Griffin, Gerald

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• Griffin, Gerald — (1803 1840)    Born in Limerick, where his father was a brewer, he emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1820 with his parents but returned to London in 1823. Encouraged by John Banim (see entry) he had some work published in the Literary Gazette and… …   British and Irish poets

• Griffin, Gerald — (1803 1840)    Dramatist, novelist, and poet, s. of a tradesman, b. and ed. in Limerick, he went in 1823 to London, where most of his literary work was produced. In 1838 he returned to Ireland and, dividing his property among his brothers,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• Gerald Griffin —     Gerald Griffin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gerald Griffin     A novelist, dramatist, lyricist; b. 12 December, 1803, at Limerick, Ireland; d. at Cork, 12 June, 1840.     His parents came from good families in the south of Ireland. Thirteen… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Gerald Griffin — (* 12. Dezember 1803 in Limerick, County Limerick; † 12. Juni 1840 in The North Monastery, Cork, County Cork) war ein irischer Dramatiker und Schriftsteller. Leben …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Griffin (surname) — Griffin Family name Griffin coat of arms Meaning descendant of the Griffin like Footnotes …   Wikipedia

• Griffin [1] — Griffin, Gerald, geb. 1803 zu Limerick in Irland, widmete sich der Literatur u. wendete sich 1823 nach London, wo jedoch seine beiden Trauerspiele Aguise u. Gysippus nicht aufgeführt wurden. Nach zweijähriger Noth gelang es ihm, Mitarbeiter an… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Gerald Griffin (disambiguation) — Gerald Griffin may refer to:* Gerald Griffin (1803 1840), Irish novelist, poet, and playwright. * Gerald R. Griffin (born 1956), American author, educator and professor. * Gerald D. Griffin (born 1934), NASA flight director and director of… …   Wikipedia

• Griffin — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Adrian Griffin (* 1974), US amerikanischer Basketballspieler Alan Griffin (* 1960), australischer Politiker Andy Griffin (* 1979), englischer Fußballspieler Angela Griffin (* 1976), englische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Gerald D. Griffin — Gerald D. Gerry Griffin (born 1934) is a former a NASA flight director and director of Johnson Space Center.Born in Athens, Texas, Griffin attended Texas A M University, where he studied aeronautical engineering. He joined NASA in 1960 and became …   Wikipedia

• Gerald Stern — (born February 22, 1925) is an American poet. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. to Harry and Ida Barach Stern, he was educated in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Stern earned his B.A. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1947 and an M.A. at… …   Wikipedia