- Henry Wheeler Shaw
- nounUnited States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)• Syn: ↑Shaw, ↑Josh Billings
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Shaw,Henry Wheeler — Shaw, Henry Wheeler. Pen name Josh Bil·lings (bĭlʹĭngz) 1818 1885. American humorist noted for his essays on rural life, characterized by intentional misspellings and published annually in the Farmers Allminax (1869 1880). * * * … Universalium
Henry Shaw — may refer to:*Henry Shaw (botanist) (1800 ndash;1889), American botanist and philanthropist *Henry Marchmore Shaw (1819 ndash;1864), congressman from North Carolina *Henry Shaw (Massachusetts), congressman from Massachusetts *Josh Billings, the… … Wikipedia
Shaw (name) — Shaw is most commonly a surname and rarely a given name.*Clan Shaw an ancient Scottish clan, part of the Chattan Confederation and formerly a sept of Clan MacKintosh::The Clan Shaw motto is: Fide et fortitude. meaning For fidelity and fortitude.… … Wikipedia
Shaw, Henry Wheeler (Josh Billings) — (1818 1885) Humorist, b. in Massachusetts. After working on steam boats and farming, he became an auctioneer, and settled at Poughkeepsie. Stripped of the fantastic spelling by which he first succeeded in catching the public attention, the… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Shaw — /shaw/, n. 1. Artie (Arthur Arshawsky), born 1910, U.S. clarinetist and bandleader. 2. George Bernard, 1856 1950, Irish dramatist, critic, and novelist: Nobel prize 1925. 3. Henry Wheeler. See Billings, Josh. 4. Irwin, 1913 84, U.S. dramatist and … Universalium
Shaw [2] — Shaw (spr. schao, 1) Henry Wheeler, unter dem Pseudonym Josh Billing bekannter amerikan. Humorist, geb. 21. April 1818 in Lanesborough (Mass.), gest. 14. Okt. 1885 in Monterey (Kalifornien), gab, während er als Journalist in New York tätig war,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Shaw — (spr. schah), Henry Wheeler, amerik. Humorist unter dem Pseudonym Josh Billings, geb. 24. April 1818 in Lanesborough (Massachusetts), gest. 14. Okt. 1885 in Monterey (Kalifornien); veröffentlichte: »Farmers Allimax« (1870 fg.), »Josh Billings on… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Shaw — [shô] 1. George Bernard 1856 1950; Brit. dramatist & critic, born in Ireland 2. Henry Wheeler see BILLINGS1 Josh 3. Thomas Edward see LAWRENCE2 T(homas) E(dward) … English World dictionary
Henry A. Cooper — Henry Allen Cooper (* 8. September 1850 in Spring Prairie, Walworth County, Wisconsin; † 1. März 1931 in Washington D.C.) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1893 und 1919 sowie nochmals von 1921 bis 1931 vertrat er den … Deutsch Wikipedia
Henry S. Magoon — Henry Sterling Magoon (* 31. Januar 1832 in Monticello, Lafayette County, Wisconsin; † 3. März 1889 in Darlington, Wisconsin) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1875 und 1877 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Wisconsin im … Deutsch Wikipedia
