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John Langdon-Davies. John Langdon-Davies ( Eshowe, Zululàndia ( Sud-àfrica ), 18 de març de 1897 – Shoreham, Kent ( Anglaterra ), 5 de desembre de 1971) fou periodista, corresponsal de guerra, escriptor i promotor cultural català. Va ser un dels primers corresponsals, que escrivia com a testimoni directe dels fets que veia i defensor d ...
Oct 17, 2018 · John Eric Langdon-Davies (18 March 1897 – 5 December 1971) was a British author and journalist. He was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Russo-Finnish war. As a result of his experiences in Spain, he founded the Foster Parents' Scheme for refugee children in Spain, now a huge international organisation called Plan. [1]
New Hampshire. John Langdon. Langdon, who stood out at the Convention despite his late arrival, was a politician and businessman who had enthusiastically backed the patriot cause during the War for Independence He also enjoyed long and fruitful careers in New Hampshire and national politics. Langdon was born in 1741 at or near Portsmouth, N.H.
John Langdon (June 26, 1741 – September 18, 1819) was an American politician and Founding Father from New Hampshire. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, signed the United States Constitution, and was one of the first two United States senators from New Hampshire. As a member of the Continental Congress, Langdon was an ...
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John Langdon Down: The Man and the Message. O Ward. John Langdon Down was the son of a village grocer. Born in Torpoint, Cornwall, in 1828, he was the 6th child of religious parents. He worked in the family business until he was 18 years old and he then qualified as a pharmacist before ultimately entering medical school at the London Hospital.
English journalist John Langdon-Davies with his wife and child. Whilst covering the Spanish Civil War, he founded PLAN International, to help the children of poverty-stricken or wartorn countries. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
