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Hugh Fraser (born 23 October 1945) [1] is an English actor, theatre director and author. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Hastings in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot opposite David Suchet as Hercule Poirot and for his role as the Duke of Wellington (replacing David Troughton) in the Sharpe television series.
The herbal was translated first into Hebrew, then also German, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Spanish. [ 1 ] A Middle English version of the poem was translated by John Lelamour, a schoolmaster from Hereford , in the fourteenth century.
The use of plants for medicinal purposes, and their descriptions, dates back two to three thousand years. [10] [11] The word herbal is derived from the mediaeval Latin liber herbalis ("book of herbs"): [2] it is sometimes used in contrast to the word florilegium, which is a treatise on flowers [12] with emphasis on their beauty and enjoyment rather than the herbal emphasis on their utility. [13]
Hugh Alexander Fraser (October 26, 1958 – June 17, 2020) was a Canadian jazz musician known for his work as a pianist, trombonist and composer. [ 1 ] Early life and education
Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander (15 January 1903 – 6 November 1966), was the grandson of Hugh Fraser I, and the father of Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet. He inherited his father's shop and built it into the large retail chain now known as House of Fraser .
One exception is The English Plant Names in The Grete Herball (1526) A contribution to the Historical Study of English Plant-Name Usage by Swedish author Mats Rydén. [27] It is a philological study focused on the herbal's English plant names, "...their frequency of use, provenance, typology, and synonymy (i.e. identity)...and changes in groups ...
Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander (1903–1966), British peer and former chairman of House of Fraser; Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat, Scottish peer; Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord Lovat (1494–1544), Scottish peer; Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat, Scottish peer; Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord Lovat (1591–1645), Scottish landowner. Hugh Fraser, 9th Lord Lovat ...
Hugh Fraser, Baronet of Allander may refer to: Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander (1903–1966), 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet (1936–1987), his son