Homer Lea

Homer Lea
n. (1876-1912) United States soldier and author of a few books of geopolitics

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Homer Lea — (November 17, 1876 November 1, 1912), was an American an author of works on geopolitics, and became military advisory and general in the army of Sun Yat sen.Early lifeBorn in Denver, Colorado to Alfred E. (b.1845) and Hersa A. (1846 1879; née… …   Wikipedia

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  • Lea — lɪː n. female first name; family name; first wife of Jacob (Biblical); Homer Lea (1876 1912), United States soldier and author …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Lea, Homer — ▪ American soldier and author born Nov. 17, 1876, Denver, Colo., U.S. died Nov. 1, 1912, Ocean Park, Calif.       U.S. soldier and author whose knowledge of Japanese affairs enabled him, 30 years before World War II, to predict a U.S. Japanese… …   Universalium

  • Lea — /lee/ for 1; /lee euh/ for 2, n. 1. Homer, 1876 1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911 12 to Sun Yat sen in China. 2. a female given name, form of Leah or Lee. * * * …   Universalium

  • Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr. — Infobox Mayor | Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr. order = 17th Mayor of El Paso term start = 1915 term end = 1917 predecessor = Charles E. Kelley successor = Charles Davis birth date = birth date and age|1877|10|29 birth place = Independence, Missouri… …   Wikipedia

  • Tom Lea — can refer to * Thomas C. Lea, Jr., Mayor of El Paso, Texas, for the (1915 1917) term, father of Tom Lea, and first cousin of Homer Lea (a general in Sun Yat Sen s army). * Tom Lea (Thomas C. Lea, III; 1906 2001; son of Thomas C. Lea, Jr.),… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Homer Haskins — (* 21. Dezember 1870 in Meadville (Pennsylvania); † 14. Mai 1937 in Cambridge (Massachusetts)) war ein amerikanischer Mediävist und Präsidentenberater. Charles Homer Haskins Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Charles Homer Haskins — Charles H. Haskins Charles Homer Haskins (1870 1937) was an American historian of the Middle Ages, and advisor to US President Woodrow Wilson. He is considered to be America s first medieval historian. Contents 1 Biography …   Wikipedia

  • Sun Yat-sen — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun. Generalissimo Sun Yat sen 孫文 / 孫逸仙 Provisional President of the Republic of China In office …   Wikipedia

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