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Harcourt Arms
Harcourt may refer to: People *Harcourt (surname) * Harcourt (given name) Places Canada *Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick * Harcourt, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community * Harcourt, Ontario, a village *Harcourt, Newfoundland and Labrador, a former village France *Harcourt, Eure, a ''commune'' **Arboretum d'Harcourt, one of the oldest arboretums in the country Hong Kong * Harcourt Garden, Hong Kong, a small urban park * Harcourt House (Hong Kong), a commercial building *Harcourt Road, Hong Kong South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands *Harcourt Island **Cape Harcourt United Kingdom * Harcourt, Cornwall, a coastal settlement *Harcourt Hill, a hill and community in Oxfordshire *Harcourt Arboretum, owned and run by the University of Oxford *Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire *Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire * Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire *Wigston Harcourt, a suburb of Wigston, Leicestershire Elsewhere * Harcourt, Victoria, Australia, a town *Harcourt, Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt (surname)
Harcourt is a surname, and may refer to: *Alfred Harcourt (1881–1954), American publisher *Alison Harcourt, Australian mathematician *Augustus George Vernon Harcourt (1834–1919), English chemist * Bernard Harcourt, American researcher on crime and punishment * Cecil Harcourt (1892–1959), British naval commander * Cecil Harcourt Smith (1859–1944), British archaeologist and museum director * Charles Harcourt (1838–1880), British actor * Charlie Harcourt, songwriter and guitarist, particularly active in the 1970s; associated with Jackson Heights, Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys and Lindisfarne. * Ed Harcourt (born 1977), English singer-songwriter * Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757–1847), English clergyman * Edward William Vernon Harcourt (1825–1891), English naturalist * Geoffrey Harcourt (1931–2021), Australian economist *George Harcourt (1785–1861), British politician * Georgiana Harcourt (1807–1886), British translator *Henry Harcourt (1873–1933), Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Harcourt
Newton Harcourt is a village in the English county of Leicestershire and lies 7 miles south-east of the city of Leicester on the northern ridge of the River Sence valley. Since 1936 it has been part of the civil parish of Wistow. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 256. Administratively, Newton Harcourt forms part of the civil parish of Wistow (where its population was included) and of the district of Harborough. Geography The village is situated on the northern ridge of the River Sence valley. The whole village is situated on Oadby Member Till that is underpinned by two Lower Jurassic bedrock geology Formations; Blue Lias mudstone (55-120 million years old) to the western half of the village, and Charmouth Mudstone (105-180 million years old) to the eastern half. The superficial deposits of the Oadby Member Till give way to Thrussington Member Till as you head south down into the Sence valley beyond St Luke's Church. Newton Harcourt is divided from its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt House, London
Harcourt House was a palatial residence built in about 1722 by Thomas Archer on Cavendish Square. The main structure was largely demolished in 1906 leaving only the southern wing on the corner with Margaret Street, now Flanders House. The southern wing of the building survives today as 1A Cavendish Square. The palladian residence Archer designed was the centre-piece of the west side of Cavendish Square, London for nearly two centuries. Archer's building was built for Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley, but was renamed to Harcourt House after it was bought by Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt. The house was significantly altered by his grandson Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt. It was later the residence of William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, Lord of the Manor of Marylebone, and John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane. The house was empty till 1906 when the centre and north of the house was demolished to make way for a development of luxury flats, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt House, Edmonton
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre is one of four artist-run centres in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The centre delivers a host of services to both artists and the community, and acts as an alternative site for the presentation, distribution and promotion of contemporary art. Harcourt House Artist Run Centre is an artist-run, charitable organization that promotes contemporary visual art to interested individuals and organizations by providing education, exhibitions and resources. The Centre includes two public gallery spaces; and as the single largest community of visual artists in Edmonton, it offers 42 low-rent studios for local practicing artists and other non-profit arts related organizations. A unique area of programming to Harcourt House is the Art Enrichment program that serves over 25 local low income and special needs organizations with low/no cost art education classes. History The WECAN Society (Where Edmonton Community Artist Network) was incorporated in 1987 after f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collège D'Harcourt
In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18. Pupils are prepared for the ''baccalauréat'' (; baccalaureate, colloquially known as ''bac'', previously ''bachot''), which can lead to higher education studies or directly to professional life. There are three main types of ''baccalauréat'': the ''baccalauréat général'', ''baccalauréat technologique'' and ''baccalauréat professionnel''. School year The school year starts in early September and ends in early July. Metropolitan French school holidays are scheduled by the Ministry of Education by dividing the country into three zones (A, B, and C) to prevent overcrowding by family holidaymakers of tourist destinations, such as the Mediterranean coast and ski resorts. Lyon, for example, is in zone A, Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Harcourt
The House of Harcourt is a Norman family, and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" (Olonde branch), "Gesta verbis praevenient" (Beuvron branch), and "Le bon temps viendra ... de France" (English branch). In 1280 they established the Collège d'Harcourt in Paris, now the Lycée Saint-Louis at 44 boulevard Saint-Michel. Origins When in 911, the Viking chief Rollo was given the territories that would make up Normandy through the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, he distributed domains to his main supporters among those who had accompanied him on his expeditions against the English and the Neustrians. Considerable lands (notably the seigneurie of Harcourt, near Brionne) were granted to Bernard the Dane as a reward for his exploits, and from him they descended upon the lords (seigneurs) of Harcourt. French and English branches The Harcourt family has been perpetuated up until the present day in a French branch and an Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Harcourt
Viscount Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt in the County of Oxford, was a title created twice for members of the Harcourt family, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain for Lord Chancellor Simon Harcourt, who was created Baron Harcourt in 1711, Viscount Harcourt in 1721, and Earl Harcourt and Viscount Nuneham in 1749. For more information on these titles, which all became extinct in 1830, see Earl Harcourt. The viscountcy was revived in 1917 in favour of Lewis Vernon Harcourt, also created Baron Nuneham, of Nuneham Courtenay in the County of Oxford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Harcourt was the son of Sir William Vernon Harcourt, son of William Vernon Harcourt, son of the Honourable and Right Reverend Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, son of George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon, by his third wife, Martha Harcourt, daughter of Simon Harcourt, son of Simon Harcourt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Harcourt
Studio Harcourt is a photography studio founded in 1933 by Cosette Harcourt at 11, rue Christophe-Colomb in Paris. In 1934, she joined forces with the Lacroix brothers, press bosses and Robert Ricci, son of Nina Ricci to found the Harcourt studio. It is known in particular for its black-and-white photographs of movie stars and celebrities, but having one's photo taken at Harcourt a few times during one's life was once considered standard by the French upper middle class.''Götter, gut ausgeleuchtet'' in '''' on 4 April 2010 The studio is currently located at 6, rue de Lota in the 16th arrondisment of Paris. History Harcourt Studio P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt (publisher)
Harcourt () was an American publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. The company was last based in San Diego, California, with editorial/sales/marketing/rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida, and was known at different stages in its history as Harcourt Brace, & Co. and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. From 1919 to 1982, it was based in New York City. Houghton Mifflin acquired Harcourt in 2007. It incorporated the Harcourt name to form Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. As of 2012, all Harcourt books that have been re-released are under the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt name. The Harcourt Children's Books division left the name intact on all of its books under that name as part of HMH. In 2007 the U.S. Schools Education and Trade Publishing parts of Harcourt Education were sold by Reed Elsevier to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group. Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International were acquired by Pearson, the internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Vernon Harcourt
Mount Vernon Harcourt, also unofficially known as Mount Harcourt, is a conical stratovolcano, that rises over 1,535 meters, making up part of the Hallett Peninsula extending into the Ross Sea about south of Mount Erebus, along with three overlapping shield volcanoes. The mountain was discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross and named by him for the Reverend William Vernon Harcourt, one of the founders of the British Association. Mount Vernon Harcourt is part of the Hallett Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group. Two dates have been obtained from the volcano's rock, roughly 5.5 and 6.6 million years in age. These samples are alkalic Alkalinity (from ar, القلوي, al-qaly, lit=ashes of the saltwort) is the capacity of water to resist acidification. It should not be confused with basicity, which is an absolute measurement on the pH scale. Alkalinity is the strength of ... in composition. See also * List of volcanoes in Antarctica References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt Park
Harcourt Park is a nonprofit cottaging corporation in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada established in by the Sumcot Development Corporation. Geography Harcourt Park is located in Harcourt Township near the small community of the same name ( Harcourt, Ontario) in the north of Haliburton County, with the Town of Bancroft being the closest nearby community with a population exceeding 1,000. The park is approximately northeast of Toronto, and approximately west of Ottawa. It has of land, 18 lakes, and 600 surveyed properties that are individually leased in favour of private ownership. Ownership Ownership of property within the park is titled to Harcourt Park Inc., and is subject to private lease, granting a membership in the corporation, a single vote, and the eligibility to become a member on the volunteer Board of Directors in charge of managing the corporation's business. Annual lease fees are used to provide services within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harcourt, Iowa
Harcourt is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 264 at the time of the 2020 census. History Harcourt was platted in 1881. It was named for William Vernon Harcourt, a British statesman. A post office has been in operation in Harcourt since 1882. Geography Harcourt is located at (42.262056, -94.176589). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 303 people, 131 households, and 85 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 131 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
