LACon
Lacon can refer to: ;People: * Demetrius Lacon (late 2nd century BC), Greek philosopher * Lacon family, a Sardinian dynasty * Lacon baronets, of the English baronetcy * William Lacon (ca. 1540–1609), English politician * Roland Lacon (ca. 1537–1608), English politician * Edmund Lacon (1807–1888), English politician * Lacon D. Stockton, judge in Iowa, USA in 1856–1860 * Oliver Lacon, a character in spy novels of John le Carré ;Places: * Lacon, Alabama * Lacon, Illinois * Lacon Township, Marshall County, Illinois ;Other: * ''Lacon'' (beetle), a click beetle Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, s ... genus * L.A.con (other), four World Science Fiction Conventions held in Anaheim, California, United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Demetrius Lacon
Demetrius Lacon or Demetrius of Laconia ( el, Δημήτριος; fl. late 2nd century BC) was an Epicurean philosopher, and a disciple of Protarchus. He was an older contemporary of Zeno of Sidon and a teacher of Philodemus. Sextus Empiricus quotes part of a commentary by Demetrius on Epicurus, where Demetrius interprets Epicurus' statement that "time is an accident of accidents." Papyrus scrolls containing portions of the works of Demetrius were discovered at the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum Herculaneum (; Neapolitan and it, Ercolano) was an ancient town, located in the modern-day ''comune'' of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Like the nea .... The major works partially preserved are: *''Quaestiones convivales'' (PHerc. 1006) *''On the Puzzles of Polyaenus'' (PHerc. 1083, 1258, 1429, 1642, 1647, 1822) *''On Geometry'' (PHerc. 1061) *''On Poems'' (PHerc. 188, 1014) *two untitled ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacon Family
Lacon can refer to: ;People: * Demetrius Lacon (late 2nd century BC), Greek philosopher * Lacon family, a Sardinian dynasty * Lacon baronets, of the English baronetcy * William Lacon (ca. 1540–1609), English politician * Roland Lacon (ca. 1537–1608), English politician * Edmund Lacon (1807–1888), English politician * Lacon D. Stockton, judge in Iowa, USA in 1856–1860 * Oliver Lacon, a character in spy novels of John le Carré ;Places: * Lacon, Alabama * Lacon, Illinois * Lacon Township, Marshall County, Illinois ;Other: * ''Lacon'' (beetle), a click beetle Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spr ... genus * L.A.con (other), four World Science Fiction Conventions held in Anaheim, California, United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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History Of Sardinia
Archaeological evidence of prehistoric human settlement on the island of Sardinia is present in the form of nuraghes and other prehistoric monuments, which dot the land. The recorded history of Sardinia begins with its contacts with the various people who sought to dominate western Mediterranean trade in Classical Antiquity: Phoenicians, Punics and Romans. Initially under the political and economic alliance with the Phoenician cities, it was partly conquered by Carthage in the late 6th century BC and then entirely by Rome after the First Punic War (238 BC). The island was included for centuries in the Roman province of Sardinia and Corsica, which would be incorporated into the diocese of ''Italia suburbicaria'' in 3rd and 4th centuries. In the Early Middle Ages, through the European barbarian movements, the waning of the Byzantine Empire influence in the western Mediterranean and the Saracen raids, the island fell out of the sphere of influence of any higher government; this led ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacon Baronets
The Lacon Baronetcy, of Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 December 1818 for Edmund Lacon. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Norfolk. The third Baronet sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth and Norfolk North. The family seat has been Ormesby House in Ormesby St Michael. Lacon baronets, of Great Yarmouth (1818) *Sir Edmund Lacon, Kt., 1st Baronet (died 1826) *Sir Edmund Knowles Lacon, 2nd Baronet (1780–1839) * Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon, 3rd Baronet (1807–1888) *Sir Edmund Broughton Knowles Lacon, 4th Baronet (1842–1899) *Sir Edmund Beecroft Heathcote Lacon, 5th Baronet (1878–1911) *Sir George Haworth Ussher Lacon, DSO, 6th Baronet (1881–1950) *Sir George Vere Francis Lacon, 7th Baronet (1909–1980) * Sir Edmund Vere Lacon, 8th Baronet (1936–2014) * Sir (Edmund) Richard Vere Lacon, 9th Baronet (born 1967) The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Luke Edmund Laco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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William Lacon
William Lacon (ca. 1540 – before 1609), of Willey, Shropshire, was an English politician. Lacon was a Member of Parliament for Much Wenlock Much Wenlock is a market town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford. The civil parish includes the villag ... in 1571 and 1597. References 1540 births Year of death missing Politicians from Shropshire English MPs 1571 English MPs 1597–1598 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roland Lacon
Roland Lacon (ca. 1537 – 3 November 1608), of Willey and Kinlet, Shropshire, was an English politician during the reign of Elizabeth I. Lacon was a Member of Parliament for Much Wenlock Much Wenlock is a market town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford. The civil parish includes the villag ... in 1559. References 1537 births 1608 deaths Politicians from Shropshire English MPs 1559 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edmund Lacon
Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon, 3rd Baronet (14 August 1807 – 2 December 1888) was an English businessman and liberal Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1852 and 1885. Early life Lacon was the son of Sir Edmund Knowles Lacon, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Eliza Beecroft, daughter of Thomas Beecroft of Saxthorpe Hall. He was educated at Eton College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In 1839 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father.''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953. Business career Lacon became a brewer and banker at Great Yarmouth. He was one of the original shareholders in the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway in 1842 which was Norfolk's first railway. He was later a director of the Yarmouth & Haddiscoe Railway and the East Suffolk Railway. He was also Chairman of the Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway which later became part of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. Military career He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacon D
Lacon can refer to: ;People: * Demetrius Lacon (late 2nd century BC), Greek philosopher * Lacon family, a Sardinian dynasty * Lacon baronets, of the English baronetcy * William Lacon (ca. 1540–1609), English politician * Roland Lacon (ca. 1537–1608), English politician * Edmund Lacon (1807–1888), English politician * Lacon D. Stockton, judge in Iowa, USA in 1856–1860 * Oliver Lacon, a character in spy novels of John le Carré ;Places: * Lacon, Alabama * Lacon, Illinois * Lacon Township, Marshall County, Illinois ;Other: * ''Lacon'' (beetle), a click beetle Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spr ... genus * L.A.con (other), four World Science Fiction Conventions held in Anaheim, California, United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oliver Lacon
Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, in the novels of Agatha Christie * Oliver (Disney character) * Oliver Fish, a gay police officer on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Oliver Hampton, in the American television series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Oliver Jones (''The Bold and the Beautiful''), on the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Oliver Lightload, in the movie ''Cars'' * Oliver Oken, from ''Hannah Montana'' * Oliver (paladin), a paladin featured in the Matter of France * Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow * Oliver (Thomas and Friends character), a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise * Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of ''The O.C.'' * Oliver Twist (character) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Le Carré
David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British and Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. " neof the greatest novelists of the postwar era", during the 1950s and 1960s he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). He is considered to have been a "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer". Le Carré's third novel, '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' (1963), became an international best-seller, was adapted as an award-winning film and remains one of his best-known works. This success allowed him to leave MI6 to become a full-time author. His novels which have been adapted for film or television include ''The Looking Glass War'' (1965), ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (1974), ''Smiley's People'' (1979), '' The Little Drummer Girl'' (1983), ''The Night Manager'' (1993), ''The Tailor of P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacon, Alabama
Lacon , also known as Cedar Crossing, is a ghost town in extreme southern Morgan County, Alabama, Morgan County, Alabama, United States. Lacon was named after Lacon, Illinois. Built at the northern foot of Burleson Mountain, alongside the railroad track there, a spring and good clay enabled a substantial brickyard. The Lacon brickyard made bricks with a distinctive mark, "LACON", imprinted on the large sides of the bricks. After the brickyard closed and a new highway bypassed the town, the village practically disappeared with services being assumed by the nearby town of Falkville, Alabama, Falkville. The Lacon site was reborn by the 1970s as a large weekend flea market, Lacon Trade Day. Exit 318 of Interstate 65 is the "Lacon" exit and is less than one mile south of the old town site and present day flea market. A "lagoon" alongside U.S. Highway 31 and Trade Day is said to be a legacy of digging clay for the brick factory. A post office operated under the name Lacon from 1891 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacon, Illinois
Lacon is a city in, and the county seat of, Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,937 at the 2010 census, down from 1,979 in 2000. History Lacon was named after Laconia, a region of Greece. Lacon was established in 1831. It was the site of the lynching of F. W. Stewart in 1898. Geography Image:Lacon Illinois September 2018.jpg, Lacon in September 2018 Image:Lacon Bridge-1.JPG, The bridge across the Illinois River at Lacon, technically a continuous truss bridge Lacon is located at . It is situated on the east shoreline of the Illinois River. According to the 2010 census, Lacon has a total area of , of which (or 97.5%) is land and (or 2.5%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 797 households, and 540 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 852 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |