Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper (born July 17, 1810 in London , † November 1889 in Albury , Surrey ) was an English author and poet .
Life
Martin Tupper came from a Huguenot family . He studied law and theology at Christ Church College, Oxford.
His main work is Proverbial Philosophy , a moral teaching written in blank verse .
Tupper is known not least because Karl Marx had entered his name in the category of "aversion" in the poetry album of his daughter in addition to violet powder.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marx: "Confessions" in the poetry album of his daughter Jenny, MEW 31, 597. (Online access) ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tupper, Martin Farquhar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English author and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1889 |
| Place of death | Albury , Surrey |