Au·brey

(ô′brē), John 1626-1697.

English antiquarian and writer whose Brief Lives, published posthumously, contains character sketches of notable thinkers and writers of 17th-century England.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

References in periodicals archive

"His Army Bible has a reference to another son Aubrey John who was born on 2nd March 1908 and died at just seven months old.

New dad buried alive when crater fell in... In another in our series on World War One soldiers from Birmingham, JUSTINE HALIFAX recalls the bravery of a rifleman who left his trade as a toolmaker to fight, and suffered an horrendous death

Both brother and sister were instilled with a great respect for military valour by their father Christopher Aubrey John, who was a major in the Royal Signals in World War II.

Businesswoman reaches for the skies in record bid for fighter ace's medals; PS395,000 PRICE PAID IN MEMORY OF BROTHER WHO DIED AT 47

The bidder before me said, 'This is getting very expensive.' "And I wanted to shout out, 'Well stop bidding.'" Both brother and sister were instilled with a great respect for military valour by their father Christopher Aubrey John, who was a World War II major in the Royal Signals.

'I bought Cat's Eyes medals in memory of my brother' Sister pays record-breaking PS395,000 for medals of a wartime air ace who was so admired by estate agent

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.