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Durand may refer to: Places United States * Durand Township, Winnebago County, Illinois * Durand, Illinois, a village ** Durand High School (Illinois), a public high school * Durand, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Durand, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Durand, Michigan, a city * Durand Township, Minnesota * Durand, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Durand (town), Wisconsin ** Durand, Wisconsin, a city located within the town Other * Mont Durand, a mountain in Switzerland * Tvarožná, Kežmarok District (Hungarian: Duránd), Slovakia, a village and municipality * Durand Line, a poorly marked boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan * Durand Airfield, a World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea * Durand Stone, a basalt sculpture with cuneiform inscription in Bahrain People * Durand (surname) * Durand (given name) Other uses * Éditions Durand, French music publisher * Durand baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
Durand Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf .... As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,394 and it contained 1,035 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 100%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water. Demographics References External linksCity-data.com 1849 establishments in Illinois [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Line
The Durand Line ( ps, د ډیورنډ کرښه; ur, ), forms the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, a international land border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in South Asia. The western end runs to the border with Iran and the eastern end to the border with China. The Durand Line was established in 1893 as the international border between India and the Emirate of Afghanistan by Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Emir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve diplomatic relations and trade. The British considered Afghanistan to be an independent state at the time, although they controlled its foreign affairs and diplomatic relations. The single-page Agreement, dated 12 November 1893, contains seven short articles, including a commitment not to exercise interference beyond the Durand Line. A joint British-Afghan demarcation survey took place starting from 1894, covering some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Cup
The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation (AIFF), the tournament is the oldest existing club football tournament in Asia and the fifthThere are numerous claims in the list of oldest football competitions, which are grouped as per leagues, cups, regional cups, youth competitions etc. Here the competition is listed as per national cup competitions, following FA Cup (1871), Scottish Cup (1874), Welsh Cup (1877) and Irish Cup (1881). oldest national football competition in the world. The most successful teams are currently East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC, accounting for 32 cup victories over the years, with 16 wins each. Since the inception of Federation Cup, succeeded by Super Cup, it became merely an exhibition tournament with invitational participations, but from 2022–23 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Durand
Hospital Durand in 1945 Hospital Durand, officially named "El Hospital General de Agudos Carlos G. Durand'" is one of the public city hospitals in Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... It is located in a modern building, constructed in the 1970s near the Parque Centenario (in the Caballito neighborhood), and its address is Avenida DÃaz Vélez 5044.Perrone Néstor, Matusevich Marta, Pérez Hermes. Rol del Estado en Salud. Fundación Alianza para la República. FUNCER. Noviembre 1999. History This hospital owes its existence to the doctor Carlos Durand, a man of a tortuous life who in his will indicated that he donated all his capital for the construction of "a Hospital for Men". Dr. José Penna was in charge of choosing a terrain, and ended up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Baronets
The Durand Baronetcy, of Ruckley Grange in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 April 1892 for Edward Durand, British Resident in Nepal from 1888 to 1891. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Marion Durand and the elder brother of Sir Mortimer Durand, and he had served on the Afghan Boundary Commission from 1884 to 1886. Salisbury, Robert (2020). ''William Simpson and the Crisis in Central Asia, 1884-5''. The third Baronet was a Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. I ... in the Army. Durand baronets, of Ruckley Grange (1892) * Sir Edward Law Durand, 1st Baronet (1845–1920) *Sir Edward Percy Marion Durand, 2nd Baronet (1884–1955) *Sir Alan Algernon Marion Durand, 3rd Baronet (1893–1971) *The Rev. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éditions Durand
Éditions Durand are a music publishing company of French origin, among the most important in the field of classical music, which includes three previously independent publishers: * Éditions Durand — the oldest of the three companies — established in 1869 by Auguste Durand and Louis Schönewerk. * Éditions Salabert established in 1878 by Édouard Salabert * Éditions Eschig established in 1907 by Max Eschig. History The Éditions Durand, a family business from 1869 to 1982, had as successive directors from its foundation on December 30, 1869 to 2000: * Auguste Durand (1830-1909) from 1869 to his death in 1909, with the German Louis Schönewerk (1814-18???) as a partner from 1869 to 1891, during which period the company was called Éditions Durand-Schönewerk & Cie, before changing its corporate name on 19 November 1891 to Éditions A. Durand & Fils, when Auguste's son Jacques, became associated with the company * Jacques Durand (1865-1928) son of the former, from 1909 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand (given Name)
