Beaumont,
Francis 1584-1616; Eng. dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher
city in SE Tex., on the Neches River: pop. 114,000
See Beaumont in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bōˈmŏntˌ)
A city of southeast Texas north-northeast of Houston. A ship canal links the city with the Gulf of Mexico. Population: 110,000.
(bōˈmŏntˌ, -mənt), Francis 1584-1616.
English poet and playwright. He wrote his major works, including The Maid's Tragedy (1611), The Coxcomb (1612), and The Knight of Malta (1619), with John Fletcher.
(bōˈmŏntˌ), William 1785-1853.
American surgeon whose Physiology of Digestion (1833) revolutionized the study of gastric digestion.