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Druon Linaria
Druon may refer to: * ''Druon'' (wasp), a genus of cynipid wasps * Druon Antigoon, Flemish folkloric character * Loïc Druon, French footballer * Maurice Druon Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Life and career Born in Paris, France, Druon was the s ..., French novelist * Saint Drogo, also known as Saint Druon, Flemish saint {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druon (wasp)
''Druon'' is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gener .... The type species is '' Druon protagion''. Recognised species include: * '' Druon alexandri'' * '' Druon flocculentum'' * '' Druon fullawayi'' * '' Druon garciamartinonae'' * '' Druon gregori'' * '' Druon hansoni'' * '' Druon ignotum'' * '' Druon laceyi'' * '' Druon linaria'' * '' Druon pattoni'' * '' Druon protagion'' * '' Druon quercusflocci'' * '' Druon quercuslanigerum'' * '' Druon receptum'' * '' Druon rusticum'' * '' Druon serretae'' References Hymenoptera genera Cynipidae Gall-inducing insects Oak galls Taxa named by Alfred Kinsey {{Apocrita-stub Taxa described in 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druon Antigoon
Druon Antigoon or Druon Antigonus is a Flemish folkloric character. He was a mythical giant who lived in Antwerp. Guarding a bridge on the river Scheldt, he exacted a toll from those crossing the river. For those who refused, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river. Eventually, Antigoon was slain by a young Roman soldier named ''Brabo'', who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. According to folklore, and as celebrated by the statue in front of the town hall, this legend is the origin of the name ''Antwerp'': ''Antwerpen'', from Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... ''hand werpen''—akin to Old English ''hand'' and ''wearpan'' (= to throw), that has changed to today's ''warp''. It is alleged that the modern day 'Antwerp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loïc Druon
Loïc Druon (born 23 August 1971) is a French football manager and former player who played as a defender. Honours Châteauroux * Division 2: 1996–97 Lorient * Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...: 2001–02 * Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2001–02 Notes References 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Quimper Footballers from Brittany French footballers Association football defenders Brittany international footballers Quimper Kerfeunteun F.C. players Stade Briochin players LB Châteauroux players FC Lorient players Clermont Foot players US Concarneau players French Division 3 (1971–1993) players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Druon
Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Life and career Born in Paris, France, Druon was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrant Lazare Kessel (1899–1920) and was brought up at La Croix-Saint-Leufroy in Normandy and educated at the lycée Michelet de Vanves. His father committed suicide in 1920 and his mother remarried in 1926; Maurice subsequently took the name of his adoptive father, the lawyer René Druon (1874–1961). He was the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he translated the ''Chant des Partisans'', a French Resistance anthem of World War II, with music and words (in Russian) originally by Anna Marly. Druon was a member of the Resistance and came to London in 1943 to participate in the BBC's "Honneur et Patrie" programme. Druon began writing for literary journals at the age of 18. In September 1939, having be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
