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Campion may refer to: Biology * Campions, flowering plants in the genus ''Silene'' (carnation family, Caryophyllaceae), including: ** ''Silene acaulis'', moss campion ** ''Silene coronaria'' rose campion ** ''Silene dioica'', red campion ** ''Silene latifolia'', white campion ** '' Silene tomentosa'', Gibraltar campion ** ''Silene vulgaris'', bladder campion ** ''Silene stenophylla'', narrow-leafed campion ** '' Silene villosa,'' desert campion * '' Sideridis rivularis'', the campion, a moth of Europe and Asia * ''Campion'' (lacewing), a genus of mantidfly in subfamily Mantispinae of family Mantispidae Education *Campion College, Old Toongabbie, Australia *Campion College, Kingston, Jamaica * Campion College (Regina, Canada) *Campion College, Gisborne * Campion House College, Osterley, London *Campion Hall, Oxford * Campion School (other) (several) Fiction *Albert Campion, a fictional detective created by English author Margery Allingham *Campion Bond, a minor character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silene
''Silene'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Containing nearly 900 species, it is the largest genus in the family. Common names include campion and catchfly. Many ''Silene'' species are widely distributed, particularly in the northern hemisphere. Scientific history Members of this genus have been the subject of research by preeminent plant ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and geneticists, including Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, Carl Correns, Herbert G. Baker, and Janis Antonovics. Many ''Silene'' species continue to be widely used to study systems, particularly in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology.Bernasconi et al. 2009. Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution. Heredity. 103:5-14. PMI19367316/ref> The genus has been used as a model for understanding the genetics of sex determination for over a century. ''Silene'' species commonly contain a mixture of hermaphroditic and female (or male-sterile) individuals (gynodioecy), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion House
Campion House was a Roman catholic college run by the Society of Jesus in the Archdiocese of Westminster. It was situated in Osterley on the Thornbury Road, off the A4 road, in the London Borough of Hounslow. History Foundation It was originally a Victorian mansion called Thornbury House. In 1911, it came under the ownership of the Society of Jesus as a retreat house. It supplied weekend retreats in Ignatian spirituality for working men's sodalities and parish groups.The Story of Campion House from ''Independent Catholic News'', retrieved 21 March 2013 In 1915, Fr Edmund Lester SJ took over as director of the house. After the he saw a dramatic increase in the number of vocation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion (1989 TV Series)
''Campion'' is a British television mystery drama first broadcast on the BBC on 22 January 1989. Each of the eight stories featured across the two series, broadcast in 1989 and 1990 respectively, are adapted from the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. The series starred Peter Davison as Albert Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus Oates. Four novels were adapted for each series, each of which was originally broadcast as two separate hour-long episodes. Davison himself sang the title music for the first series; in the second series, it was replaced with an instrumental version. A Lagonda 16/80 featured extensively in the series. The car used in the series is now kept in Germany. The complete series was released on DVD on 12 May 2008, distributed by Acorn Media UK. Cast * Peter Davison as Albert Campion * Brian Glover as Magersfontein Lugg * Andrew Burt Andrew Thomas Hutchiso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion (surname)
Campion is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Campion (born 1952), American basketball player * Carlo Antonio Campioni (born Charles Antoine Campion; 1720–1788), Italian composer * Cassie Jackman (born 1972), English squash player, also known as Cassie Campion * Ed Campion (1915–2005), American basketball player * Édith Cresson (born Édith Campion; 1934), French politician *Edith Campion (actress), Edith Campion (1923—2007), New Zealand actress, writer and co-founder of the New Zealand Players * Saint Edmund Campion SJ (1540–1581), English Jesuit and Catholic martyr * Edmund Campion (historian) (born 1933), Australian priest and historian * Gerald Campion (1921–2002), English actor * Kevin Campion (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian rugby league player * Jane Campion (born 1954), New Zealand film director * John F. Campion (1848–1916), Irish-American mine owner, investor, and philanthropist * John Joseph Campion (1963–2020), Irish-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion, Colorado
Campion is an unincorporated community located in southeastern Larimer County, Colorado, United States.Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25. A former census-designated place (CDP), the population was 1,832 at the United States Census 2000. Etymology Campion was named for John F. Campion, a railroad official.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion Air Force Station
Campion Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-08) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Galena, Alaska. The Aircraft Control and Warning station was closed on 1 November 1983, and the site was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) Station. It remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region. History Campion Air Force Station (AFS) was a continental defense radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Soviet Union on Alaska. It was one of the ten original aircraft control and warning sites constructed during the early 1950s to establish a permanent air defense system in Alaska. The station was named in honor of Lieutenant Alan J. Campion, 449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Ladd AFB, who was killed on 26 November 1950 when the Lockheed F-94 Starfire interceptor he was flying crashed while attempting to land at nearby Galena AFB, Alaska. Construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion, Western Australia
Campion is an Ghost town, abandoned townsite in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, on the Koorda, Western Australia, Koorda–Bullfinch, Western Australia, Bullfinch Road. The closest locality is Chandler, Western Australia, Chandler and the closest main town is Mukinbudin. Campion was named after Sir William Campion (governor), William Campion, the Governor of Western Australia from 1924 to 1931. Nearby Lake Campion was also named in his honour. The town was established by former soldiers as part of a Soldier settlement (Australia), soldier settlement scheme. A school was built in 1925, and in 1927 a railway siding was constructed. The siding remained in operation until 1957. The Campion district was the site of the so-called "Great Emu War" of 1932. References Ghost Towns Starting With 'C' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Campion
Edmund Campion, SJ (25 January 15401 December 1581) was an English Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry in officially Anglican England, Campion was arrested by priest hunters. Convicted of high treason, he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Campion was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1886 and canonised in 1970 by Pope Paul VI as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast day is celebrated on 1 December. Early years and education (1540–1569) Born in London on 25 January 1540, Campion was the son of a bookseller in Paternoster Row, near St Paul's Cathedral. He received his early education at Christ's Hospital school and, at the age of 13, was chosen to make the complimentary speech when Queen Mary visited the city in August 1553.Chapman, John H"The Persecution under Elizabeth"''Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'', Old Series Vol. 9 (1881), pp. 30–34. Retrieved 31 January 2013. William Chester, a governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raised By Wolves (American TV Series)
''Raised by Wolves'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Aaron Guzikowski that premiered on HBO Max on September 3, 2020. The first two episodes were directed by Ridley Scott, who also serves as an executive producer for the show. The series was renewed for a second season shortly after its debut, and the second season premiered on February 3, 2022. The first season was met with generally positive reviews from critics, while the second season has received critical acclaim. In June 2022, the series was cancelled after two seasons. The series was removed from HBO Max in December 2022. On January 31, 2023, it was announced that the series will be released on The Roku Channel and Tubi. Premise ''Raised by Wolves'' centers on two androids, Father and Mother, tasked with raising human children on Kepler-22b after the Earth was destroyed by a great war. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Suns
''House of Suns'' is a 2008 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. Connections to previous works The novel is set in the same fictional setting as Reynolds' novella "Thousandth Night", which appears in the anthology '' One Million A.D.''. Reynolds has stated ohis blogthat the longer work "does not attempt slavish consistency" with "Thousandth Night". (A number of characters killed in the novella make an appearance in the novel.) The novel was shortlisted for the 2009 Arthur C. Clarke Award. Retrieved June 14, 2013. Setting Approximately six million years in the future, humanity has spread throughout the galaxy, which appears devoid of any ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion (Watership Down)
''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel follows the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home (the hill of Watership Down), encountering perils and temptations along the way. ''Watership Down'' was Richard Adams' debut novel. It was rejected by several publishers before Collings accepted the manuscript; the published book then won the annual Carnegie Medal (UK), annual Guardian Prize (UK), and other book awards. The novel was adapted into an animated feature film in 1978 and, from 1999 to 2001, an animated children's television series. In 2018, a drama of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campion Bond
This is a collection of the characters from ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', a comic book series created by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, and its spin-off ''Nemo''. Overview Character's name *Original source/author *Appearances or mention in the League universe *Brief biography/overview *Notes Abbreviations: *ASV: ''Allan and the Sundered Veil'' *NTA: ''The New Traveller's Almanac'' *BD: ''The Black Dossier'' *MIM: ''Minions of the Moon'' *NHI: ''Nemo: Heart of Ice'' *NRB: ''Nemo: The Roses of Berlin'' *NRG: ''Nemo: River of Ghosts'' *T: ''Tales of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' An italicised appearance is either a graphic novel or film appearance where the character is only mentioned in dialogue or otherwise referenced but not shown or a text story appearance where the character is mentioned either briefly or indirectly. A Alice * ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and ''Through the Looking-Glass'', Lewis Carroll * NTA * Mentioned in ''The New Travelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
