Higden, Rolf, Benedictinermönch in St. Werberg in der Grafschaft Chester, st. 1363 od. 1377; er schr. eine Chronik in 7 Büchern von der Schöpfung bis 1357, lat. übersetzt als Polychronicum von I. Trevisa, herausgegeben u. mit einem 8. Buch vermehrt von Caxton, 1482, 1642; zum Theil bei Galels Quindecim scriptores historiae brit., Oxf. 1691.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Higden — Higden, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 101 Housing Units (2000): 141 Land area (2000): 0.447421 sq. miles (1.158814 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000732 sq. miles (0.001895 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.448153 sq. miles (1.160709 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Higden, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 101 Housing Units (2000): 141 Land area (2000): 0.447421 sq. miles (1.158814 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000732 sq. miles (0.001895 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.448153 sq. miles (1.160709 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Higden — [ hɪgdən], Higdon, Ranulf, englischer Geschichtsschreiber, ✝ Chester 12. 3. 1364; Benediktiner in der Abtei Saint Werburgh, Chester; verfasste neben exegetischen, homiletischen und anderen theologischen Werken, durch das Vorbild des Vinzenz von … Universal-Lexikon
Higden (Arkansas) — Higden Pueblo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Higden, Ranulf — • Benedictine chronicler (d. 1364) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Higden, Ranulf — (Ralph Hikedon) (ca. 1285–1364) Ranulf Higden was a Benedictine monk of Saint Werburgh’s Abbey in Chester, who wrote several theological texts but is best known for his Historia polychronica, or Polychronicon a universal history in Latin prose … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Higden, Arkansas — Infobox Settlement official name = Higden, Arkansas settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Cleburne County and the state of Arkansas mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
Higden, Ranulf — ▪ British historian Higden also spelled Higdon born c. 1280, , western England died March 12, 1364, Chester, Cheshire English monk and chronicler remembered for his Polychronicon, a compilation of much of the knowledge of his age.… … Universalium
HIGDEN, RALPH — author of the Polychronicon ; was a Benedictine monk, who spent his long life in St. Werburgh s monastery, Chester; the work with which his name is associated is an account of the world down to the end of Edward III. s reign, but the chronicle … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Higden, Ranulf or Ralph — (d. 1364) Chronicler, is believed to have been b. in the West of England, took the monastic vow (Benedictine), at Chester in 1299, and seems to have travelled over the North of England. His fame rests on his Polychronicon, a universal history… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
