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Éléonore De Raab
Eleonore von Raab, also known as Éléonore de Raab, (17551811) was an Austrian collector of minerals, whose collection was catalogued by Ignaz von Born in 1790. Personal life Von Raab was the daughter of Franz Anton von Raab (although Wilson ''Information about Von Raab is included in section 9, about the catalogue of her collection'' names her father as Bartholomeus Raab). She married the Spanish ambassador della Huerta, or Friedrich von Uberta and is sometimes referred to as "Frau von Uberta". Huber and Huber in their 2015 paper about her collection give her dates as "1755-1811, having written earlier (2009) that she "must have lived from about 1745 to about 1830", while Wilson gives her dates as "(1741–1793?)", and Schuh could only say "( 1790s)". She died in Valencia, Spain. Collection Von Raab built up a collection of about 2,500 specimens, with the assistance of Ignaz von Born. It included 41 specimens bought in 1791 and 1792 from the English collector Philip Rashleigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II. It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It declined below 600 by the 1970s, again rose to rank 32 in the 2010s. Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the US was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history. Common hypocorisms include Elle, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, Nella, Nellie, Nelly, and Nora. Origin The name derives from the Provençal name Aliénor, which became Eléonore in ''Langue d'oïl'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
