Leopold may refer to:
People
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Leopold (given name)
Leopold is the modern form of the Germanic name ''Luitbald'', composed of two stems, common to Germanic names. The first part is related to Old High German '' liut'' meaning "people", the second part '' bald'' or ''balt'' is of Germanic origin a ...
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Leopold (surname)
Leopold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* A. Fredric Leopold (1919–2008), American lawyer and politician
* Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), American author and scientist
* Chris Leopold (born 1968), Louisiana politician
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
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Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons''
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Leopold Bloom
Leopold Bloom is the fictional protagonist and hero of James Joyce's 1922 novel '' Ulysses''. His peregrinations and encounters in Dublin on 16 June 1904 mirror, on a more mundane and intimate scale, those of Ulysses/ Odysseus in Homer's epic ...
, the protagonist of James Joyce's ''Ulysses''
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Leopold "Leo" Fitz, a character on the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''
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Leopold "Butters" Stotch, a character on the television series ''South Park''
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General Leopold von Flockenstuffen
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois (Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whi ...
, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!''
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Leopold the Cat
''Leopold the Cat'' (russian: Кот Леопольд, ''Kot Leopold'') is a Soviet/ Russian animated short film series about a good-natured and prudent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. Throughout the series, he has ...
, Russian cartoon character
Other arts, entertainment, and media
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Leopold (prize) Leopold is a biennial German media prize for music for children, subtitled "Gute Musik für Kinder" (Good music for children).
The price was initiated in 1997 by the (VDM, association of German music schools), supported by the Federal Ministry of ...
, a biennial German prize for music for children
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Kate & Leopold
''Kate & Leopold'' is a 2001 American romantic-comedy fantasy film that tells a story of a physicist by the name of Stuart (Liev Schreiber), who accidentally pulls his great‑great‑grandfather, Leopold (Hugh Jackman), through a time portal fr ...
'', 2001 romantic comedy film
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King Leopold's Ghost
''King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa'' (1998) is a best-selling popular history book by Adam Hochschild that explores the exploitation of the Congo Free State by King Leopold II of Belgium between 1885 ...
'', popular history book by Adam Hochschild
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King Leopold's Soliloquy
''King Leopold's Soliloquy'' is a 1905 pamphlet by American author Mark Twain. Its subject is King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State. A work of political satire harshly condemnatory of his actions, it ostensibly recounts a fictional mo ...
", 1905 pamphlet by Mark Twain.
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Leopold the Cat
''Leopold the Cat'' (russian: Кот Леопольд, ''Kot Leopold'') is a Soviet/ Russian animated short film series about a good-natured and prudent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. Throughout the series, he has ...
'', television series
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Léopold Nord & Vous
Léopold Nord & Vous, then Les Chéris, is a Belgian band founded in 1983. In France, it can be considered as a one-hit wonder for its single " C'est l'amour", but both band and members had a long and successful musical career in Belgium.
Biogra ...
, Belgian musical band
Brands and enterprises
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Leopold (publisher), a Netherlands-based publishing company
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Leopold Bros., Denver micro-distillers
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Leopold's Ice Cream
Leopold's Ice Cream is an ice cream parlor located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1919 by two Greek-immigrant brothers,[Krupp K5
The Krupp K5 was a heavy railway gun used by Germany throughout World War II.
Description
Krupp's K5 series were consistent in mounting a long gun barrel in a fixed mounting with only vertical elevation of the weapon. This gondola was then mou ...]
railway gun
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F930 Leopold I
''Leopold I'' (F930) is a of the Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Prior to 29 March 2007, the ship was known as HNLMS ''Karel Doorman'' (F827). It is one of the two frigates of this class purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy ...
, Karel Doorman class frigate of the Naval Component of the Belgian Armed Forces
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USS ''Leopold'' (DE-319), American warship
Places
Australia
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Leopold, Victoria
Leopold is a residential eastern suburb of Geelong and is a gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula. At the 2016 census, Leopold had a population of 12,814.
History
The area was formerly known as Kensington, but was renamed in 1892 after Prince Leop ...
* King Leopold Ranges, now named
Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges
The Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges (formerly between 1879 and 2020, the King Leopold Ranges) are a range of hills in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia.
There are two conservation parks within the ranges, the Wunaamin Conservation P ...
, range of hills in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Austria
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Leopold Museum
The Leopold Museum, housed in the Museumsquartier in Vienna, Austria, is home to one of the largest collections of modern Austrian art, featuring artists such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka and Richard Gerstl.
It contains the w ...
