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Encyclopedia > List of Cornish people

Note: This list includes people not only of Cornish ethnicity but those born or of long-term residence there. Image File history File links Flag_of_Cornwall. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... The Cornish are an ethnic group associated with Cornwall, located at the extreme South West of the United Kingdom where most of the Cornish currently live. ...

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Jenny Agutter from the film Logans Run. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Map sources for Taunton at grid reference ST2324 Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Keith Barron (born August 8, 1936) is a British actor, well-known from several roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day. ... Bristol (IPA: brĭstəl) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England. ... Rodney Bewes (born 27 November 1938 born in Bingley, West Yorkshire) is a British TV actor probably best known for playing the lovable Bob Ferris in the classic BBC sitcoms The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Bewes was RADA trained and got his break in the... Bingley is a townreally shit town in the City of Bradford Metropolitan Borough District, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea (minack in Cornish means a stony or rocky place). ... For other people named Samuel Foote, see Samuel Foote (disambiguation) Samuel Foote (January 27, 1720 – October 21, 1777), a Cornish dramatist and actor, was baptized at Truro on January 27, 1720. ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Stephen Frost (born December 28, 1955) is a British comedian perhaps most famous for his work in the 1980s with Mark Arden as part of the double act The Oblivion Boys on Saturday Live. ... Jan Harvey is a British actress, born in Penzance in 1947. ... Steve Mcfadden Stephen McFadden (born 20 March 1959 in Maida Vale, London) is a well-known British actor. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ... John Nettles is a British actor. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... Midsomer Murders is a hugely popular British television series about murders that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer. ... Thandie Newton in Mission Impossible II. Thandie Newton (born November 6, 1972) is a Zimbabwean-British actress. ... Susan Penhaligon in Doctor Who Susan Penhaligon was one of the most notable British television actresses of the 1970s, and continues to make stage and screen appearances today. ... Dudley Sutton (born April 6, 1933 in Surrey, England) is a British actor. ... Phillip Schofield (born 1 April 1962 in Oldham, England) first appeared on UK television presenting Childrens BBC on weekdays in the 80s and then Going Live! on Saturday mornings for many years. ... Miles Tredinnick singing with Magic Bus In a varied career in the entertainment industry Miles Tredinnick (born February 18, 1955) has been a rock singer, TV comedy scriptwriter, songwriter, playwright, novelist and tour guide. ...

Comedy

Cover of JeThRo video Go You Ahead Hmmm. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Rory McGrath (born March 3, 1956 in Cornwall) is a British comedian. ... This list is poorly defined, permanently incomplete, or has become unverifiable or an indiscriminate list or repository of loosely associated topics. ...

Music

Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin Aphex Twin (born Richard David James, August 18, 1971, Ireland) is a UK-based electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, IDM, acid, drum and bass (specifically drill n bass). ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... George Lloyd was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Benjamin Luxon (born March 24, 1937 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a retired Cornish baritone. ... In music, a baritone (from Greek βαρυτονος deeply, heavily sounding) is a male voice of intermediate pitch, between bass and tenor. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alan Opie (born 22 March 1945 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a Cornish baritone, primarily known as an opera singer. ... In music, a baritone (from Greek βαρυτονος deeply, heavily sounding) is a male voice of intermediate pitch, between bass and tenor. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Alexandra Rebecca Parks (born 26 July 1984, in Mount Hawke, Cornwall) is a British singer and songwriter. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are several well-known people named Roger Taylor, including: Two drummers in the rock world: Roger Meddows-Taylor, drummer for Queen and also a solo artist, born 1949 Roger Andrew Taylor, drummer for Duran Duran, born 1960 Other: Roger Taylor, author of epic fantasy Hawklan series Roger Taylor, a... Queen is a British rock band created by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon from the remains of Smile. ... Luke Francis Vibert (born January 26, 1973) is a Cornish recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronica. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Brenda Wootton (née Ellery) (1928 - 1994). ... A bard is a poet or singer, in religious or feudal contexts. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...

Fictional

Ichigo Mashimaro is a manga series by mangaka Barasui about the adventures of four elementary school girls and a high school student. ...

Models

Jean Shrimpton (b. ...

