Vaux may refer to:

People

* Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux (1743–1828), French chemist and pharmacist * Bernard Carra de Vaux (1867–1953), French orientalist who published accounts of his travels in the Middle East *

Clotilde de Vaux Clotilde de Vaux, born Clotilde Marie (April 3, 1815 in Paris – April 5, 1846 in Paris), was a French intellectual known to have inspired the French philosopher Auguste Comte's Religion of Humanity. Biography Charlotte Clotilde Josephine Mari ...

(1815–1846), French writer and poet *

Louis-François Bertin de Vaux Louis-François Bertin de Vaux (18 August 177123 April 1842) was a French journalist. Louis was the younger brother of Louis-François Bertin Louis-François Bertin, also known as Bertin l'Aîné (''Bertin the Elder''; 14 December 176613 Sep ...

(1771–1842), French journalist * Noël Jourda de Vaux (1705–1788), comte de Vaux, seigneur d'Artiac *

Roland de Vaux Roland Guérin de Vaux (17 December 1903 – 10 September 1971) was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological S ...

(1903–1971), French Dominican priest and archeologist *

Peter of Vaux de Cernay Peter of Vaux de Cernay (died c.1218) was a Cistercian monk of Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey, in what is now Yvelines, northern France, and a chronicler of the Albigensian Crusade. His ''Historia Albigensis'' is one of the primary sources for the events of ...

(floruit c.1215), Cistercian monk of Vaux de Cernay Abbey, in what is now Yvelines, northern France *

James Hardy Vaux James Hardy Vaux (born 1782, living 1841, date of death unknown) was an English-born convict transported to Australia on three separate occasions. He was the author of ''Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux'' including ''A Vocabulary of the Flash Languag ...

(born 1782, date of death unknown), English-born convict transported to Australia on three separate occasions * Bert Vaux (born 1968), American teacher of phonology and morphology at the University of Cambridge *

Calvert Vaux Calvert Vaux (; December 20, 1824 – November 19, 1895) was an English-American architect and landscape designer, best known as the co-designer, along with his protégé and junior partner Frederick Law Olmsted, of what would become New York Ci ...

(1824–1895), British-born American architect and landscape designer * Cydra Vaux (1962–2013), American sculptor *

David Vaux David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, award-winning scientist at WEHI, Melbourne, Australia *

Ernest Vaux Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Vaux, (5 March 1865 – 21 November 1925) was a business man from County Durham and a distinguished officer in the Volunteer Force and Territorial Force during the Second Boer War and World War I. Background and early ...

(1865–1925), British Army officer *

John Vaux John Vaux was the Deputy Governor of Bombay in 1689. In the year 1697, when Vaux, along with his wife, were enjoying a boat ride in River Tapi in Surat, the boat capsized. A landmark known as Vaux's Tomb was built at the mouth of the River T ...

, Deputy Governor of Bombay in 1689 *

Laurence Vaux Laurence Vaux (Vose) (1519–1585) was an English canon regular. He died while imprisoned for being a Roman Catholic priest. Life Vaux was born in Blackrod, Lancashire. Educated at Manchester and the University of Oxford, he was ordained ...

(Vose) (1519–1585), an English canon regular and a Catholic martyr * Marc Vaux (born 1932), British artist who rose to prominence in the 1960s *

Mary Vaux Walcott Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (July 31, 1860 – August 22, 1940) was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers. She has been called the "Audubon of Botany." Life Vaux was born in Philadelphia, Pennsyl ...

(1860–1940). American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers *

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller ( ; born Meta Vaux Warrick; June 9, 1877 – March 18, 1968) was an African-American artist who celebrated Afrocentric themes. At the fore of the Harlem Renaissance, Warrick was known for being a poet, painter, theater ...

(1877–1968), African-American artist, notable as the first to make art celebrating Afrocentric themes * Nick Vaux, retired Royal Marine officer, and former commander of 42 Commando during the Falklands War *

Richard Vaux Richard Vaux (December 19, 1816 – March 22, 1895) was an American politician. He was mayor of Philadelphia and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Richard Vaux was born in Philadelphia, P ...

