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Mrs. Jonathan Foster
Eliza Vere Foster (Cheltenham, 25 July 1802 – Bergamo, 4 October 1888) was an English author and literary translator from Italian, Spanish and German. Biography After studying classic and modern languages, and already a widow at 30, on 7 March 1832 in Chelwood Eliza married another widower, Jonathan Foster (Hilston, Hilston in Holderness, Yorkshire, 1782 – Paris, 1859), with whom she had a son who later worked as deputy commissioner of customs in British India until he suddenly died there in 1870.Troy J. BassettAuthor Information: Eliza Vere Foster ''At the Circulating Library '' Eliza Foster worked as translator for publisher Henry George Bohn, Bohn, most notably by translating and adding careful and abundant annotations to the first English-language translation (as "Mrs. Jonathan Foster") of the 5 volumes of Vasari's ''Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'' in 1850–1851. According to professor Patricia Rubin of New York University, "her tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grave Of Eliza Foster (Cimitero Di Bergamo)
A grave is a location where a cadaver, dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is burial, buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemetery, cemeteries. In some religions, it is believed that the body must be burned or cremated for the soul to survive; in others, the complete decomposition of the body is considered to be important for the rest of the soul (see Grief, bereavement). Description The formal use of a grave involves several steps with associated terminology. ;Grave cut The excavation that forms the grave. Excavations vary from a shallow scraping to removal of topsoil to a depth of or more where a vault or burial chamber is to be constructed. However, most modern graves in the United States are only deep as the Coffin, casket is placed into a concrete box (see Burial vault (enclosure), burial vault) to prevent a sinkhole, to en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
