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Fearn, John (DNB00) (c. 1560–1609), English knight, writer on heraldry, genealogist, and lawyer
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John Fearn may refer to: * John Fearn (whaler) (fl. 1798), English whaling ship captain who was the first European to travel to Nauru * John Fearn (philosopher) (1768–1837), British philosopher and retired Royal Navy officer * John Walker Fearn (1832–1899), American diplomat * John Russell Fearn (1908–1960), British writer See also *Sir John Ferne Sir John Ferne (c. 1553 – 20 June 1609) was an English writer on heraldry, a genealogist, an eminent common lawyer and MP. Life John Ferne was the eldest son of William Ferne of Doncaster, Yorkshire and Temple Belwood, Lincolnshire. He suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fearn (whaler)
John Fearn (born , fl. 1798) was an English ship captain, notable as the first European to report sighting the Pacific island of Nauru.multiple authors and consultors, Dorling Kindersley, ''History'' (original title), He was probably born on 24 August 1768 in Kingston upon Hull.Register of Bowl Alley Lane Presbyterian Chapel quoted in Voyage of discovery Captain Fearn departed Calcutta in the first half of 1798 in command of the snow ''Hunter'' (300 tons), owned by Campbell, Clarke & Co of Calcutta. Among those on board was supercargo and partner in the firm that owned the vessel, Robert Campbell. The newly built vessel was named after the then governor of New South Wales, John Hunter, and carried a speculative cargo of mixed goods. It arrived at Sydney on 17 June 1798 where it, "came to a very advantageous market, the Colony being at the time of her arrival, in great want of stores and provisions". ''Hunter'' departed Sydney 20 August 1798 bound for New Zealand. On arrival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fearn (philosopher)
John Fearn (1768 3 December 1837) was a British philosopher. ''Note'': ''He has frequently been confused with John Fearn, the English whaling captain who was the first European to discover Nauru in 1798.'' Little is known about Fearn's early life. He was probably born in May 1768 (baptised 11 May) in Chatham, KentParish Register quoted in He spent some years as an officer in the Royal Navy, Retrieved 2 April 2015 and after retirement devoted himself to philosophical writings. He was particularly interested in ocular phenomena and visual perception. He was a friend of and |
Walker Fearn
John Williams Walker Fearn (January 13, 1832 – April 7, 1899) was an American diplomat. Early life Fearn, born in Huntsville, Alabama, was an 1851 graduate of Yale University. He was the nephew of LeRoy Pope Walker, the first Secretary of War of the Confederacy. Following Yale University, Fearn continued to study law and was admitted to the Mobile bar in 1853. Career He spent most of the 1850s on the staffs of the American embassies in Belgium and Mexico, then joined the Confederate diplomatic corps when the Civil War broke out in 1861. While in Europe, he attended the lectures of the College de France in Paris. After serving on unsuccessful missions to Spain, France, Russia, and Mexico, Fearn moved to New Orleans when the war was over to practice law. From 1885 to 1889, Fearn served as the American minister to Serbia, Romania, and Greece. He later served as chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Russell Fearn
John Russell Fearn (1908–1960) was a British writer, one of the first to appear in American pulp magazine, pulp science fiction magazines. A prolific author, he published his novels also as Vargo Statten and with various pseudonyms including Thornton Ayre, Polton Cross, Geoffrey Armstrong, John Cotton, Dennis Clive, Ephriam Winiki, Astron Del Martia. Career Fearn was a prolific writer who wrote Westerns and crime fiction as well as science fiction. His writing appeared under numerous pseudonyms. He wrote series such as ''Adam Quirke'', ''Clayton Drew'', ''Golden Amazon'', and ''Herbert''. At times these drew on the pulp traditions of Edgar Rice Burroughs. His work received praise for its vividness, but criticism, being deemed "unpolished", with Arthur C. Clarke commenting in 1939 that "we must admire the magnificent, if undisciplined, fertility of his mind". Personal life Child of a cotton salesman and a secretary, Fearn worked initially for his father's firm, followed by wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