(1816–1895), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania * Roberts Vaux (1786–1836), lawyer, jurist, abolitionist, and philanthropist from Philadelphia * William Sandys Wright Vaux (1818–1885), British antiquary of the 19th century * William Sansom Vaux (1811-1882), American mineralogist from Philadelphia *

Baron Brougham and Vaux Baron Brougham and Vaux , of Brougham in the County of Westmorland and of High Head Castle in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1860 for the lawyer, Whig politician and former Lord Cha ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom **

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, (; 19 September 1778 – 7 May 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord High Chancellor and played a prominent role in passing the 1832 Reform Act and 1833 Slavery Abolition Act. ...

(1778–1868), British statesman **

William Brougham, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux William Brougham, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux (26 September 1795 – 3 January 1886), known as William Brougham until 1868, was a British barrister and Whig politician. Background and education Brougham was the youngest son of Henry Brougham a ...

(1795-1886), also known as William Brougham, British barrister and Whig politician **

Henry Brougham, 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux Henry Charles Brougham, 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux (2 September 1836 – 24 May 1927), was a British Aristocracy (class), aristocrat and civil servant. Brougham was the son of William Brougham, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux, and Emily Frances Ta ...

(1836-1927), British aristocrat and civil servant **

Victor Brougham, 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux Victor Henry Peter Brougham, 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux (23 October 1909 – 20 June 1967), was a British peer and politician. Background and family Brougham's father, Henry Brougham, was the son and heir of the 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux, bu ...

(1909–1967), British peer and politician **

Michael Brougham, 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux Michael John Brougham, 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux, (born 2 August 1938), is a British peer and a Member of the House of Lords. Born the second son of the 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux, Brougham was educated at Millfield Millfield is a publ ...

(born 1938), British peer and a member of the House of Lords *

Baron Vaux of Harrowden Baron Vaux of Harrowden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1523 for Sir Nicholas Vaux. The barony was created by writ, which means that it can pass through both male and female lines. Vaux was succeeded by his son, the secon ...

, a title in the Peerage of England **

Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden (c. 1460 – 14 May 1523) was a soldier and courtier in England and an early member of the House of Commons. He was the son of Lancastrian loyalists Sir William Vaux of Harrowden and Katherine Penyso ...

(c. 1460–1523), soldier and courtier in England and an early member of the House of Lords **

Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden KB (25 April 1509 – October 1556), English poet, was the eldest son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux and his second wife, Anne Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, Lord of Nortons Green, and Joan Fog ...

(1509–1556), English poet, the eldest son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden **

William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (before 14 August 1535 – 20 August 1595) was an English peer. He was noted for his Roman Catholic faith and support of Catholic missionary activity. Life The son of Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrow ...

(c. 1535–1595), English peer ***

Anne Vaux Anne Vaux (c. 1562 – in or after 1637) was a wealthy Catholic recusant. Background Vaux was the third daughter of William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1535–1595) and his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Beaumont of Grace Die ...

(c. 1562 – in or after 1637), a wealthy Catholic recusant, the third daughter of William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden *** Henry Vaux, English recusant, priest smuggler, and poet during the reign of Elizabeth I, eldest child of William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden **

Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden (13 September 1588 – 8 September 1661) was an English peer. He was the son of George Vaux (1564–1594) and his wife Elizabeth Vaux (daughter of John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham, born about 1564), and the gra ...

(1588–1661), English peer, son of George Vaux

Groups and companies

Vaux (band) Vaux was an American six-piece alternative rock band from Denver, Colorado, United States. History Vaux was formed in 1997 in Denver, Colorado, under the original name Eiffel. They released a 7" single themselves, ''To Write A Symphony'', in 19 ...

, American alternative rock band *

Vaux Breweries Vaux Brewery was a major brewer and hotel owner based in Sunderland, England. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was taken over by Whitbread in 2000. History The company was founded in 1806 by Cuthbert Vaux (1779–1850), p ...

, a major brewer based in Sunderland, United Kingdom

Places

Places in Belgium

*, a village in the commune of

Bastogne Bastogne (; nl, Bastenaken, ; german: Bastnach/Bastenach; lb, Baaschtnech) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bastogne, ...

