Hargreaves

Hargreaves
biographical name James died 1778 English inventor

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  • Hargreaves — [här′grēvz, här′grāvz] James died 1778; Eng. inventor of the spinning jenny …   English World dictionary

  • Hargreaves — This surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places in Cheshire, Northamptonshire and Suffolk called Hargrave or Hargreave recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Haregrave and Haragraua respectively.… …   Surnames reference

  • Hargreaves — noun English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720 1778) • Syn: ↑James Hargreaves • Instance Hypernyms: ↑inventor, ↑discoverer, ↑artificer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hargreaves Parkinson — was Editor of The Financial Timesfrom 1945 until 1950 [”Thhe Financial Times:a centenary history”Kynaston,D: London, Viking,1988 ISBN 0670812951] . Born on 3 June 1896 he was educated at Blackpool Grammar School and King s College London. [“Who… …   Wikipedia

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  • Hargreaves, James — (baptized Jan. 8, 1720, Stanhill, Lancashire, Eng. died April 22, 1778, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) British inventor of the spinning jenny. A poor, uneducated spinner and weaver, he is said to have conceived the idea for the machine when he… …   Universalium

  • Hargreaves (crater) — lunar crater data latitude=2.2 N or S=S longitude=64.0 E or W=E diameter=16 km depth= Unknown colong=296 eponym=Frederick J. HargreavesHargreaves is a lunar crater that lies in the eastern part of the Moon, to the east of the Mare Fecunditatis.… …   Wikipedia

  • Hargreaves, Roger — ▪ British cartoonist born 1935, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 12, 1988, Kent county       British cartoonist who created whimsical characters best known in the popular “Mr. Men” series of books for children.       Hargreaves was a… …   Universalium

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