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Cordelia
Cordelia is a feminine given name. It was borne by the tragic heroine of Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' (1606), a character based on the legendary queen Cordelia. The name is of uncertain origin. It is popularly associated with Latin '' cor'' (genitive '' cordis'') "heart", and has also been linked with the Welsh name Creiddylad, allegedly meaning "jewel of the sea", but it may derive from the French ''coeur de lion'' "heart of a lion". Notable people with the name * Cordelia of Britain, legendary queen of the Britons, youngest daughter of King Leir * Cordelia Agbebaku (1961–2017), Nigerian academic and former vice-chancellor of Ambrose Alli University * Cordelia Botkin (1854–1910), American murderer * Cordelia Bugeja (born 1976), British actress * Cordelia Cameron, Australian actor-manager * Cordelia Camp, American educator * Cordelia Candelaria (born 1943), American educator and writer * Cordelia Throop Cole (1833–1900), American social reformer * Cordelia Elizabeth Cook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Lear
''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan (King Lear), Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love. The King's third daughter, Cordelia (King Lear), Cordelia, is offered a third of his kingdom also, but refuses to be insincere in her praise and affection. She instead offers the respect of a daughter and is disowned by Lear who seeks flattery. Regan and Goneril subsequently break promises to host Lear and his entourage, so he opts to become homeless and destitute, and goes insane. The French King married to Cordelia then invades Britain to restore order and Lear's rule. In a subplot, Edmund, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester, betrays his brother and father. Tragically, Lear, Cordelia and several other main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Fine
Cordelia Fine (born 1975) is a Canadian-born British philosopher of science, psychologist, writer, and science communicator, who lives in Australia. she is a full professor in the History and Philosophy of Science programme at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Fine has written several popular science books on the topics of social cognition, neuroscience, and the popular myths of sex differences. She is especially known for '' Testosterone Rex'', which won the Royal Society Science Book Prize in 2017. Early life and education Cordelia Fine was born in 1975 in Toronto, Canada. She is the daughter of writer Anne Fine and Kit Fine, a philosopher. She was educated at St George's School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was awarded a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology with first-class honours from Oxford University, a Master of Philosophy in criminology from Cambridge University, and a PhD in Psychology from University College London. Career Since compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Agnes Greene
Cordelia A. Greene (July 5, 1831 – January 28, 1905) was a 19th-century American physician, Benefactor (law), benefactor, and Women's suffrage in the United States, suffragist from Upstate New York. She was the founder and director of the Castile Sanitarium (healthcare), Sanitarium in Castile, New York. Greene published, ''Build Well'', in 1885; her revision of it, ''The Art of Keeping Well'', was published posthumously in 1906. A biography, ''The Story of the Life and Work of Cordelia A. Greene, M.D.'', was published in 1925. The Cordelia A. Greene Library in Castile was named in her honor. Early life and education Cordelia Agnes Greene was born in Lyons, New York, July 5, 1831. Her parents were Doctor Jabez Greene and his wife Phila. Her paternal and maternal ancestors were of New England birth and for generations had been Quakers. Her mother, a native of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, was a direct descendant of the Southwick family, of which Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia (King Lear)
Cordelia is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play ''King Lear''. Cordelia is the youngest of King Lear's three daughters and his favorite. After her elderly father offers her the opportunity to profess her love to him in return for one-third of the land in his kingdom, she replies that she loves him "according to her bond" and she is punished for the majority of the play. Origin Shakespeare had numerous resources to consult while writing ''King Lear''. The oldest source in print was Geoffrey of Monmouth's '' The History of the Kings of Britain'' (). This is the earliest written record of Cordelia. Here she is depicted as Queen Cordelia. Role in play Introduction In Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', Cordelia is briefly on stage during Act 1, Scene 1. Her father Lear exiles her as a response to her honesty when he asks for professions of love from his three daughters to determine how to divide the lands of his kingdom between them. Cordelia's sisters, Goner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Of Britain
Cordelia (or Cordeilla) was a legendary Queen of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She came to power in 855BC. She was the youngest daughter of Leir and the second ruling queen of pre-Roman Britain. There is no independent historical evidence for her existence. She is traditionally identified with the minor character Creiddylad from Welsh tradition, but this identification has been doubted by scholars. Legend Cordelia was Leir's favourite daughter, being the younger sister to Goneril and Regan. When Leir decided to divide his kingdom among his daughters and their husbands, Cordelia refused to flatter him. In response, Leir refused her any land in Britain or the blessing of any husband. Regardless, Aganippus, the king of the Franks, courted her, and Leir granted the marriage but denied him any dowry. She moved to the royal court at Karitia in Gaul and lived there for many years. Leir became exiled from Britain and fled to Cordelia in Gaul, seeking a restora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Adams Crawford
Cordelia Adams Crawford (1865–1943) was a pioneer and healer in Arizona. She was known for her generosity to multiple, often conflicting, factions. Biography Cordelia Adams was born on February 27, 1865, to Emily and John Adams in Willow Creek, a town near Lampasas, Texas. She was the youngest of five children, a sister named Saphrona, and brothers James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. John Quincy Adams had been a Confederate soldier and lost his land in Texas due to the war. In 1867, the Adams family joined a wagon train going to California, and peeled off to investigate the new Phoenix settlement. Shortly after arriving in Phoenix, another Crawford child was born. In 1869, the Adams family continued to California, where they stayed until 1877. John established a cattle ranch. Cordelia went on to marry her father's assistant, Bushrod Foley Crawford on August 8, 1880. Al Sieber served as a witness to their wedding and remained a family friend. The Crawfords liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Camp