, Vienna, Austria
Belgium
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Espace Léopold
The Espace Léopold (French; commonly used in English) or Leopoldruimte (Dutch; ) is the complex of parliament buildings in Brussels, Belgium, housing the European Parliament, a legislative chamber of the European Union (EU). It consists of a ...
, buildings housing the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
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Leopold Canal (Belgium)
The Leopold Canal ( or ''Leopoldvaart'', ) is a canal in northern Belgium. Construction occurred between 1847 and 1850 after the Belgian government granted permission in 1846. It runs about westward from Boekhoute to Heist-aan-Zee just south of ...
, northern Belgium
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Leopold Park
Leopold Park (french: Parc Léopold, ; nl, Leopoldspark) is a public park of located within the Leopold Quarter ( European Quarter) of Brussels, Belgium. It is adjacent to the Paul-Henri Spaak building, the seat of the European Parliament. I ...
, public park in Brussels, Belgium
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Leopold Quarter
The Leopold Quarter (french: Quartier Léopold, Dutch: ) is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Today, the term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union (EU) a ...
, district of Brussels, Belgium
Canada
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Leopold Island
Leopold Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Labrador Sea, east of Cape Mercy at the tip of Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula.
Leopold Island is in size.Leopold Island at Atlas o ...
, Nunavut
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Prince Leopold Island
Prince Leopold Island ( iu, ᐅᑉᐸᐃᑦ, ) is an island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Lancaster Sound at the junction of Prince Regent Inlet and Barrow Strait. Somerset Island is situated to the southwest; P ...
, Nunavut
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Port Leopold
The locality Port Leopold is an abandoned trading post in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It faces Prince Regent Inlet at the northeast tip of Somerset Island.
Elwin Bay is to the south, while Prince Leopold Island is to the north.
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, Nunavut
Congo
* Leopoldville, now named
Kinshasa
Germany
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Leopold Canal (Baden-Württemberg) The Leopold Canal (german: Leopoldskanal) is a flood-relief canal in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has a length of and flows from a junction with the River Elz, at Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, to Niederhausen, where it enters the River Rhi ...
, Germany
Haiti
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Leopold, Grand'Anse
Leopold is a village in the Jérémie commune of the Jérémie Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country locat ...
, a village in the Jérémie commune
India
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Leopold Cafe
The Leopold Cafe and Bar is a restaurant and bar on Colaba Causeway, in Colaba area of Mumbai, India, located across from the Colaba Police station. It was the location of one of the 2008 Mumbai attacks as it was one of the first sites attacke ...
, in Colaba, Mumbai (attacked during the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks)
United States
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Leopold, Indiana
Leopold is a small unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
With a population of less than 100, Leopold is the site of a Roman Catholic church, St. Augustine; a general store, Guillaume's Store; a ...
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Leopold, Missouri
Leopold is an unincorporated community in eastern Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route N, approximately four miles southeast of Marble Hill. The community consists of roughly 65 residents and has ...
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Leopold, West Virginia
Leopold is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogr ...
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Leopold Hotel, Bellingham, Washington
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Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana
Leopold Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 765 and it contained 319 housing units.
History
Leopold Township was established in 1847, and named after Leopold I of Be ...
United Kingdom
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Leopold Square
Leopold Square is a mixed-use development in Sheffield's West End, England, located at the corner of Leopold Street and West Street. The development, by Ask Developments and Gleeson's in collaboration with local architects AXIS Architecture, c ...
, Sheffield, England, mixed development
Other uses
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Leopold's maneuvers
In obstetrics, Leopold maneuvers are a common and systematic way to determine the position of a fetus inside the woman's uterus. They are named after the gynecologist Christian Gerhard Leopold. They are also used to estimate term fetal weight.
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, technique in obstetrics
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Order of Leopold (disambiguation) Order of Leopold may refer to:
* Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918
* Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium
* Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...
, Ceremonial orders
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Royal Léopold Club, Belgian sports club in Uccle
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R. Léopold Uccle Forestoise
R. or r. may refer to:
* ''Reign'', the period of time during which an Emperor, king, queen, etc., is ruler.
* '' Rex'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning King
* ''Regina'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning Queen
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, Belgian football club formed from merger of Léopold Club with other teams
See also
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Leopoldville (disambiguation)
Leopoldville may refer to:
* Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Léopoldville until 1966
* SS ''Léopoldville'', a number of ships by this name
See also
* Leopoldstadt, a District of Vienna, Austria ...
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Leopoldina (disambiguation) Leopoldina may refer to:
* Colônia Leopoldina, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Alagoa
* Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais
* Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797-1826), consort of emperor Pedro I ...
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