Laurence Oliphant

Laurence Oliphant
n. (1829-1888) British author, journalist and mystic who was born in Capetown in South Africa

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  • Laurence Oliphant — (* 3. August 1829 in Kapstadt, heute zu Südafrika; † 23. Dezember 1888 in Twickenham, heute Stadtteil von London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) war ein britischer Reiseschriftsteller, Diplomat und Okkultist. Im Steampunk Roman The Difference… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Laurence Oliphant — (1829 1888) est un politicien et journaliste anglais, nommé Juste parmi les Nations, qui fut un fidèle adepte du Retour vers Sion. Il naît au Cap en Afrique du Sud en 1829. Il prône le retour vers Sion et la réinstallation des Juifs dans la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Laurence Oliphant (Jacobite) — Laurence Oliphant (1691–1767) was a Jacobite army officer[1] who belonged to a branch settled at Findo Gask in Perthshire, Scotland. He took part in the rising of 1715, and both he and his son Laurence (died 1792) were actively concerned in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Laurence Oliphant (1691–1767) — Laurence Oliphant (1691 1767) was a Jacobite army officercite web |url= http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020710/ |title= Laurence Oliphant of Gask|accessdate=2007 03 09 |work= Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|publisher=Oxford University… …   Wikipedia

  • Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888) — See also Laurence Oliphant (1691 1767). Laurence Oliphant (1829, Cape Town December 23, 1888, Twickenham), was a British author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic. Best known for his 1870 satirical novel Piccadilly, he spent a… …   Wikipedia

  • OLIPHANT, LAURENCE° — (1829–1888), English writer and traveler, Christian mystic, and active supporter of the return of the Jewish people to Ereẓ Israel. Born of a Scotch family in the Cape of Good Hope, Oliphant traveled in many countries and wrote impressive travel… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Oliphant — Contents 1 People 2 In literature 3 Geography 3.1 R …   Wikipedia

  • Oliphant, Laurence — ▪ British writer born 1829, Cape Town died Dec. 23, 1888, Twickenham, Middlesex, Eng.  British author, traveller, and mystic, a controversial figure whose quest to establish a Jewish state in Palestine “fulfilling prophecy and bringing on the end …   Universalium

  • Oliphant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Oliphant », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Oliphant peut désigner : Oliphant  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 9, 1978 Decided …   Wikipedia

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