Historical figures of Cornish myth and legend

King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ... Situated on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, the village of Tintagel (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable; Cornish: Dintagell) and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... Camelford is a town in Cornwall, England. ... Corineus, or Corin, eponymous founder of Cornwall, was descended from the heroes of the Trojan War, and was one of the companions of Brutus of Britain, and is spoken of in Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. ... Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniæ (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) was written around 1136. ... Mark of Cornwall (Latin Marcus Cunomorus, Cornish Margh, Welsh March or Cynfawr) was a king of Kernyw (Cornwall) in the early 6th century AD. He is most famous as the uncle of Tristan and husband of Iseult, who engage in a secret affair behind his back. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Petrarch, who conceived the idea of a European Dark Age. From Cycle of Famous Men and Women, Andrea di Bartolo di Bargillac, c. ... Tristan and Iseult as depicted by Herbert Draper (1864 -1920). ... In the legendary tales of King Arthur, Gorlois was the Duke of Cornwall and married to the beautiful Ygerna (Igraine or Ygraine). ... // The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. ... The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England. ... Tristan and Iseult as depicted by Herbert Draper (1864 -1920). ... Iseult of Ireland as portrayed in the 2006 Tristan and Isolde (film) In the Arthurian Legend of Tristan and Iseult (alternatively Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isotta, etc. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical kingdom, duchy and French province, as well as one of the Celtic Nations . ... Saint Petroc (sometimes spelt Petrock, also Pedrog in Welsh and Perreux in French) (c. ... In several forms of the church of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... For the coastal town and a municipality in southwestern Slovenia please see Piran (Italian Pirano) Saint Piran or Perran is the patron saint of tin-miners. ... In several forms of the church of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ...

Important People in Cornish History

John Carter may refer to: John Carter, Tennessee statesman and Chairman of the Watauga Petition. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... John William Colenso (1814-1883), British bishop of Natal, was born at St Austell, Cornwall, on January 24 1814. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... KwaZulu-Natal, often referred to as KZN, is a province of South Africa. ... The Zulu (South African English and isiZulu: amaZulu) are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Born in Penzance, Cornwall on Nov 7th 1811 cousin of John William Colenso , initially trained as a printers apprentice eventually becoming a missionary, botantist and in his later years politician in New Zealand. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A poltical campaigner (or political activist) is someone (generally not a politician) involved in politicial campaigning, that is, lobbying the government and politicians on political issues (such as the environment) and encouraging other citizens to do the same. ... Selina Cooper (1864-1946) was a Suffragist and the first woman to represent the Independent Labour Party in 1901. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 however. ... The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ... John Passmore Edwards (1823-1911), Victorian philanthropist. ... A movement for social and political reform in the United Kingdom during the mid_19th century, Chartism gains its name from the Peoples Charter of 1838, which set out the main aims of the movement. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his/her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... Robert James Bob Fitzsimmons (May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) was a Cornish native and moved to New Zealand in his childhood. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... Thomas Flamank was a lawyer from Cornwall who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish Rebellion against taxes in 1497. ... The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a popular uprising in 1497 by the tin miners of Cornwall in the south west of Britain. ... Emily Hobhouse (April 9, 1860—June 8, 1926) was a British welfare campaigner who is primarily remembered for shedding light on the abhorent conditions inside the British concentration camps built during the Second Boer War. ... Marooning is the act of leaving someone behind intentionally in an uninhabited area. ... Henry Jenner ( 1848- 1934) was a Celtic scholar, Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival. ... The Cornish language (in Cornish: Kernowek, Kernewek, Curnoack) is one of the Brythonic group of Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Breton, the extinct Cumbric and perhaps the hypothetical Ivernic. ... John of Cornwall, in Latin Johannes Cornubiensis or Johannes de Sancto Germano was a Christian scholar and teacher, who was living in Paris about 1176. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Michael An Gof (also known as Michael Joseph; An Gof is Cornish for blacksmith) and Thomas Flamank (a Bodmin landowners son and London lawyer) led the Cornish Rebellion of 1497, in which rebels marched on London to protest at King Henry VIIs levying of a tax with which... Richard Lemon Lander Richard Lemon Lander (February 8, 1804 - February 6, 1834), English explorer of the African continent. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959) Born in Cardiff of Cornish parents. ... Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet (9 July 1751 or 1753 near Saltash, Cornwall - 1822) was a British politician and colonial administrator. ... Pears Cyclopaedia is a one volume encyclopaedia published in the United Kingdom. ... Dolly Pentreath (died December 1777) is considered by many to be the last native speaker of the Cornish language (that is, the last person who spoke only or predominantly Cornish). ... First language (native language, mother tongue) is the language a person learns first. ... Sir Jonathan Trelawney (March 24th 1650, Trelawny, Cornwall - July 19th 1721, Chelsea, Middlesex) was Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Winchester. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... James VII and II King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 6 February 1685. ... Samuel Wallis (c. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ...

