P. C. Wren

P. C. Wren was a British writer, novelist and soldier (1875–1941). He was born at Deptford and died at Gloucestershire.

Also recorded as Percival Christopher Wren.

P. C. Wren in brief

Born
1875
Died
1941
Known for
writer, novelist and soldier
Place of birth
Deptford
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Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1830 to 1926.

Beau Geste. Beau Sabreur. Wren & Martin. Beau Ideal. The Wages of Virtue. Beggars' Horses. Fear. Presentiments. Physiology, hygiene and first aid / by J. Rutter Williamson, H. E. H. Pratt and P. C. Wren., dated 1926, held by Wellcome Collection. A general plan of the layout of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with a scale and north point. Coloured lithograph, 1858, after P. C. Hardwick., dated 1858, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Christopher Wren / by Lena Milman., dated 1908, held by Wellcome Collection. A general plan of the layout of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with a scale and a key to wash houses and drying grounds. Coloured lithograph, after 1843, after P. C. Hardwick., held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Christopher Wren : scientist, scholar and architect / by Sir Lawrence Weaver., dated 1923, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Christopher Wren. Mixed method engraving by W.C. Edwards, 1830, after Sir G. Kneller., dated 1830, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 31 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus). Winter Wren; Wren. Troglodyte mignon., The Birds of Africa. Sir Christopher Wren, The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren. Wren and the Churches, The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren. Miller, Melissa Wren, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Sir Christopher Wren : By Hooke and by Hawksmoor, The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Beau Sabreur (1966) — Internet Archive. The WOrld & India (1914) — Internet Archive. Good Gestes: Stories of Beau Geste, His Brothers, and Certain of Their Comrades in the French Foreign Legion (2010) — Internet Archive. Cupid in Africa (1945) — Internet Archive. Beau Geste (1994) — Internet Archive. Longamansa Shastriya Vacanapatta Male (1924) — Internet Archive. BEAU SABREUR (sequel to Beau Geste) (1953) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1875P. C. Wren born at Deptford.
  2. 1914The WOrld & India digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1924Longamansa Shastriya Vacanapatta Male digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1941P. C. Wren died at Gloucestershire.
  5. 1945Cupid in Africa digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1953BEAU SABREUR (sequel to Beau Geste) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1961Beau sabreur digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1966Beau Sabreur digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Miller, Melissa Wren, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Sir Christopher Wren : By Hooke and by Hawksmoor, The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Sir Christopher Wren, The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus). Winter Wren; Wren. Troglodyte mignon., The Birds of Africa

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Wren and the Churches, The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 8 digitised items catalogued under P. C. Wren as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 31 works naming P. C. Wren.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2070199: P. C. Wren

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “P. C. Wren”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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