Abse
Encyclopedia
Abse is a Welsh
surname
, and may refer to:
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Dannie AbseDannie AbseDaniel Abse, better known as Dannie Abse , is a Welsh poet.-Early years:Abse was born in Cardiff, Wales to a Jewish family. He is the younger brother of politician and reformer Leo Abse and the eminent psychoanalyst, Wilfred Abse...
(born 1923), Welsh writer and physician - Joan AbseJoan AbseJoan Abse was an English art historian and the wife of poet Dannie Abse.Abse's books included:...
(1926-2005), English art historian - Leo AbseLeo AbseLeopold Abse was a Welsh lawyer, politician and gay rights campaigner. He was a Welsh Labour Member of Parliament for nearly 30 years, and was noted for promoting private member's bills to decriminalise male homosexual relations and liberalise the divorce laws...
(1917-2008), Welsh politician - Wilfred AbseWilfred AbseDavid Wilfred Abse was a Welsh psychiatrist.Abse was born in Cardiff, a brother of the poet Dannie Abse and the politician Leo Abse . An eminent psychoanalyst, Abse spent the greater part of his career in Charlottesville, Virginia where he was a professor of psychiatry at the University of...
(1914-2005), Welsh psychiatrist