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Dunn (other)
Dunn may refer to: Places in the United States * Dunn, Indiana, a ghost town * Dunn, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Dunn, North Carolina, a city * Dunn County, North Dakota, county * Dunn, Texas, an unincorporated community * Dunn County, Wisconsin, county * Dunn, Dane County, Wisconsin, town * Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin, town People *Dunn baronets, three baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *Dunn (bishop), an 8th-century English bishop *Dunn (surname), a surname Taxonomy There are 2 different instances where the last name Dunn is used to give the authority behind names of species: *Emmett Reid Dunn (1894–1956), U. S. zoologist, mostly in the names of snakes, frogs etc. in the Americas *Stephen Troyte Dunn (1868–1938), British botanist, mostly in the names of plants in China Other *Dunn Engineering, racecar makers *J. E. Dunn Construction Group, a construction company *Dunn Memorial Bridge in Albany, New York *Dunn's, a Canadian restaurant chain *Dun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn, Indiana
Dunn is an extinct town in Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Named for Capt. James Dunn, it stands about one and a half miles east of Dunnington. In the 1920s it had two general stores, a grain elevator and about half a dozen residences. The post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ... at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913. Geography Dunn is located at along Benton County Road 300 South, on the border of Parish Grove Township and Hickory Grove Township. A defunct and overgrown rail line runs north and south through the settlement. References External links * Former populated places in Benton County, Indiana Former populated places in Indiana {{US-ghost-town-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett Reid Dunn
Emmett Reid Dunn (November 21, 1894 in Alexandria, Virginia – February 13, 1956) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist noted for his work in Panama and for studies of salamanders in the Eastern United States. Biography He attended Haverford College as an undergraduate and received his PhD from Harvard University. After receiving his PhD, he taught at Smith College. He left Smith to study on a Guggenheim Fellowship, following which he became a professor of biology at Haverford College. He was also curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. He served as editor of ''Copeia'' from 1924 to 1929. Eponyms A number of reptiles were named in honor of Dunn, both species (binomials)species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo; species:Michael Watkins, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Dunn", pp. 77-78). and subspecies (trinomials), including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn Brothers (other)
Dunn Brothers may refer to: * Dunn Brothers (bounty hunters) The Dunn Brothers were a group of brothers from Pawnee, Oklahoma, who worked as Old West bounty hunters. They are best known for having killed George "Bittercreek" Newcomb and Charley Pierce, members of the Wild Bunch. The brothers - Bee, Calvin ..., Old West bounty hunters * Dunn Bros, an American coffeehouse franchise * Dunn Brothers (construction contractors), St. Louis, Missouri builders of the Wachter Motor Car Company Building {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dun (other)
A dun is an ancient or medieval fort. Dun or DUN may also refer to: Places * Dun, Angus, a civil parish in Scotland * Dun, Ariège, a commune in southern France * Dun, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Dun, Norway, a village in Trøndelag, Norway * Dùn, an island of St Kilda, Scotland * Dün, a range of hills in Thuringia, Germany *Dun or Doon Valley (Hindi: ) in the Sivalik hills of northern India * Dun Bhruichlinn, an Iron Age fort south of Esknish, Islay, Scotland. * Dun Borrafiach, an Iron Age broch on the island of Skye, Scotland * Dun Glacier * Dun Guaidhre, an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland * Dun Nosebridge, an Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Scotland * Dun Ringill, an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland * Dun Sar, a village in Gatab-e Shomali Rural District, Gatab District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran * Dun-le-Poëlier, a commune in central France *House of Dun, a Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepkor
Pepkor is a South African-based investment and holding company with business interests in Africa, Australia and Eastern Europe. It manages a portfolio of retail chains focused on the value market selling predominantly clothing, footwear and textiles. Its main operating subsidiaries are Pep and Ackermans in South Africa and Best & Less in Australia, all based on a high volume/lower margin business model. Formally known as Pep (store), PEP stores the company changed its name to Pepkor Limited in 1982 and PEP stores became a subsidiary company. In 2011 private equity company Brait bought a 24,6% stake in Pepkor for R4,18bn, valuing the company at about R17bn. Pepkor aims to expand its presence in the rest of Africa by opening 50 stores in Nigeria. In 2014 Christo Wiese sold Pepkor to Steinhoff International in exchange for about 20% of Steinhoff's issued shares. During the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, COVID-19 pandemic, Pepkor ceased to pay rents for its retail locations whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn's
