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• Langhorne, John — (1735 1779)    The younger son of the Rev. Joseph Langhorne of Winton in the parish of Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, he was private tutor to a family near Ripon. After a year at Clare Hall, Cambridge, he became a clergyman in London. During his… …   British and Irish poets

• Langhorne, John — ▪ English poet born , March 1735, Winton, Somerset, Eng. died April 1, 1779, Blagdon, Somerset       poet and English translator of the 1st century Greek biographer Plutarch; (Plutarch) his work anticipates that of George Crabbe in its… …   Universalium

• LANGHORNE, JOHN —    an English divine and poet, horn at Kirkby Stephen; was a prebend of Wells Cathedral; wrote a poem entitled Genius and Virtue, and executed with a brother a translation of Plutarch s Lives (1735 1779) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Langhorne, John — (1735 1779)    Poet, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Kirkby Stephen; having taken orders, he was for two years a curate in London, and from 1776 Rector of Blagdon, Somerset, and Prebendary of Wells. He is chiefly remembered as being the translator,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• John Langhorne — may refer to: * John Langhorne (poet), English poet and prebendary * John Langhorne (Giggleswick School), mathematical master at Giggleswick School * Reverend John Langhorne, master of Tonbridge School, headmaster of The King s School, Rochester… …   Wikipedia

• John Langhorne (poet) — John Langhorne (March 1735 ndash;1 April 1779), was an English poet and clergyman, best known for his work on translating Plutarch s Lives .BiographyThe younger son of Joseph (a clergyman) and Isabel, Langhorne was born at Winton near Kirkby… …   Wikipedia