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Acton, Lord John — (1834–1902) John Emerich Edward Dalberg, first Lord Acton, was a historian and advocate of political liberty. Dalberg was born on January 10, 1834, in Naples. He assumed the Regius Chair of Modern History at Cambridge University in 1895 and… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
ACTON, LORD — a descendant of the former, who became a leader of the Liberal Catholics in England, M.P. for Carlow, and made a peer in 1869; a man of wide learning, and the projector of a universal history by experts in different departments of the field; b … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Lord Acton — Lord Acton. John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1er Barón de Acton (10 de enero de 1834, Nápoles, Reino de Nápoles 19 de junio de 1902, Tegernsee, Baviera, II Imperio Alemán) fue un historiador inglés … Wikipedia Español
Acton — may refer to:PlacesEngland* Acton, Cheshire * Acton, Dorset * Acton, Staffordshire * Acton, Shropshire * Acton, Worcestershire * Acton, Suffolk * Acton, London * Acton, NorthumberlandAlso:* Acton Beauchamp, Herefordshire * Acton Bridge, Cheshire… … Wikipedia
Lord Acton — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Pour les articles homonymes, voir Acton. Lord Acton John Emerich Edward Dalberg dit Lord Acto … Wikipédia en Français
Lord Acton — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton Baron Acton, Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 1895 1902, born at Naples, 10 January, 1834, Where his… … Catholic encyclopedia
Acton Hall — in Wrexham, Wales was the birthplace of George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC (May 15, 1645 ndash; April 18, 1689), better known as Judge Jefferies or The Hanging Judge , became notorious during the reign of King James II, rising to the… … Wikipedia
Acton Bridge — (formerly Acton in Delamere) is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. Located within the borough of Vale Royal on the River Weaver, it is near the Trent and Mersey Canal at approximately 53˚ 16’ N, 2˚ 36’ W.Acton Bridge is served by… … Wikipedia
Acton, Wrexham — Acton, or Acton Park as it is sometimes referred to, is a community in the Wrexham County Borough of Wales. It lies in the north eastern part of the Welsh market town of Wrexham Geography The residential area neighbours other villages such as… … Wikipedia
Acton — [ æktn], 1) John Emerich Edward Dalberg [ dælbəːg], 1. Baron Acton (seit 1869), britischer Historiker, * Neapel 10. 1. 1834, ✝ Tegernsee 19. 6. 1902, Enkel von 2); studierte u. a. in München bei I. Döllinger; seit 1859 als Liberaler im… … Universal-Lexikon
