Theodore Martin
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_-_Sir_Theodore_Martin_(1816%E2%80%931909),_Lawyer_and_Writer_-_PG_955_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg) Sir Theodore Martin, 1816 - 1909. Lawyer and writer, by Reginald Cholmondeley | |
| Born | 16 September 1816 |
| Died | 18 August 1909 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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Sir Theodore Martin
Biography
Martin was born in
His first contribution to literature was the humorous
Martin's translations include
He is probably best known for his In 1851 he married Helena Faucit, a well-known actress, and author of studies on Shakespeare's Female Characters, whose Life he published in 1901. The couple lived for some time at Bryntysilio (The Hill of St. Tyssilio) which he bought in 1861, near Llangollen_-_Sir_Theodore_Martin_(1816%E2%80%931909),_Lawyer_and_Writer_-_PG_694_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg)
He died in 1909 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
References
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- ^ Martin, Theodore. King René's daughter: a Danish lyrical drama, W. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1850.
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). "Martin, Sir Theodore". A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Ward, A. W.; Basu, Sayoni. "Martin, Sir Theodore (1816–1909)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34906. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- Works by Theodore Martin at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Theodore Martin at Internet Archive
- Works by Theodore Martin at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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