Sir Humphrey — UK [sə(r) ˈhʌmfri] US [sər ˈhʌmfri] noun [countable] [singular Sir Humphrey plural Sir Humphreys] mainly journalism Etymology … Useful english dictionary
Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Baronet — Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford (1862 1929) was an English landowner and racehorse breeder. He was born on 3 July 1862, the son of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet and Lady Annette Mary Talbot.On the death of his father on 4 May 1886,… … Wikipedia
Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet — Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet, (1 May 1808 ndash; 4 May 1886) was a prominent English Roman Catholic. Born at Croston Hall near Chorley, Lancashire on 1 May 1808, he was the second child and the eldest son of Sir Thomas de Trafford. In… … Wikipedia
Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 4th Baronet — Sir Humphrey Edmund de Trafford, 4th Baronet (30 November 1891 ndash; 6 October 1971) was a prominent English racehorse owner, and the grandfather of Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles. He was the son of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Baronet,… … Wikipedia
Sir Humphrey Davy — noun English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778 1829) • Syn: ↑Davy, ↑Humphrey Davy • Instance Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Sir Humphrey Gilbert — noun English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539 1583) • Syn: ↑Gilbert, ↑Humphrey Gilbert • Instance Hypernyms: ↑navigator … Useful english dictionary
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey — born с 1539 died September 1583, at sea near the Azores English soldier and navigator. The half brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, he proposed in his Discourse (1566) a voyage in search of the Northwest Passage. Queen Elizabeth I rejected the idea… … Universalium
Neville, Sir Humphrey — (c. 1439–1469) A cousin of Richard NEVILLE, earl of Warwick, and a leader of the Lancastrian branch of the NEVILLE FAMILY, Sir Humphrey Neville raised a rebellion in 1469 that forced Warwick to end his own uprising, release EDWARD IV from… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses
Gilbert,Sir Humphrey — Gilbert, Sir Humphrey. 1539? 1583. English navigator who urged exploration for the Northwest Passage, established in Newfoundland (1583) the first English colony in North America, and was lost at sea during a homeward voyage. * * * … Universalium
Humphrey Gilbert — Sir Humphrey Gilbert Sir Humphrey Gilbert, ca. 1583 Nacimiento … Wikipedia Español
