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Bethia
Bethia is a female given name. People with that name include: * Bethia Clarke (1867–1959), British artist * Bethia Foott (1907–1995), Australian non-fiction writer * Lucy Bethia Walford (1845–1915), Scottish novelist and artist See also * Beth (other) Beth may refer to: Letter and number *Bet (letter), or beth, the second letter of the Semitic abjads (writing systems) *Hebrew word for "house", often used in the name of synagogues and schools (e.g. Beth Israel) *Beth number, a sequence of infi ... * Bettiah, a city in the state of Bihar, India * {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethia Foott
Bethia Foott (1907–1995) was an Australian non-fiction writer. She is best known for ''Dismissal of a Premier'', a record of the 1932 dismissal of Jack Lang by the New South Wales Governor, Sir Philip Game. Life Grace Gwendoline Bethia Anderson was born in 1907 in India to poet Ethel (née Mason) and (later Brigadier-General) Austin Thomas Anderson. In 1914, on the outbreak of World War I, she and her mother moved to England, while her father served in France. The family moved to Australia in 1924 and settled at Turramurra. Her father became private secretary to three governors of New South Wales, Sir Dudley de Chair and Sir Philip Game and to Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven. This connection enabled her to access Game's papers and write ''Dismissal of a Premier'' in 1968. In addition to her writing, Foott was also an artist, exhibiting at the Blaxland Galleries. Her work was included in the 1934 exhibition of more than 120 Australian women artists in Sydney. A portrait of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Bethia Walford
Lucy Bethia (Colquhoun) Walford (17 April 1845 – 11 May 1915) was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and artist, who wrote 45 books, the majority of them "light-hearted domestic comedies". Accurate writing was a big consideration for her. Life Walford was born Lucy Bethia Colquhoun on 17 April 1845 at Portobello, Edinburgh, Portobello, a seaside resort then outside Edinburgh, the seventh child of Frances Sarah Fuller Maitland (1813–1877), a poet and hymn writer and John Colquhoun (sportsman), John Colquhoun (1805–1885) of Luss, Dunbartonshire, author of ''The Moor and the Loch''. Her paternal grandmother, Janet Colquhoun (1781–1846), was a religious writer, and her aunt, Catherine Sinclair (1800–1864) was a prolific novelist and children's writer.ODNB entry. Walford was educated privately by German governesses. Her reading included works by Charlotte Mary Yonge and Susan Ferrier, and in later years Jane Austen. The family moved to Edinburgh in 1855, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethia Clarke
Bethia Mary Clarke (1867–1959) was a British artist known for her paintings of portraits, landscapes and interior scenes. Biography Clarke was born at Blackheath in London and grew up in Hastings before studying art at Westminster, in Paris and at Etaples. Living in London, and sometimes in Eastbourne and often travelling overseas, Clarke painted portraits, landscapes and interior scenes in oils and watercolour and also created pastel drawings. Between 1892 and 1953 Clarke was a prolific contributor to group exhibitions. She was a regular exhibitor at both the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists in London and with the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. She received an honourable mention for an exhibit at the Paris Salon. Clarke showed some 48 works with the Society of Women Artists and was elected a full member of the Society in 1950. She was also a member of The Pastel Society and of the Forum Club. Clarke died at Kensington Kensington is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth (other)
Beth may refer to: Letter and number *Bet (letter), or beth, the second letter of the Semitic abjads (writing systems) *Hebrew word for "house", often used in the name of synagogues and schools (e.g. Beth Israel) *Beth number, a sequence of infinite cardinal numbers in mathematics Name *Beth (given name) lists people with the given name Beth *Beth (singer), Elisabeth Rodergas Cols (born 1981) *Evert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician Other uses * "Beth" (song), by the band Kiss * The Beths, New Zealand band * List of storms named Beth See also * Bayt (other)Bayt/Beit/Beth/Bet (other), meaning 'house' in various Semitic languages; part of many place-names *Bet (other) Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group. Originally launched a ... * Bethia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
