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Josuah Faroux
Josuah is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Josuah Sylvester (1563–1618), English poet * Josuah Turner (1884–1960), English footballer See also *Josiah (given name) Josiah () is a given name derived from the Hebrew ''Yoshi-yahu'' (, "God has healed". entry "Josiah" The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible. Notable people with the given name A * Josiah Abavu (born 19 ... {{given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josuah Sylvester
Josuah Sylvester (1563 – 28 September 1618) was an English poet. Biography Sylvester was the son of a Kentish clothier. In his tenth year he was sent to school at King Edward VI School, Southampton, where he gained a knowledge of French. After about three years at school, he appears to have been put to business, and in 1591 the title-page of his ''Yvry'' states that he was in the service of the Merchant Adventurers' Company. He was for a short time a land steward, and in 1606 Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales gave him a small pension as a kind of court poet. In 1613 he obtained a position as secretary to the Merchant Adventurers. He was stationed at Middelburg, in the Low Countries, where he died. Works He translated into English heroic couplets the scriptural epic of Guillaume du Bartas. His ''Essay of the Second Week'' was published in 1598; and in 1604 ''The Divine Weeks of the World's Birth''. The ornate style of the original offered no difficulty to Sylvest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josuah Turner
Josuah Turner (1884–1960) was an English footballer who played for Stoke. Career Turner was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire and played amateur football with Tunstall before joining Stoke in 1908. He played in one first team match which came in a 4–1 defeat to Aston Villa Reserves The Aston Villa Under-21s, formerly known as Aston Villa Reserves and Aston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team of Aston Villa and compete in Premier League 2 (Division 2) of the Professional Development League, the Pre ... during the 1908–09 season before returning to Tunstall. Career statistics References English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players 1884 births 1960 deaths Men's association football defenders People from Tunstall, Staffordshire {{England-footy-defender-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiah (given Name)
Josiah () is a given name derived from the Hebrew ''Yoshi-yahu'' (, "God has healed". entry "Josiah" The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible. Notable people with the given name A * Josiah Abavu (born 1987), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer * Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814–1891), American politician * Josiah Alexander (1826–1882), English cricketer * Josiah M. Anderson (1807–1861), American politician * Josiah Haynes Armstrong (1842–1898), American bishop * Josiah D. Arnold (1820–1903), American businessman and politician B * Josiah Howell Bagster (1847–1893), Australian politician * Josiah Bailey (1873–1946), American politician * Josiah Barber (1771–1842), American politician *Josiah Bartlett (other), multiple people * Josiah Beckwith (1734–1800), English antiquary * Josiah H. Beeman V (1935–2006), American political figure * Josiah Begole (1815–1896), American politician * Josiah Belden (1815–1892 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |