Patrick Hamilton

Patrick Hamilton is the name of:

  • Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil (died 1520), Scottish nobleman
  • Patrick Hamilton (martyr) (1504–1528), Scottish Protestant reformer and son of the above
  • Patrick Hamilton (poet) (1575–1658), Church of Scotland minister and poet
  • Patrick Hamilton (writer) (1904–1962), novelist and playwright

Famous quotes containing the words patrick and/or hamilton:

    “There is absolutely no evidence—developmental or otherwise—to support separating twins in school as a general policy. . . . The best policy seems to be no policy at all, which means that each year, you and your children need to decide what will work best for you.”
    —Pamela Patrick Novotny (20th century)

    “The anthropologists are busy, indeed, and ready to transport us back into the savage forest where all human things ... have their beginnings; but the seed never explains the flower.”
    —Edith Hamilton (1867–1963)