The given name Durand may refer to: * Durand de Bredons (died 1071), French Benedictine and bishop of Toulouse * Durand of Gloucester ( fl.1086), Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1086 * Durand of Huesca (died 1224), Catholic theologian * Durand or Durandus of Saint-Pourçain (1275–1332), French philosopher and theologian * Durand Rudy Macklin (born 1958), American retired basketball player * Durand Scott (born 1990), American basketball player * Durand Soraine Durand Soraine (born 11 September 1983) is an Indian-born Canadian cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his senior debut for Canada in the ICC Americas Championship One Day International against ... (born 1983), Indian-born Canadian cricket player * Durand Durand, a character in '' Barbarella'' * Durand Echeverria (1913–2001), American historian * Durand W. Springer (1866–1943), American football coach and accountant See also * Durand (other) {{giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand (surname)
Durand, du Rand or du Randt is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include: * André Durand (born 1947), Canadian painter * Angèle Durand (1925–2001), Belgian singer and actress * Anthony Durand (1956–2009), American potter * Alain Durand (born 1967), French footballer * Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886), American painter * Auguste Durand (1830–1909), French organist, publisher, and composer * Bernice Durand (born 1942), American physicist * Christophe Durand (born 1973), French table tennis player * Claude Durand (1938–2015), French publisher, translator, and writer * Cora Durand (1902–1998), American potter * David Durand (1680–1763), Huguenot French and English minister and historian * Dimitri Durand (born 1982), French footballer * Earl Durand (1913–1939), American outlaw * Edmé-Antoine Durand (1768–1835), French diplomat and art collector * Elias Durand (1794–1873), American pharmacist and botanist * Elias Judah Durand (1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Stone
The Durand Stone is an artifact in Bahrain dating back to the Kassite period (1600 BC — 1155 BC). Named after Captain Edward Law Durand who had first identified it, the stone is a 25–30 cm wide and 70–80 cm long black basalt sculpture possibly in the shape of a prow of a boat or an animal's tongue, with a cuneiform inscription. Contents The inscription, in Old Babylonian cuneiform script, was translated by Henry Rawlinson to read: "The palace of Rimum, servant of (the god) Inzak, (and) man of (the tribe of) Agarum". Inzak, son of Enki, was a principal god of Bahrain, and the Durand Stone provides archaeological evidence for identifying these islands as 'the abode of the blessed' of Dilmun referred to by Sumerian literature. History Originally housed in the "holy of holies" of the Madrasseh-i Daood mosque (now destroyed) in Bilad Al Qadeem, it was spotted in 1878 by Captain Edward Law Durand (first-assistant resident to the Persian Gulf Residency), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Airfield
Durand Airfield (also known as 17-Mile Drome) is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located from Port Moresby, to the north of the Waigani swamp. The airfield was known as '17 Mile' or sometimes 'Waigani'. Waigani swamp is located at the end of the airfield. Pilots feared crashing into during bad take offs or landings under the belief there were crocodiles in it. On November 10, 1942 it was officially renamed "Durand Airfield" to honor of MIA P-39 pilot Edward D. Durand missing on a mission against Lae. History Durand Airfield consisted of a single main runway, running roughly NW-SE, being constructed by the 808th Airborne Engineers, and completed in August 1942. The runway was separate from the dispersal and camp areas, where revetments were carved into hillsides and taxiways elevated for drainage. Gun pits built of 55 gallon drums for anti-aircraft were built on the surroundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvarožná, Kežmarok District
Tvarožná ( hu, Duránd, german: Durelsdorf) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268 when it was settled by Germans. In 1271 it got town rights. The German population was expelled in 1945. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 676 metres and covers an area of 9.276 km² . It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 630 people. External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Kežmarok District {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand, Illinois
Durand is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census, up from 1,081 in 2000. History Its township's beginnings initiated originally in a no longer existing settlement called Elton, an area South of Durand and including parts of the Pecatonica and Rock Run townships and settled in 1835 by Nelson Salisbury, Harvey Lower, and Scott Robb. They and nine other families settled the Southwest portion of modern Durand, Pecatonica, and Rock Run area. Durand gave birth to Illinois' first tax-supported volunteer fire department. Since its settlement, Durand has been prone to devastating fires. Durand's early flourishings were closely linked to the development of the Racine-Mississippi Railroad later absorbed into Western Union. The line reached Durand in 1857, en route to Freeport, paving the shift from the Elton community into modern Durand and deriving its name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
