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Durell may refer to: Persons * Birgitta Durell (1619–1683), Swedish industrialist * C. V. Durell (1882–1968), schoolmaster who wrote mathematical textbooks. * Daniel Meserve Durell (1769–1841), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire * Durell Peaden, a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 2nd District since 2001. * Durell Taylor, American football player * Edward Durell Stone (1902–1978), American modernist twentieth century architect. * Edward Henry Durell, the 25th mayor of New Orleans (1863). Other * Durell Software UK producer of Accounting software, previously well known for ZX Spectrum games. See also * Yvon Durelle * Durrell Durrell is a surname, and may refer to Members of the Durrell family * Gerald Durrell * Jacquie Durrell * Lawrence Durrell * Lawrence Samuel Durrell * Lee McGeorge Durrell * Louisa Dixie Durrell * Margaret Durrell * Leslie Durrell * Shame D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Durell
Brechtgien "Birgitta" Durell, née ''von Crakow'' or ''von Cracauw'' (1619 in Hoorn, the Netherlands – 1683 in Sweden) was a Swedish (originally Dutch) industrialist. She was the daughter of Carel van Cracauw, the Dutch envoy to Copenhagen, a rich heiress and related to rich bankers. In 1647, she married the rich Swedish merchant Magnus Durell, who had been ennobled not long before their wedding. She followed her spouse to Sweden and settled on his recently acquired country estate, Vallen Castle near Laholm. The family of her spouse had, two years before her wedding, been given a contract from the crown to provide the Swedish army with knitted socks, which had not yet been fulfilled. The contract formally belonged to her spouse, but as he was often absent and busy with his position as country governor and president of Göta Court, Birgitta Durell was given the responsibility to organize and manage this business. Birgitta Durell was described as initiative and thrifty. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Meserve Durell
Daniel Meserve Durell (July 20, 1769 – April 29, 1841) was an American attorney and Democratic-Republican politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Early life and career Durell was born in Lee in the Province of New Hampshire, the son of Nicholas and Abigail Durell. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1797, and began practicing law in Dover, New Hampshire Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,741 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in the New Hampshire Seacoast region and the fifth largest municipality in the state. It is the county se .... He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809. He served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durell Peaden
Durell Peaden Jr. (August 24, 1945 – June 23, 2015) was a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 2nd District since November 5, 2002. He left office at the end of November 2, 2010 due to term limits. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives's 5th district from November 8, 1994, through November 7, 2000. He switched from the Democratic party to the Republican party in June 1997. Peaden received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tulane University, his medical degree at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, and his law degree from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University. He and his wife had three sons: Durell III (Trey), Tyler, and Taylen. His sons are from his previous marriage to Sharon Peaden. He is currently married wife Nancy Peaden. Peaden was a sponsor of the 2005 Florida stand-your-ground law, which was subject to scrutiny in the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durell Taylor
Durell Taylor is a former American football player who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Denver Dynamite and Chicago Bruisers The Chicago Bruisers were a professional arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They were founded in 1987 as a charter member of the Arena Football League (AFL). They played their home games at Rosemont Horizon. History Founding (1987) .... References External linksJust Sports Stats Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American football wide receivers American football defensive backs Seattle Seahawks players Denver Dynamite (arena football) players Chicago Bruisers players National Football League replacement players {{Amfoot-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Durell Stone
Edward Durell Stone (March 9, 1902 – August 6, 1978) was an American architect known for the formal, highly decorative buildings he designed in the 1950s and 1960s. His works include the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India, The Keller Center at the University of Chicago, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Life and work Stone was born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he joined Sigma Nu Fraternity, Harvard and M.I.T., but did not earn a degree. In 1927 he won the Rotch Travelling Scholarship, which afforded him the opportunity to travel through Europe on a two-year stipend. Stone was impressed by the new architecture he observed in Europe, buildings designed in what would come to be known as the International Style. He returned to the United States in 1929 and took up residence in Manha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Henry Durell
Edward Henry Durell (July 14, 1810 – March 29, 1887) was the 25th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born on July 14, 1810, in the Governor Wentworth House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,Metcalf, Henry H. "Hon. Edward Henry Durell." The Granite Monthly New Hampshire Magazine: Devoted to Literature, History, and State Progress. 1888: 117–129. Print. Durell attended Phillips Exeter Academy, then graduated from Harvard University in 1831, and read law in 1834. He was fluent in German, French and Spanish."District Judge Edward Henry Durell." LAED US Courts. United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, n.d. Web. 4 April 2013. He entered private practice in Pittsburg, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana from 1835 to 1854. He was a member of the New Orleans City Council in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durell Software
Durell Software is a software developer based in Taunton, Somerset in the United Kingdom. The company is a provider of back office administration and accounting software to independent financial advisers, mortgage brokers, and general insurance brokers. Durell was formerly a successful video games developer. History Pre-1987 Durell was founded in 1983 by Robert White. Up to 1987, Durell developed 19 games for various 8-bit computers such as Oric-1, ZX Spectrum, C64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and Amstrad CPC. Their biggest hit was ''Harrier Attack'' that sold over 250,000 copies. Post-1987 Toward the end of 1987 Durell Software sold the rights to publish most of their existing games to Elite Systems and changed focus to developing financial services software for the IFA, insurance and mortgage broking industries. Currently over 1,000 advisers and brokers use Durell's software. In 2005 Mike Richardson, author of Durell's best selling titles for the ZX Spectrum, founded Durell Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Durelle
Yvon Durelle (October 14, 1929 – January 6, 2007), was a Canadian champion boxer. He was of Acadian descent. Early life From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in Baie-Ste-Anne, a small Acadian fishing village on Miramichi Bay on the Atlantic coast. Like many others of his generation, he left school at an early age to work on a fishing boat. In his spare time, Durelle liked to box and while still working in the fishery, he began prize fighting on weekends. Career Billed as ''The Fighting Fisherman'', Durelle began his professional career in 1948, boxing at various venues around the province of New Brunswick. By August 1950, Yvon showed only one defeat in twenty three starts, the lone blemish a loss by disqualification, to Billy Snowball. Over time he was gaining a reputation as a tough opponent with a hard punch. A large fan following in Chatham, one in Newcastle and as well in Fredericton resulted in a groundswell of popularity as his victories eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
