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Vavasseur
Vavasseur, a surname of French origin, once characterised a "vassal of a vassal", i.e., a sub-vassal - someone holding land not from the Crown directly but from a vassal of the Crown (cf. :fr:Vavasseur). Notable people with the surname include: *Didier Vavasseur (born 1961), French sprint canoer *François Vavasseur (1605–1681), French Jesuit humanist and controversialist *Henry Vavasseur, British entrepreneur who discovered how to make desiccated coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ... in 1888 * Josiah Vavasseur (1834–1908), English industrialist * Sophie Vavasseur (born 1992), Irish actress See also * Vavasseur mounting, for artillery and machine guns * Vavasour (other) ** Vavasour (surname) {{surname, Vavasseur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiah Vavasseur
Josiah Vavasseur (26 November 1834 – 13 November 1908) was an English industrialist who founded Vavasseur and Co. (also known as London Ordnance Works). In 1883 the company merged with W.G. Armstrong and Company, and Vavasseur became a director of the firm. Late in life he adopted Cecil Fisher, only son of Admiral John Fisher, and the Fisher family inherited his fortune, including Kilverstone Hall. Early career Vavasseur was born in Braintree, Essex, in 1834, and following school he spent six years as an apprentice to the engineering firm of James Horn and Company in Whitechapel. In 1857 he partnered with David Guthrie in establishing the Patent Dyewood and Drug Mills, at 17 New Park Street, Southwark. By 1860, he was in business as Josiah Vavasseur and Company, engineers of 8 Sumner Street, Southwark. He obtained a patent for improvements in cannon rifling and the firm bought a small iron works at 28 Gravel Lane, Southwark. In the same year Vavasseur became a member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Vavasseur
Sophie Vavasseur (born 10 May 1992) is an Irish actress best known for her award-nominated role as Evelyn Doyle in the Republic of Ireland, Irish film ''Evelyn (2002 film), Evelyn''. Career Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the fourth child of plumber Christopher Vavasseur, who died when she was 16, and Adrienne, Vavasseur has appeared in films and on stage, and has done a number of advertisements and voice-overs. She has acted in several films to date. The first was ''Evelyn (2002 film), Evelyn'', in which she played the title role, (the daughter of Pierce Brosnan's character). The second was ''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' where she played Angela "Angie" Ashford, the daughter of T-virus creator Charles Ashford. Film credits also include the IMAX film ''Country Music: The Spirit of America''. On stage she appeared in ''Come on Over (play), Come on Over'' by Conor McPherson at the Gate Theatre. In 2007, Vavasseur appeared in ''Becoming Jane'', a movie based on the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Vavasseur
François Vavasseur (''English: Francois Vavasseur''; 8 December 1605, at Paray-le-Monial – 16 December 1681 at Paris, France) was a French Jesuit humanist and polemicist. He entered the Society of Jesus, 25 October 1621, taught humanities and rhetoric for seven years, then positive theology and Scripture at Bourges, and later at Paris. His first work was a paraphrase of the ''Book of Job'' in Latin hexameters (1637), resumed and accompanied by a commentary in 1679. He published also ''Theurgicon'' (1644), on the miracles of Christ, "Elegiarum liber" (1656), "De ludicra dictione" (1656); took an active part in the Jansenistic controversy ("Cornelius Jansenius Iprensis suspectus", Paris, 1650), and defended himself against the charge of having written pamphlets concerning the Calaghan affair (De libello supposititio dissertatio, 1653). In this last writing he defined accurately the style of the Port Royal writers before the ''Provinciales'':, monotonous and burdened wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vavasseur Mounting
Vavasseur mountings were several mounting devices for artillery and machine guns. They were invented and patented by Josiah Vavasseur. The mountings were used in Barton's Point Battery in Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ..., England. Vavasseur pivot mountings were also used in naval artillery mounted on ships in the late 19th century. References Patents * * External links Machine guns Machine guns of the United States Weapon fixtures {{weapon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Vavasseur
Didier Vavasseur (born 7 February 1961) is a French Canoe racing, sprint canoeist. Career Vavasseur competed in the 1980s. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984. ReferencesSports-reference.com profile 1961 births Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vavasour (other) , a surname
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Vavasour is a term for a feudal vassal or tenant of a baron. Vavasour may also refer to: * Vavasour (surname), a list of people so named *Vavasour or Vavasor Powell (1617–1670), Welsh Nonconformist Puritan preacher, evangelist, church leader and writer * Baron Vavasour, an abeyant title in the Peerage of England * Vavasour baronets, three extinct titles in the Baronetage of England, one extinct and one extant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * Mount Vavasour, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada See also *Vavasseur Vavasseur, a surname of French origin, once characterised a "vassal of a vassal", i.e., a sub-vassal - someone holding land not from the Crown directly but from a vassal of the Crown (cf. :fr:Vavasseur). Notable people with the surname include: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vavasseur
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coconut
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. The name comes from the old Portuguese word '' coco'', meaning "head" or "skull", after the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics. The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses. The inner flesh of the mature seed, as well as the coconut milk extracted from it, form a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of clear liquid, called ''coconut water'' or ''coconut juice''. Mature, ripe coconut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
