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Haldane Crater AS16-M-0515
Haldane is a surname and a given name which may refer to: People * Clan Haldane, a Lowland Scottish clan Surname * A. R. B. Haldane (1900–1982), Scottish social historian and author * Andrew "Ack-Ack" Haldane (1917–1944), U.S. Marine, World War II hero * Andy Haldane (born 1967), English banking official * Aylmer Haldane (1862–1950), British Army general * Benjamin Haldane (1874–1941), Tsimshian professional photographer from Metlakatla, Alaska * Bert Haldane (1871–1937), British silent film director * Charlotte Haldane née Franken (1894–1969), British feminist writer; wife of J. B. S. Haldane * Daniel Rutherford Haldane (1824–1887), Scottish physician; son of James Haldane (second marriage) * Duncan Haldane (born 1951), British physicist, Princeton University professor and Nobel Prize laureate * Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862–1937), Scottish public figure, author, biographer, philosopher, suffragist, nursing administrator, social welfare worker and first fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
