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Robert Bright
Robert Bright (August 5, 1902 – November 21, 1988) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature who wrote and illustrated over 20 books in his 40-year career. He is best known for ''Georgie'' (1944), a children's classic about a friendly and shy little ghost who lives in Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker's attic. Life Bright was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts to Edward Bright and Blanche Denio Wright of New York City. His father was a journalist and his mother was the daughter of Ebenezer Kellogg Wright, president of the National Park Bank in New York City. In 1903 the family moved to Germany where Robert Bright's father attended the University of Göttingen to study mathematics. Robert Bright attended the Vorschule and the Oberrealschule and spoke English only at home. In 1914, at the onset of World War I, Bright and his mother and brother were vacationing in England but Bright's father, Edward, was still in Germany where he was helping students to flee the country. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bright, Author And Illustrator
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
