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Ben Trovato (South African Writer)
The name Ben Trovato derives from Giordano Bruno's aphorism "se non è vero, è molto ben trovato". It may refer to * A pseudonym of Samuel Lover * A poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson * Two of the homes of American author Byrd Spilman Dewey See also * ''Bentrovata ''Bentrovata'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. Species *'' B. regalis'' Richards, 1973 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18108449 Sphaeroceridae Diptera of Australasia Sphaeroceroidea genera ...'', a genus of flies * Trovato (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno (; ; la, Iordanus Brunus Nolanus; born Filippo Bruno, January or February 1548 – 17 February 1600) was an Italian philosopher, mathematician, poet, cosmological theorist, and Hermetic occultist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then novel Copernican model. He proposed that the stars were distant suns surrounded by their own planets, and he raised the possibility that these planets might foster life of their own, a cosmological position known as cosmic pluralism. He also insisted that the universe is infinite and could have no "center". While Bruno began as a Dominican friar, during his time in Geneva he embraced Calvinism. Bruno was later tried for heresy by the Roman Inquisition on charges of denial of several core Catholic doctrines, including eternal damnation, the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the virginity of Mary, and transubstantiation. Bruno's pantheism was not taken lightly by the church, nor was his teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Lover
Samuel Lover (24 February 1797 – 6 July 1868), also known as "Ben Trovato" ("well invented"), was an Irish songwriter, composer and novelist, and a portrait painter, chiefly in miniatures. He was the grandfather of Victor Herbert. Life Lover was born at No. 60 Grafton Street, Dublin and went to school at Samuel Whyte's at No. 79, which now houses Bewley's Café. By 1830 he was Secretary of the Royal Hibernian Academy and living at No. 9 D'Olier Street. In 1835 he moved to London and began composing music for a series of comic stage works. For some, like the operetta ''Il Paddy Whack in Italia'' (1841), he contributed libretto and music, for others just a few songs. Lover produced many Irish songs, of which several, such as ''The Angel's Whisper'', ''Molly Bawn (song), Molly Bawn'', and ''The Four-leaved Shamrock'', gained popularity. He also wrote novels, of which ''Rory O'Moore'' (in its first form a ballad), and ''Handy Andy'' are best known, and short Irish sketches, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet and playwright. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. Early life Robinson was born in Head Tide, Maine on December 22, 1869. His parents were Edward and Mary (née Palmer). They had wanted a girl, and did not name him until he was six months old, when they visited a holiday resort—at which point other vacationers decided that he should have a name, and selected the name "Edwin" from a hat containing a random set of boy's names. The man who drew the name was from Arlington, Massachusetts, so "Arlington" was used for his middle name. Throughout his life, he hated not only his given name but also his family's habit of calling him "Win". As an adult, he always used the signature "E. A." Robinson's family moved to Gardiner, Maine, in 1870. He later described his childhood as "stark and unhappy". Robinson f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrd Spilman Dewey
Byrd "Birdie" Spilman Dewey (née Julia Bird Spilman; February 16, 1856 – April 1, 1942) was an American author, land investor, and co-developer of the Town of Boynton. She lived in Florida from 1881 until her death in 1942. Her best known work, ''Bruno'', told the Dewey's story of early pioneering days in central Florida. The book remained in print for over twenty years, classified as juvenile literature – today it better fits the classification of young adult literature. Dewey was an important figure in pioneer South Florida history, adding philanthropy, and environmental conservation to her notable endeavors with her work in the Florida Audubon Society. In 2013 and 2017, she was a finalist for the Florida Women's Hall of Fame. Early life Byrd Spilman Dewey was born Julia Bird Spilman in Covington, Kentucky, to Jonathan Edwards Spilman and Eliza Sarah Taylor. Her maternal great-grandfather was Colonel Richard Taylor, father of President Zachary Taylor. Mrs. Dewey' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bentrovata
''Bentrovata'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. Species *'' B. regalis'' Richards, 1973 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18108449 Sphaeroceridae Diptera of Australasia Sphaeroceroidea genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
