Howitt — As A Surname Can Man Gay Howitt could refer to:* Howitt Hall a hall of residence at Monash University, Australia. * Mount Howitt a mountain in the Alpine National Park, Victoria, Australia. * Alfred William Howitt an Australian anthropologist and … Wikipedia
Howitt — ist der Name von Alfred Howitt (1830–1908), australischer Geologe, Anthropologe und Naturforscher Mary Howitt (1799−1888), englische Schriftstellerin Peter Howitt (* 1957), britischer Schauspieler, Regisseur und Drehbuchautor William Howitt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Howitt — (spr. Hauitt), 1) William, geb. 1795 zu Heanor in Derbyshire. aus einer Quäkerfamilie, studirte Naturwissenschaft u. Philosophie, ließ sich in Nottingham als Apotheker nieder, beschäftigte sich aber fortwährend literarisch; obgleich in Nottingham … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Howitt — (Hauitt), William, ein engl. Quäker, geb. 1795 zu Heanor in der Grafschaft Derby, machte als Apotheker zu Nottingham schlechte Geschäfte, bessere aber, indem er mit seiner Frau, einer geb. Mary Botham, seit 1822 Vieles dichtete u. schrieb. Seine… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Howitt — (spr. hauĭt), William und Mary, engl. Schriftstellerpaar; William H., geb. 18. Dez. 1792 zu Heanor (Derbyshire), Quäker, seit 1821 mit Mary Botham (geb. 12. März 1799, gest. 30. Jan. 1888 in Rom) verheiratet, gest. 3. März 1879 in Rom; schrieben… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
HOWITT, Alfred William (1830-1908) — explorer, geologist and anthropologist was born at Nottingham, England, on 17 April 1830. His father, William Howitt (1792 1879), wrote many volumes of poetry, history, fiction and miscellaneous writings, and was well known in his day. In 1852 he … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Howitt, Mary and William — (1792 1888) • Mary, 1799 1888 Mary Botham was born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, to a Quaker family and was educated at home. She married William Howitt in 1821 and lived in Staffordshire, where they began a career of joint authorship.… … British and Irish poets
HOWITT, WILLIAM — a miscellaneous writer, who, with his equally talented wife, MARY HOWITT (1799 1888) (née Botham), did much to popularise the rural life of England, born, a Quaker s son, at Heanor, Derbyshire; served his time as a carpenter, but soon drifted… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Howitt, Mary — See Howitt, William … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Howitt, William — (1792 1879), Howitt, Mary (Botham) (1799 1888) Miscellaneous writers. William H. was b. at Heanor, Derbyshire, and was apprenticed to a builder; Mary was b. at Coleford, Gloucestershire; they m. in 1821, and settled at Hanley, where they… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