Inventors and scientists

John Couch Adams (June 5, 1819 – January 21, 1892), was a British mathematician and astronomer. ... A planet is generally considered to be a relatively large mass of accreted matter in orbit around a star. ... Adjective Neptunian Atmospheric characteristics Surface pressure ≫100 MPa Hydrogen - H2 80% ±3. ... London watchmaker John Arnold (1736–99), was one of the true master clockmakers from what was unarguably England’s golden age of horology. ... A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... In an explosive device, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that causes it to function. ... William Cookworthy (11 April 1705 - 17 October 1780) was a chemist and Quaker from Kingsbridge, Devon. ... Kaolin Kaolinite (Aluminium Silicate Hydroxide) Kaolinite is a clay mineral with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Physician examining a child A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... Humphry Davy Sir Humphry Davy (December 17, 1778 - May 29, 1829), often incorrectly spelled Humphrey, was an Cornish chemist. ... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... Limelight is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. ... List of Cornish people Categories: People stubs | 1631 births | 1691 deaths | Natives of Cornwall ... Blood transfusion is the taking of blood or blood-based products from one individual and inserting them into the circulatory system of another. ... William Murdoch. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Richard Pearse For the film director, see Richard Pearce. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Early flight. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... Henry Trengrouse (March 18th, 1772 - Feb 14th, 1854) was born in Helston, Cornwall, was educated at the Grammar School, and lived there all of his life, working as a builder and cabinet-maker. ... Richard Trevithick. ... Great Western Railway No. ... William Pengelly (1812-1894) was a geologist and early archaeologist who was one of the first to contribute proof that the Biblical chronology of the earth calculated by Archbishop James Ussher was wrong. ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

Literary figures

Historians and scholars

A historian is a person who studies history. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... A. K. Hamilton Jenkin (1900-1980) was best known as a historian with a particular interest in Cornish mining, publishing The Cornish Miner, now a classic, in 1927. ... John Kitto (1804 - 1854), biblical scholar, son of a Cornish stonemason, was born at Plymouth. ... Biblical studies is the academic study of the Christian and Jewish Scriptures. ... Alfred Leslie Rowse, CH (December 4, 1903 – October 3, 1997), known professionally as A. L. Rowse and to his friends and family as Leslie, was a prolific British historian. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... There are different people named Charles Thomas: Charles Thomas (1729-1826), Secretary of the Continental Congress Charles Thomas (1790-1848), a governor of Delaware. ...

Linguists and writers in Cornish

The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ... The Cornish language (in Cornish: Kernowek, Kernewek, Curnoack) is one of the Brythonic group of Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Breton, the extinct Cumbric and perhaps the hypothetical Ivernic. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Richard Carew (1555 - 1620) was a Cornish translator and antiquary. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—the target text, also called the translation. ... An antiquarian is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. ... Dr Ken George is the Principal Lecturer in Ocean Science in the Institute of Marine Studies at the University of Plymouth. ... Henry Jenner ( 1848- 1934) was a Celtic scholar, Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival. ... Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959) Born in Cardiff of Cornish parents. ...

Literary-related

The Brontë sisters, painted by their brother, Branwell c. ... Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Silas Kitto Hocking Silas Kitto Hocking (March 24, 1850–September 15, 1935) was an English novelist and Methodist preacher. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (November 21, 1863 - May 12, 1944) was a British writer, who published under the pen name of Q. Born in Cornwall, he was educated at Newton Abbot College, at Clifton College, and Trinity College, Oxford and later became a lecturer there. ... Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. ...

Novelists

A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Sir William Gerald Golding (September 19, 1911 – June 19, 1993), British novelist, poet and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1983) // Early life Golding was born on September 19, 1911 at St Columb Minor, a village near Newquay, Cornwall, England. ... Winston Graham (June 30, 1908-July 10, 2003) was an English novelist, best known for the Poldark series of historical novels. ... Daphne du Maurier DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was one of the most successful Cornish novelists of all time. ... John le Carré is the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born October 19, 1931) in Poole, Dorset, England. ... Rosamunde Pilcher OBE (maiden name Scott, born 22 September 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall, United Kingdom) is a British novelist. ... Howard Spring (1889-1965) was a Welsh author. ... Donald Michael Thomas, known as D. M. Thomas (1935-), is an English novelist, poet, and translator. ... Mary Aline Mynors Farmar (June 24, 1912 - December 30, 2002), better known as Mary Wesley, was a British novelist. ... Colin Henry Wilson (born June 26, 1931) is a prolific British writer. ...

Poets

A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Whos Who as a poet and hack. He was born to a middle class family in Edwardian London. ... A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events. ... Charles Causley (August 24, 1917 – November 4, 2003) was a Cornish poet and writer. ... John Harris in an undated photo. ... John Harris may refer to: John Harris (critic) - is a music journalist. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ...