Cordelia Camp (May 22, 1884 – July 10, 1973) was an American educator. She was a prolific writer and was president of Delta Kappa Gamma in 1942. She was also the director of student teaching at Western Carolina College for twenty-three years. In 1965, Western Carolina College dedicated the Cordelia Camp Laboratory School to her. Early life Cordelia Camp was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on May 22, 1884, to Merrick Rickman and Letitia Morrow Camp. She was the oldest of five children. After she graduated school, she worked as a teacher for a few years before entering the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated from the university in 1920. She later got her master's degree from Columbia University in 1925. Career Camp worked for twenty-three years as the director of student teaching at Western Carolina College before retiring from that job in 1950. After moving to Asheville, North Carolina, Asheville in 1952, she taught at the local Plonk School fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creiddylad
Creiddylad (also known as ''Creirddylad'', ''Creurdilad'', ''Creudylad'' or ''Kreiddylat''), daughter of King Lludd, is a minor character in the early medieval Welsh Arthurian tale ''Culhwch ac Olwen''. Role in Welsh tradition Creiddylad, daughter of Lludd Silver Hand, is a lady living at the court of King Arthur. Considered to be the most beautiful girl in the British Isles, she is loved by two of Arthur's warriors: Gwythyr and Gwyn. Her rival suitors are thrust into conflict when Gwythyr abducts her from her father's house, to which Gwyn retaliates by kidnapping her from Gwythyr. Due to Arthur's intervention in the ensuing feud, the lady Creiddylad is returned to her father and an arrangement (a ''dihenydd'', or "fate") is made that forces the adversaries to engage in single combat for the object of their love every May Day—while she is destined to remain with her father, unmarried—until a final battle on Judgement Day, which will determine who keeps her forever. Crei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Edvardson
Cordelia Maria Edvardson (née Langgässer; 1 January 1929 – 29 October 2012) was a German-born Swedish journalist, author and Holocaust survivor. She was the Jerusalem correspondent for ''Svenska Dagbladet'', a Swedish daily newspaper, from 1977 to 2006. Edvardson reported extensively on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, remaining a columnist for ''Svenska Dagbladet'' after leaving her post in 2006. Background Edvardson was born in Munich, Germany, in 1929. She was raised Catholic. However, since her father, Hermann Heller, was Jewish, Edvardson was arrested by the Nazis and deported to the Theresienstadt and Auschwitz concentration camps during the Holocaust. Her maternal grandfather had also been Jewish, and converted to Catholicism. After immigrating to Sweden after World War II, Edvardson began her journalism career. In 1984, she published an autobiography (''Bränt barn söker sig till elden'' ('Burnt child seeks the fire')Swedish original title copied from the Dutch t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Throop Cole
Cordelia Throop Cole (, Throop; November 17, 1833 – April 29, 1900) was a 19th-century American social reformer, who lectured, wrote, and edited on behalf the temperance crusade and social purity movement. She made valuable contributions with her writing to the work of temperance and social purity, and frequently addressed large audiences on these subjects. She took a most conspicuous part in the temperance crusade of her state, riding many miles on her lecture trips, and sometimes holding three or four meetings at different locations within a day. In 1885, she was made the Iowa superintendent of the "White Shield and White Cross" work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She was one of the managing editors of the ''Dial of Progress'' of Mount Pleasant. Cole died in 1900. Early life and education Cordelia Throop was born in the town of Hamilton, New York, November 17, 1833. Her parents were George A. and Deborah (Goldsmith) Throop. Her mother died in March 1836, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Botkin
Cordelia Botkin (1854 – March 7, 1910) was an American murderer who sent a box of poisoned candy to her ex-lover's wife. This was the first American prosecution for a crime which took place in two different jurisdictions, as Botkin had sent the poison from California, but it was received in Delaware. Background Botkin was born in Polk County, Missouri in 1854. She later moved with her family to California, where she married her husband, Welcome Botkin. They were the parents of one son. In 1895, Botkin met John Preston Dunning while he was bicycling in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. At the time she was 41 years old, nine years his senior. Both of them were married, but Dunning was smitten with her. Dunning was a highly regarded reporter for the Associated Press, having completed overseas assignments in Samoa and Chile. He had been promoted to superintendent of the Associated Press's Western Division bureau in San Francisco. In 1896, Dunning's wife, Mary Elizabeth (Penington) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordelia Elizabeth Cook
Cordelia Elizabeth Cook (March 17, 1919 – June 19, 1996) was an American combat nurse in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She was the first woman in the U.S. Army to receive both the Bronze Star Medal award and the Purple Heart. Early life Cook went by the name "Betty". Military duty Cook attended the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio. She continued her nursing duties in World War II in the Presenzano Presenzano (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. Presenzano borders the following municipalities: Conca della Campani ... sector at the Italian front. She received a Bronze Star Medal award for her service, being the first woman to receive the award. Footnotes Bibliography * * * Further reading * * * * * ''Columbus Dispatch'' newspaper (Columbus, Ohio) - Thursday, June 20, 1996 - obitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
