabeth I of England, d.1579 *William Humphrey (writer), American novelist, d.1997 *William J.… … Wikipedia
William Humphreys — may refer to: *William J. Humphreys, US politician *William Humphreys Jackson, d.1909 *William Humfrey, also written William Humphreys , Elizabethan goldsmithee also*William Humphrey (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Humfrey — This most interesting and curious surname is ultimately of Old French origin, and is a Welsh patronymic form of Humphrey, which derives from the Old French male personal name Humfrey , composed of the Germanic elements hun , bear cub, and frid,… … Surnames reference
William Turner (composer) — William Turner (1651 Oxford ndash;13 January 1740 London) was an English composer and singer. Turner began his musical training at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford as a chorister under Edward Lowe. In the early 1660s he became a chorister at the… … Wikipedia
William Salesbury — also Salusbury (c. 1520 c. 1584) was the leading Welsh scholar of the Renaissance and the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament.Salesbury was born in about 1520 in the parish of Llansannan, Conwy. He was educated at Oxford… … Wikipedia
William Crowne — William Crowne, (1617 ndash; 1682), had a varied career as an officer of arms, a Member of Parliament, a colonel during the English civil war, and one of the early colonists of North America. He was also the father of the playwright John… … Wikipedia
Humfrey Wanley — (21 March 1672 at the Vicarage House adjoining Jesus Hall, Coventry 6 July 1726, of dropsy, at Clarges Street, Hanover Square, Piccadilly) was a librarian, palaeographer and scholar of Old English, employed by manuscript collectors such as Robert … Wikipedia
Humfrey, Pelham — ▪ English composer born 1647 or 1648 died July 14, 1674, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng. English composer and lutenist, especially admired for his anthems and sacred solo songs. Humfrey was a chorister in the Chapel Royal under Capt. Henry… … Universalium
Pelham Humfrey — ( Humphrey, Humphrys ) (London 1647 Windsor 14 July 1674) was the first to prominence of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration. He died at the age of 27, but along with Matthew Locke exerted a strong… … Wikipedia
