- Hearn
- biographical name Lafcadio 1850-1904 Japanese Yakumo Koizumi American (Greek-born) writer in Japan
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Hearn — Hearn, Hearne, or Hearns can refer to the following:People* Francis Dayle Chick Hearn, American sportscaster * Jon Hearn Hearn, Canadian Director * David Davey Hearn, Whitewater Canoe Slalom Olympian World Champion * George Hearn, American actor… … Wikipedia
Hearn — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amber Hearn (* 1984), neuseeländische Fußballspielerin Anthony Hearn, australischer Mathematiker und theoretischer Physiker Barry Hearn (* 1949), englischer Sportpromoter und funktionär Chick Hearn… … Deutsch Wikipedia
HEARN (L.) — HEARN LAFCADIO (1850 1904) Né de mère grecque et de père irlandais, Lafcadio Hearn était prédestiné à une vie cosmopolite. D’une école jésuite du Yorkshire, il passa à une école française; en Amérique, il fut petit coursier et colporteur à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hearn — [hʉrn] Lafcadio [laf kad′ē ō] (born Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn; Jpn name Yakumo Koizumi) 1850 1904; U.S. writer, born in Greece: became a citizen of Japan (1890?) … English World dictionary
Hearn — Hearn, Lafcadio … Enciclopedia Universal
Hearn — [həːn], Lafcadio, amerikanischer Schriftsteller irisch griechischer Herkunft, * Leukas (Griechenland) 27. 6. 1850, ✝ Okubo (Japan) 26. 9. 1904; lebte ab 1869 als Journalist in den USA, wo er u. a. eine Sammlung von Sprichwörtern in… … Universal-Lexikon
Hearn — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Amber Hearn est une footballeuse néo zélandaise, née le 28 novembre 1984 à Waitakere (Nouvelle Zélande). Ann Hearn est une actrice… … Wikipédia en Français
Hearn — Recorded in many spellings as shown below, this very interesting surname is usually English, but may also be Irish, although the origins are the same. It is almost certainly for most nameholders topographical, and would have originally described… … Surnames reference
Hearn — n. family name; Lafcadio Hearn (1850 1904), Greek born USA author who moved to Japan in 1889 and thereafter became a Japanese citizen, pen name Koizumi Yakumo (best noted for his books about Japan) … English contemporary dictionary
hearn — dialect past of hear * * * /herrn/, n. Lafcadio /laf kad ee oh /, ( Koizumi Yakumo ), 1850 1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894. * * * hearn(e, hearon obs. ff. hern, her … Useful english dictionary
Hearn,Lafcadio — Hearn (hûrn), Lafcadio. Pen name Koizumi Yakumo. 1850 1904. Greek born American writer noted for his exotic stories and novels. He spent the last 15 years of his life in Japan, where he wrote twelve books, including Kokoro (1896). * * * … Universalium
