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Hazlitt (name)
Hazlitt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Gerry Hazlitt (1888–1915), Australian cricketer * Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993), libertarian philosopher, economics writer, and journalist * John Hazlitt (1767–1837), English artist * William Hazlitt (Unitarian minister) (1737–1820), Unitarian minister and author * William Hazlitt (1778–1830), English literary critic and essayist * William Hazlitt (registrar) (1811–1893), English writer, translator, and registrar * William Carew Hazlitt (1834–1913), English bibliographer, editor, writer, and lawyer * Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (September 23, 1901 – June 30, 1962) was an American screenwriter of more than thirty films between 1929 and 1953 and the director of the ABC/Desilu western television series, ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp' ... (1901–1962), American screenwriter Fictional characters: * Seth Hazlitt {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Hazlitt
Gervys Rignold Hazlitt, commonly known as Gerry (4 September 1888 – 30 October 1915), was an Australian cricketer who played in nine Test matches from 1907 to 1912. A right-arm medium-pace and off-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Hazlitt toured England with the Australian team in 1912. In his last Test, against England at The Oval, he took 7 for 25 in the second innings. In his first Test, against England at Sydney in 1907–08, he made 34 not out and put on 56 for the ninth wicket in 39 minutes with Tibby Cotter to give Australia victory by two wickets. He played for Victoria from 1905–06 to 1910–11, then moved to Sydney to take up a position teaching at The King's School, Parramatta, and played for Central Cumberland District Cricket Club and New South Wales in 1911–12 and 1912–13. Gerry is famous as a man who produced a stunning finish to his test career. In his last match, the last match of the one and only Triangular Tournament, in England in 1912 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hazlitt
Henry Stuart Hazlitt (; November 28, 1894 – July 9, 1993) was an American journalist who wrote about business and economics for such publications as ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Nation'', ''The American Mercury'', ''Newsweek'', and ''The New York Times''. Early life and education Henry Hazlitt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was a collateral descendant of the British essayist William Hazlitt,Hall of Fame , ''Vanity Fair'', February 1934, p. 37. but grew up in relative poverty, his father having died when Hazlitt was an infant. His early heroes were and |
John Hazlitt
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hazlitt (Unitarian Minister)
William Hazlitt (18 April 1737 – 16 July 1820) was a Unitarian minister and author, and the father of the Romantic essayist and social commentator of the same name.Wu 2007. He was an important figure in eighteenth-century English and American Unitarianism, and had a major influence on his son's work. Biography Early life Hazlitt was born to Presbyterian parents at Shronell, County Tipperary, in Ireland, and was educated at a grammar school. He matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1756, where he was taught by Adam Smith, Joseph Black and James Watt. Hazlitt was exposed to a range of controversial religious and philosophical views while at university, and it is possible that he converted to Unitarianism at this time. After graduating he became a chaplain to Sir Conyers Jocelyn at Hyde Hall, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, and then worked as a minister at Wisbech. In 1766 he married Grace Loftus, before moving to Marshfield in Gloucestershire. In the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print. During his lifetime he befriended many people who are now part of the 19th-century literary canon, including Charles and Mary Lamb, Stendhal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and John Keats.Grayling, pp. 209–10. Life and works Background The family of Hazlitt's father were Irish Protestants who moved from the county of Antrim to Tipperary in the early 18th century. Also named William Hazlitt, Hazlitt's father attended the University of Glasgow (where he was taught by Adam S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hazlitt (registrar)
William Hazlitt (26 September 181123 February 1893) was an English lawyer, author, and translator, best known for his '' Classical Gazetteer'' and for overseeing the posthumous publication and republication of many of the works of his father, the critic William Hazlitt. The younger Hazlitt stayed on good terms with both parents despite their separation. As a young man he began to write for the ''Morning Chronicle'', and in 1833 he married Catherine Reynell. In 1844 he was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, and for more than thirty years he held the position of Registrar in the Court of Bankruptcy, from which he retired two years before his death in Addlestone, Surrey. Besides the ''Classical Gazetteer'', he wrote legal works such as ''The Registration of Deeds in England, its Past Progress and Present Position'' (1851) and ''A Manual of the Law of Maritime Warfare'' (1854), and produced many translations, including Victor Hugo's ''Notre-Dame: A Tale of the Ancien Régime'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Carew Hazlitt
William Carew Hazlitt (22 August 18348 September 1913), known professionally as W. Carew Hazlitt, was an English lawyer, bibliographer, editor and writer. He was the son of the barrister and registrar William Hazlitt, a grandson of the essayist and critic William Hazlitt, and a great-grandson of the Unitarian minister and author William Hazlitt. William Carew Hazlitt was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School and was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1861. Works Among Hazlitt's many publications are ''Handbook to the Popular, Poetical and Dramatic Literature of Great Britain: From the Invention of Printing to the Restoration'' (1867). Hazlitt published further contributions to the subject in ''Bibliographical Collections and Notes on Early English Literature, Made During the Years 1893–1903'' (1903), and a ''Manual for the Collector and Amateur of Old English Plays ...'' (1892). He was also the chief editor of an edition of Warton's '' History of English Poetry'' (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (September 23, 1901 – June 30, 1962) was an American screenwriter of more than thirty films between 1929 and 1953 and the director of the ABC/Desilu western television series, ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (1955-1961), starring Hugh O'Brian as deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated at the University of Missouri in Columbia and began his career as a newspaper reporter. He wrote many short stories and was published in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''Collier's Weekly'', and other magazines. He published several novels and wrote for the theatre including the play ''The Wookey'', which ran on Broadway. He died in Ventura County, California, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and was survived by his three children. UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles Selected filmography * ''Strong Boy'' (1929) * ''Speakeasy'' (1929) * '' Words and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
