| LC control no. | n 85053957 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hope, William, Sir |
| Variant(s) | H., W. (William Hope), Sir Hope, W. (William), Sir W. H. (William Hope), Sir |
| Associated country | Great Britain Scotland |
| Associated place | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Birth date | 1664 |
| Death date | 1729 |
| Field of activity | Authorship Fencing Swords |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Swordsmen Lieutenant governors |
| Found in | His The compleat horseman, 1717: t.p. (Sir William Hope) His The Scots fencing-master, 1687: t.p. (W.H., gent.) NUC pre-1956 (Hope, Sir William, fl. 1687-1725) Burke's Peerage (Sir William Hope, 5th Bt.) InU/Wing STC files (usage: W. Hope) Oxford Dict. Nat. Biog. online, 18 May 2009 (Sir William Hope, first baronet; swordsman and writer; born 1664, died 1729) A newer, shorter and easier method of fencing, [2013]: p. 11 (Sir William Hope, first baronet; born in 1664 and died in 1729; knighted by William III for his services to the Whig party in Scotland; appointed lieutenant-governor of Edinburgh Castle; known for having written prolifically on the art of fencing, particularly on the small-sword) |
| Associated language | eng |
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