, Belgian Luxembourg *, a hamlet in the commune of

Gouvy Gouvy (; wa, Gouvi) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km2, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2. T ...

, Belgian Luxembourg *, a section of the Belgian municipality of

Villers-le-Bouillet Villers-le-Bouillet (; wa, Viyé-l'-Boulet) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Villers-le-Bouillet had a total population of 6,051. The total area is which gives a population density o ...

located in the Walloon region in the province of

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

* Vaux-sur-Sûre (Walloon: Li Vå-so-Seure), a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg ** List of protected heritage sites in Vaux-sur-Sûre, the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Vaux-sur-Sûre **, a section of the municipality of Vaux-sur-Sûre

Communes in France (Ardennes department)

* Vaux-Champagne, in the Ardennes department in northern France * Vaux-en-Dieulet, in the Ardennes department in northern France * Vaux-lès-Mouron, in the Ardennes department in northern France * Vaux-lès-Mouzon, in the Ardennes department in northern France * Vaux-lès-Rubigny, in the Ardennes department in northern France * Vaux-Montreuil, in the Ardennes department in northern France * Vaux-Villaine, in the Ardennes department in northern France

Other communes in France

* Béthancourt-en-Vaux, in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France * Burey-en-Vaux, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in northeastern France * Éclusier-Vaux, in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France * Le Frestoy-Vaux, in the Oise department in northern France *

Hermival-les-Vaux Hermival-les-Vaux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados departmen ...

, in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France * Jours-en-Vaux, in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France * Mercin-et-Vaux, in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France * Neurey-en-Vaux, in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France *

Parigny-les-Vaux Parigny-les-Vaux () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 970. See also *Communes of the Nièvre department The following is a list of the 309 communes of the ...

, in the Nièvre department in central France *

Pont-de-Vaux Pont-de-Vaux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department *List of medieval bridges in France The list of medieval bridges in France comprises all bridges built between 500 ...

, in the Ain department in eastern France *

Rambluzin-et-Benoite-Vaux Rambluzin-et-Benoite-Vaux () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Meuse department *List of works by Henri Chapu Henri Chapu (1833–1891) was a French sculptor. Chapu was born i ...

, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France * Saint-Denis-de-Vaux, in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France * Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux, in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France *

Saint-Germain-des-Vaux Saint-Germain-des-Vaux () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.Saint-Jean-de-Vaux, in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France * Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux, in the Rhône department in eastern France * Saint-Mard-de-Vaux, in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France * Saint-Pierre-en-Vaux, in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France *

Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux (; oc, Senta Marí de Vaus) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Vienne department The following is a list of the 195 commun ...

(Senta Marí de Vaus), in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France *

Sury-en-Vaux Sury-en-Vaux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Cher (department), Cher Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. Geography An area of vineyards and farming comprising the village an ...

, in the Cher department in the Centre region of France * Vaux, Allier (Vaus), in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France * Vaux, Haute-Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France * Vaux, Moselle, in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France * Vaux, Vienne (or Vaux-en-Couhé), in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France *

Vaux-Andigny Vaux-Andigny () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department References

Communes of Aisne Aisne comm ...

, in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France *

Vaux-devant-Damloup Vaux-devant-Damloup (, literally ''Vaux before Damloup'') is a former commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It had a population of 76 (2019). On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Douaumont-Vaux.< ...

, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France * Vaux-en-Amiénois, in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France *

Vaux-en-Beaujolais Vaux-en-Beaujolais (, literally ''Vaux in Beaujolais'') is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the inspiration for the fictional town of ''Clochemerle''.Kevin Passmore, "From Liberalism to Fascism: The Right in a French P ...

, in the Rhône department in eastern France *

Vaux-en-Bugey Vaux-en-Bugey (, literally ''Vaux in Bugey'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population Twin towns Vaux-en-Bugey is twinned with: * Redavalle, Italy See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a l ...

, in the Ain department in eastern France * Vaux-en-Pré, in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France * Vaux-en-Vermandois, in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France * Vaux-et-Chantegrue, in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France * Vaux-Lavalette, in the Charente department in southwestern France * Vaux-le-Moncelot, in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France *

Vaux-le-Pénil Vaux-le-Pénil () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Vaux-le-Pénil are called ''Penivauxois''. Education Public schools in the commune include : * th ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France * Vaux-lès-Palameix, in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France * Vaux-les-Prés, in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France *

Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude (, literally ''Vaux near Saint-Claude'') is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Jura department The following is a list ...

