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Dombey '', a novel by Charles Dickens
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Dombey may refer to: * Dombey, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Wood County *Joseph Dombey, a French botanist See also *''Dombey and Son ''Dombey and Son'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dombey, West Virginia
Dombey was an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. The name is, perhaps derived from the novel ''Dombey and Son ''Dombey and Son'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventual ...'' by Charles Dickens. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Wood County, West Virginia {{WoodCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dombey
Joseph Dombey (Mâcon, France, 20 February 1742 – Montserrat, West Indies, May 1794) was a French botanist. He was involved in the "Dombey affair" which was precipitated by British seizure of a vessel his collections were on and diversion of the collections to the British Museum. Biography He ran away from home and acquired a thorough knowledge of botany in Montpellier, where in 1768 he graduated in medicine. In 1772 he went to Paris, where he became assistant to the botanist Bernard de Jussieu, and in 1776 was appointed by Turgot botanist of the Jardin des Plantes. A year later he was sent on an expedition to visit South America and collect such useful plants as could be cultivated in France. He arrived in Callao in January 1778, and soon gathered a large herbarium of the Peruvian flora, also accumulating much valuable information concerning the cinchona tree. In 1780 he sent a portion of his collection home, but the vessel containing them was captured by the British, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |