Roper, William

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• Roper, William — (1496 1578)    Biographer, s. of a Kentish gentleman, m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Thomas More. He has a place in literature for his excellent and appreciative biography of his father in law. He was a member of various Parliaments between 1529 and… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• William Roper — von Hans Holbein, ca. 1536 Sir William Roper (* zwischen 1495 und 1498 in Kent; † 4. Januar 1578 in London), war ein englischer Rechtsgelehrter und Angehöriger des englischen Parlaments. Als Ehemann der gebildeten Mar …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• William Dell — (Bedfordshire, c. 1607 1669) was an English clergyman, Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from 1649 to 1660, and prominent radical Parliamentarian.LifeHe was an undergraduate at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking an M.A. in 1631 [… …   Wikipedia

• William Overgard — (Bill), 1926 1990, was an American cartoonist and writer with a diverse opus, including novels, screenplays, animation, and the comic strips Steve Roper and Mike Nomad and Rudy . For a picture, see his biography card at… …   Wikipedia

• Roper (surname) — Roper is a surname, and may refer to:People*Anthony Dean Roper (Tony), pickup race driver. His father Carrol Dean Roper was also a race driver. *Brent D. Roper, a conspiracy theorist. Husband of Shirley Phelps Roper, daughter of Reverend Fred… …   Wikipedia

• William Roper (disambiguation) — William Roper may refer to:*William Roper, son in law and biographer of St Thomas More *William Roper (football), coachee also* Bill Roper, a disambiguation page …   Wikipedia

• Roper v. Simmons — Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) est une décision de la Cour suprême des Etats Unis, qui juge anticonstitutionnelle l application de la peine de mort pour les personnes accusées d un crime ayant été commis avant 18 ans (âge qui précède… …   Wikipédia en Français

• William Roper — (1496 1578), biographer, son of a Kentish gentleman, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas More. He wrote a highly regarded biography of his father in law. [web cite|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13183a.htm|title=William… …   Wikipedia

• William Sanders (writer) — William Sanders (born April 28, 1942) is an American science fiction writer, primarily of short fiction, and is the senior editor of the online science fiction magazine Helix SF.Sanders has written several novels, including Journey to Fusang… …   Wikipedia

• William Henry Francis Petre, 11th Baron Petre — William Henry Francis, 11th Baron Petre (22 January, 1793 – 3 July, 1850) was the first Baron Petre to take his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act 1829.Family He was a son of Robert Edward Petre, 10th Baron… …   Wikipedia