, in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France * Vaux-Marquenneville, in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France * Vaux-Rouillac, in the Charente department in southwestern France * Vaux-Saules, in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France * Vaux-sous-Aubigny, in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France *

Vaux-sur-Aure Vaux-sur-Aure (, literally ''Vaux on Aure'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Vaux-sur-Aure. According to the French Wik ...

, in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France *

Vaux-sur-Blaise Vaux-sur-Blaise (, literally ''Vaux on Blaise'') is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Blaise flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a l ...

, in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France * Vaux-sur-Eure, in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France *

Vaux-sur-Lunain Vaux-sur-Lunain (, literally ''Vaux on Lunain'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, north central France. Geography The commune is traversed by the Lunain river. Demographics Inhabitants of Vaux-sur-Lunain are call ...

, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France *

Vaux-sur-Mer Vaux-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of ...

, in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France * Vaux-sur-Poligny, in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France * Vaux-sur-Saint-Urbain, in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France *

Vaux-sur-Seine Vaux-sur-Seine (, literally ''Vaux on Seine'') is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary reside ...

, in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France * Vaux-sur-Seulles, in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France *

Vaux-sur-Somme Vaux-sur-Somme (, literally ''Vaux on Somme''; pcd, Veux-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Vaux-sur-Somme is notable as the place where famous flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, ...

, in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France * Vaux-sur-Vienne, in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France

Other places

* Canal de Pont-de-Vaux, a canal in eastern France connecting the Saône at Fleurville to Pont-de-Vaux * Canton of Pont-de-Vaux, an administrative division in eastern France * Étangs de Vaux et de Baye, a group of lakes in Nièvre, Burgundy, France *

Fort Vaux Fort Vaux (french: Fort de Vaux), in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun. Built from 1881 to 1884 for 1,500,000 francs, it housed ...

, a fortress in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Meuse, France * Lac des Vaux, a lake above Verbier in the canton of Valais, Switzerland *

Notre-Dame-en-Vaux The Notre-Dame-en-Vaux is a Roman Catholic church located in Châlons-en-Champagne. The cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcop ...

, a church at Châlons-en-Champagne, France * Roberts Vaux Junior High School, a historic high school building located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Vaux Moysi, also li Vaux Moysi, Old French name of

Wu'ayra Castle Wu'ayra Castle is a ruined Crusader castle located in Wadi Musa, Jordan, north of the main entrance to Petra. It was founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger Montreal Castle, which stands about north of it at Shoubak. The ...

; Crusader ruin near Petra, Jordan *

Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey (french: Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay) was a Cistercian monastery in northern France ( Ile-de-France), situated in Cernay-la-Ville, in the Diocese of Versailles, Yvelines. History The abbey was founded in 1118

, a Cistercian monastery in northern France (Ile-de-France), situated in Cernay-la-Ville, in the Diocese of Versailles, Yvelines *

Vaux-le-Vicomte The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (English: Palace of Vaux-le-Vicomte) is a Baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France. Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fo ...

, a baroque château in Maincy, France *

Vaux-sur-Morges Vaux-sur-Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Geography Vaux-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.3% is forested. Of the r ...

, a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges * Vaux (crater), on Mars

Other

De Vaux The De Vaux () was an automobile produced by the De Vaux-Hall Motors Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Oakland, California. Norman de Vaux (1876-1964) was a success at everything he had done in his adult life. He was a famed cross country cyc ...

, an automobile produced by the De Vaux-Hall Motors Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Oakland, California *

De Vaux Continental The Continental De Vaux was an automobile produced by the ''Continental-De Vaux Company'' in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In April 1931, De Vaux-Hall Motors started production of an automobile based on the defunct Durant (automobile). Norman de vaux ...

, an automobile produced by the Continental-De Vaux Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan *USS Richard Vaux (1864), a 120-ton canal boat, purchased by the Union Navy at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi), a small swift native to North America and northern South America