Hearn, Patricio Lafcadio

Hearn, Patricio Lafcadio
(1850-1904)
   Greece. Author. Son of a Cypriot Romany mother and a British Romany father, he was one of the first writers to create modern-day journalistic style. He studied in the United States, where he met his wife, who was African American, and spent the end of his life living in Japan.

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  • Hearn, (Patricio) Lafcadio (Tessima Carlos) — Japanese Koizumi Yakumo born June 27, 1850, Levkás, Ionian Islands, Greece died Sept. 26, 1904, Ōkubo, Japan Irish U.S. Japanese writer, translator, and teacher. He immigrated to the U.S. at age 19 and worked as a reporter and translator, writing …   Universalium

  • Hearn, (Patricio) Lafcadio (Tessima Carlos) — japonés Koizumi Yakumo (27 jun. 1850, Leucas, islas Jónicas, Grecia 26 sep. 1904, Okubo, Japón). Escritor, traductor y académico irlandés, japonés y estadounidense. Emigró a EE.UU. a los 19 años de edad, donde trabajó como traductor y reportero,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Lafcadio Hearn — alias Koizumi Yakumo Koizumi Yakumo und seine Ehefrau …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lafcadio Hearn — Lafcadio Hearn, o Koizumi Yakumo. Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn (Santa Maura, isla de Leucada, mar Jónico, Grecia, 27 de junio de 1850 Tokio, 26 de septiembre de 1904) fue un periodista, traductor, orientalista y escritor grecoirlandés …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hearn — [hʉrn] Lafcadio [laf kad′ē ō] (born Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn; Jpn name Yakumo Koizumi) 1850 1904; U.S. writer, born in Greece: became a citizen of Japan (1890?) …   English World dictionary

  • Patrick Lafcadio Hearn — Lafcadio Hearn alias Koizumi Yakumo Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn (japanischer Name: 小泉 八雲, Koizumi Yakumo; * 27. Juli 1850 auf Lefkas, Griechenland; † 26. September 1904 in Tokio) war ein Schriftsteller irisch griechischer Abstammung,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lafcadio Hearn — Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (June 27, 1850 September 26, 1904), also known as nihongo|Koizumi Yakumo|小泉八雲 after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan. He is especially well known for his collections of… …   Wikipedia

  • Koizumi Yakumo — Lafcadio Hearn alias Koizumi Yakumo Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn (japanischer Name: 小泉 八雲, Koizumi Yakumo; * 27. Juli 1850 auf Lefkas, Griechenland; † 26. September 1904 in Tokio) war ein Schriftsteller irisch griechischer Abstammung,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carlos — /kahr lohs, leuhs/; Sp. /kahrdd laws/, n. 1. Don /don/; Sp. /dawn/, (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón), 1788 1855, pretender to the Spanish throne. 2. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos Casals Pablo Carlos Salvador… …   Universalium

  • Carlos — es un nombre propio masculino. Su femenino es Carla o Carolina. El nombre es de procedencia germana, y significa hombre libre . El nombre traducido a las lenguas escandinavas Karl significa hombre. Se trata de un nombre muy popular debido a su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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