Durrell

Durrell
Dur|rell, Ger|ald
(1925-95) a British writer, broadcaster and ↑conservationist (=someone who works to protect rare plants and animals) , who set up his own ↑zoo on the island of Jersey, so that rare animals could be taken care of and eventually put back in their natural environment. His books include My Family and Other Animals. He was the brother of Lawrence Durrell.
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Durrell, Lawrence
(1912-90) a British writer of novels and poetry. His most famous work is a set of four novels called The Alexandria Quartet. He was the brother of Gerald Durrell.

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  • DURRELL (L.) — DURRELL LAWRENCE (1912 1990) Irlandais comme James Joyce, né aux Indes comme Rudyard Kipling, diplomate comme Saint John Perse, Lawrence Durrell est à la fois un romancier et un poète. C’est aussi un essayiste. Il abandonne ses études à dix sept… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Durrell — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), britischer Zoo Gründer und Schriftsteller Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), britischer Schriftsteller Siehe auch: Turell Die …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Durrell —   [ dʌrəl], Lawrence George, englischer Schriftsteller, * Darjeeling (Indien) 27. 2. 1912, ✝ Sommières (Département Gard, Frankreich) 7. 11. 1990; war als Presseattaché im diplomatischen Dienst in Ägypten, Zypern, Belgrad. In seinen Gedichten,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Durrell — Durrell, Lawrence …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Durrell — (Lawrence George) (1912 1990) auteur anglais du Quatuor d Alexandrie (Justine, 1957; Balthazar, 1958; Mountolive, 1958; Clea, 1960) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Durrell — (izg. dȁrel), Lawrence George (1912 1990) DEFINICIJA engleski pjesnik, plodni putopisac, esejist; autor satiričkih pripovjetki i desetak romana (najpoznatiji Aleksandrijski kvartet) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Durrell — [dʉr′əl, də rel′] Lawrence (George) 1912 90; Brit. writer …   English World dictionary

  • Durrell — For other uses, see Durrell (disambiguation). Durrell is a surname, and may refer to Members of the Durrell Family Gerald Durrell Jacquie Durrell Lawrence Durrell Lawrence Samuel Durrell Lee McGeorge Durrell Louisa Dixie Durrell Margaret Durrell… …   Wikipedia

  • Durrell —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Durell.  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Gerald Durrell (1925 1995), naturaliste, écrivain, et présentateur de télévision… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Durrell — noun English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912 1990) • Syn: ↑Lawrence Durrell, ↑Lawrence George Durrell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

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