Military figures

Prince Rupert of the Rhine Cavaliers was the name used by Parliamentarians for the Royalist supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). ... William Bligh in 1814 Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS, RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... See Bounty for other uses of Bounty. The Bounty is a 1984 film with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, which itself was based on a historical event. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... HI A governor is also, a monkey who is smart and can fly like a penguin is a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services being the oldest of its three branches. ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Edward Boscawen (August 10, 1711 - January 10, 1761) was a British (Cornish) admiral. ...

Sportsmen/Sportswomen

  • Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion
  • Roger Hosen International rugby player
  • John Kendall-Carpenter International rugby player
  • Nigel Martyn footballer, Premiership and England goalkeeper
  • Jack Richards England cricketer
  • Vic Roberts International rugby player
  • Andy Reed International rugby player
  • Richard Sharp International rugby player
  • Brian 'Stack' Stevens International rugby and British Lions player
  • Joanna Thomas Professional Bodybuilder
  • Phil Vickery International rugby player and World Cup winner
  • Trevor Woodman International rugby player and World Cup winner

Anthony Penberthy- First Class Cricketer (Northamptonshire CCC) Charles Schreck - First Class Cricketer (Nottinghamshire CCC) Robert James Bob Fitzsimmons (May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) was a Cornish native and moved to New Zealand in his childhood. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... Anthony Nigel Martyn (born August 11, 1966 in St. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Clifton James Richards (born August 10, 1958, Penzance, Cornwall) is a former English cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1981 to 1988. ... Andrew John Reed (born 17 September 1964) is a British Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the Loughborough constituency. ... Richard Sharp (born 9 September 1938) is/was? a former England rugby union fly-half and captain. ... Joanna Thomas is a professional female bodybuilder, now living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ... Philip John Vickery MBE (born 14 March 1976) is an English rugby union footballer who plays prop for Wasps and England, and was part of the England side that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. ... He went to Liskeard School in Cornwall. ...


Painters and craftspeople

Henry Bone (1755 - 1834), Cornish enamel painter, was born at Truro. ... A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Bernard Howell Leach (1887–1979), a British studio potter. ... John Opie (May 1761 - April 6, 1807) was a Cornish historical and portrait painter. ... Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) (October 13, 1915 - September 1, 2003) was a British artist noted for his abstracts. ... Anthony Frost was born in St. ...

The Newlyn School

The Newlyn School is a term used to describe a colony of artists based in or near to Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, Cornwall, from the 1880s until the early 20th century. ... Stanhope Alexander Forbes R.A., (18 November 1857, Dublin - March 2, 1947 Newlyn, Cornwall), was an artist and member of the then influential Newlyn school of painters. ... Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood. ...

Newlyn Copper

Newlyn Copper a class of arts and crafts copperware originating in Newlyn in Cornwall. ... Obed Nicholls (1885 - 1962) was a famous Cornish artist in copper repousse in the art nouveau style of Newlyn in Cornwall. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... John Pearson was a famous master craftsman of the Newlyn School and Guild of Handicrafts. ... Herbert Dyer, (1898 - 1974), a famous coppersmith who worked in Mousehole, near Penzance, during the 1920s, influenced by the Newlyn School of craftsmen near Penzance, Cornwall. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Wilfred Tonkin, born 1898, was an apprentice at Newlyn Copperworks in Cornwall for twelve to eighteen months after leaving school. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The St. Ives School

Hepworths Family of Man, Bronze, 1970 at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10, 1903 – May 20, 1975), born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was one of the most important British artists of the 20th century. ... Ancient Greeks depiction of ideal form of the body is expressed through sculpture such as this one. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Ben Nicholson (April 10, 1894 - February 6, 1982), British abstract painter, was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Wallis (18 August 1855 - 29 August 1942) was an English fisherman and artist. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) was a painter of landscapes leaning heavily towards abstraction. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

Other contemporary Cornish figures

This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Witchcraft, in various historical, religious and mythical contexts, is the use of certain kinds of alleged supernatural or magical powers. ... // Geography and Communications St Buryan(Cornish: Eglosborrie) is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Cyril Rick Rescorla Cyril Richard Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – September 11, 2001), known as Rick Rescorla, was a Cornish-born American Vietnam War hero who died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Brenda Wootton (née Ellery) (1928 - 1994). ... A bard is a poet or singer, in religious or feudal contexts. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...

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Cornwall - definition of Cornwall in Encyclopedia (1343 words)
Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a ceremonial and administrative county of England, the part of Great Britain's south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar.
The publication of Henry Jenner's "Handbook of the Cornish Language" in 1904 caused a resurgence of interest in the Cornish language and efforts are being made to revive it.
This is a list of the main towns and cities in the county; for a complete list of settlements see list of places in Cornwall.
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