Dunn's Famous Deli and Steakhouse is a chain of Jewish delis serving Montreal-style smoked meat, pastrami and cheesecake founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Myer Dunn. History Dunn, who immigrated to Canada in 1911, opened his first restaurant in 1927 on Avenue Papineau near Avenue du Mont-Royal. In 1948 he opened his first restaurant to be called "Dunn's Famous Delicatessen" at the corner of Avenue du Parc and Avenue du Mont-Royal. In 1955 he opened his flagship restaurant at 892 Saint Catherine Street West. The storefront windows were famous for the top-to-bottom stacks of large jars full of hot banana peppers. The deli was open 24 hours a day, unusual for restaurant in the downtown core. Beginning in the 1970s Dunn's Famous began to focus more on Montreal-style smoked meat, eventually stopping its promotion of Pastrami. The iconic Saint Catherine Street deli closed in 1998, but a new restaurant was opened in 2000 on Metcalfe Street, close to the old location, by Dunn's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn Memorial Bridge
The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York. Description Completed in 1969 to replace an earlier span bearing the same name, the highway bridge has a steel girder design. It is the southernmost toll-free road crossing of the Hudson. It is named for Parker F. Dunn, an Albany native who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War I. While traveling eastbound on the Dunn Memorial Bridge towards the City of Rensselaer, there is a noticeable stub where the road ends and traffic is "forced off" the bridge onto offramps for US Routes 9 and 20. The road was originally supposed to continue on as part of the canceled South Mall Expressway to Interstate 90 at present day Exit 8. Rensselaer's Riverfront Park is located under the eastern end of the bridge. Peregrine falcons have been observed nesting under the roadway sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn Engineering
The Dunn Engineering Special was a racecar entered in the Indianapolis 500 during the second half of the 1950s, when the race was part of the FIA World Championship. The cars were powered by the then-ubiquitous Offenhauser engine and were driven by Pat Flaherty, Al Keller Alvah August “Al” Keller (April 11, 1920 in Alexander, New York – November 19, 1961 in Phoenix, Arizona) was an American racecar driver. NASCAR Keller participated in the NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National series from 1949 to 1956 w ..., Chuck Weyant and Al Herman. Their best result was tenth in 1955. Formula One constructors (Indianapolis only) American racecar constructors Companies based in Indianapolis {{Motorsport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Troyte Dunn
Stephen Troyte Dunn (26 August 1868, Bristol - 18 April, 1938, Sheen, Surrey, England) was a British botanist. He described and systematized a significant number of plants around the world, his input most noticeable in the taxonomy of the flora of China. Among the plants he first scientifically described was ''Bauhinia blakeana'', the national flower of Hong Kong. Biography Born in Bristol in the family of Rev. James Dunn, of Northern Irish descent, S. T. Dunn was educated at Radley, and at Merton College, Oxford, where he earned his BA in classics. He was private secretary to liberal politician Thomas Acland in 1897, and the next year (as in 1898 Thomas Acland died) he first joined Kew as private secretary to the director, W. T. Thiselton-Dyer. He was then assistant for India in the herbarium from 1901 until his departure for Hong Kong in 1903. At Kew prior to this, he worked on compiling the second supplement of Index Kewensis that was issued in 1904-1905. While superinte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn (surname)
The surname ''Dunn'' has several different origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish surname ''Ó Duinn'', meaning "grandson of ''Donn''"; the Gaelic ''Donn'' was originally a byname, meaning "brown-haired" or "chieftain". Another origin of the surname ''Dunn'' is from the Middle English ''dunn'', meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for one with dark hair. Another origin is from a habitative name, derived from Dun in Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic '' dùn'', meaning "fort". Another origin is from the Gaelic ''donn'', meaning "brown"., which cited: , for the surname "Dunn". __NOTOC__ Notable people with the surname include A * Adam Dunn (born 1979), American ball * Alan Dunn (born 1961), American baseball player * Alan Dunn (cartoonist) (1900–1974), American cartoonist * Albert Dunn (1864–1937), British politician * Albert T. Dunn (1842–1916), Canadian politician *Alby Dunn (1941–2009), Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn, Missouri
Dunn is an unincorporated community in southwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee .... The community is located just south of U.S. Route 60, approximately four miles west of Cabool. History A variant name was "Impo". A post office called Impo was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1955. The present name is after the local Dunn family. The Postal Service rejected the proposed name of Dunn, so the post office became known as Impo (from Important), while the community retained the name Dunn. References Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{TexasCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunn (bishop)
__NOTOC__ Dunn was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. He was consecrated probably around 740. He died in 747.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 221 Citations References * External links * Bishops of Rochester 8th-century English bishops 747 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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