Pur·cell

(pûr′səl, pûr-sĕl′), Henry 1659-1695.

English composer and the leading musical figure of the baroque style in England.

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Purcell

(ˈpɜːsəl)

1. (Biography) Edward Mills. 1912–97, US physicist, noted for his work on the magnetic moments of atomic nuclei: shared the Nobel prize for physics (1952)

2. (Biography) Henry. ?1659–95, English composer, noted chiefly for his rhythmic and harmonic subtlety in setting words. His works include the opera Dido and Aeneas (1689), music for the theatrical pieces King Arthur (1691) and The Fairy Queen (1692), several choral odes, fantasias, sonatas, and church music

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Pur•cell

(pɜrˈsɛl for 1; ˈpɜr səl for 2 )

n.

1. Edward Mills, 1912–97, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1952.

2. Henry, 1659–95, English composer.

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Purcell - English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)

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"And pray bring with you the volume of Purcell that you took away," said Lucy.

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The first half of Purcell's book describes the emergence of the system of corporate diversity litigation in the 1870s and the growth of the system up to its peak around the turn of the century.

Litigation and Inequality: Federal Diversity Jurisdiction in Industrial America, 1870-1958

Actor and director Kevin Purcell will perform the piece at The Varsity on Sunday, March 10.

Kevin Purcell featured in 'Prairie Voices' at The Varsity

The recommendation stems from a complaint filed last year by the Office of Lawyer Regulation alleging that Edward Purcell had practiced law while his license was suspended for failing to report that he had completed continuing-legal-education courses and lied on the paperwork he had filed in order to get reinstated.

Referee: Private reprimand for Milwaukee attorney

In 1876, the fabled lawman Strother Purcell disappears into a winter storm in the mountains of British Columbia, while hunting down his outlawed half-brother.

The Death and Life of Strother Purcell

Catherine Purcell, 68, died while being eaten alive and lying in a "cesspit of her own faeces and bodily fluid" at the home she shared with her daughter in Kirkby,Liverpool.

Sisters' shocking WhatsApp messages while mum lay dying in faeces-strewn bed crawling with maggots; Catherine Purcell died after daughter's "extreme neglect" in Kirkby, Liverpool

John Purcell, 72, and Catherine Purcell junior, 35, denied and were cleared of the manslaughter of Catherine Purcell senior, 68.

House of Horrors: dad and daughter go free

Paramedics found Mrs Purcell's body at the home she shared with her daughter in Shacklady Road,Kirkby, on Sunday, July 24, 2016.

ECHO readers question why dad and daughter who let mum be eaten alive by maggots won't be going to jail; Hundreds of people were disgusted after John and Catherine Purcell walked free from court

Dean Purcell, 35, who is serving 12 months for physically abusing his ex, was made subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order at the request of detectives.

Cops to thug: Tell us if you get new lover; Order to protect 'future victims'

Born August 1, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MI, Purcell graduated from Hutchinson High School (Hutchinson, KS) in 1964.

IN MEMORIUM

Safety and security services provider Restrata has announced the appointment of Neil Purcell as the company's new head of consultancy.

UAE-based Restrata appoints new head of consultancy