Groome, Francis Hindes (1851–1902), scholar of Gypsy life and writer, was born at the rectory of Monk Soham, Suffolk, on 30 August 1851, the second son of Robert Hindes Groome (1810–1889), archdeacon of Suffolk, and Mary Jackson, daughter of the rector of Swanage...
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Groome, Francis Hindes (1851–1902), scholar of Gypsy life and writer
David Patrick
revised by D. S. Kenrick
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Hoyland, John (1750–1831), writer on Gypsy culture
F. H. Groome
revised by Philip Carter
Hoyland, John (1750–1831), writer on Gypsy culture, is variously designated as 'of Sheffield, Yorkshire', and as 'formerly of York', although details of his parentage and upbringing are unknown, aside from his being a Quaker. It was, however, in the counties of ...
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Kenrick, Donald Simon (1929–2015), Romani scholar
Thomas Acton
Kenrick, Donald Simon (1929–2015), Romani scholar, was born on 6 June 1929 at Tudor House, Newington Green, London, the only child of Mack Emanuel Kenrick (1899–1994), furrier, and his first wife, Gertrude, née Levy (1903–1934). His parents, both Polish Jewish immigrants, had married in ...
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Sampson, John (1862–1931), librarian and Romani scholar
Oliver Elton
revised by Angus Fraser
Sampson, John (1862–1931), librarian and Romani scholar, was born on 25 February 1862 at Schull, co. Cork, the eldest son and third of the six children of James Sampson (1813–1871), a chemist and mining engineer of Cornish stock, and his wife, Sarah Anne Macdermott (1829–1907)...
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Yates, Dora Esther (1879–1974), bibliographer and Romani scholar
Antony Kamm
Yates, Dora Esther (1879–1974), bibliographer and Romani scholar, was born on 26 November 1879 in Liverpool, seventh of eight children of George Samuel Yates (1834–1887), importer of leaf tobacco, and his wife, Hannah Keyser (1840–1934). Having taught herself to read English and Hebrew before she was five, she attended ...
