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Isambard is a given name. It is Norman, of Germanic origin, meaning either "iron-bright" or "iron-axe". The first element comes from ''isarn'' meaning iron (or steel). The second element comes from either ''biart-r'' (bright, glorious) or from ''barđa'' (a broad axe). It was used by: * Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), French-born engineer * Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), British engineer, son of Marc Isambard Brunel * Sir Isambard Owen (1850–1927), British physician and university academic, son of an employee of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Variation * Isambart (8th century), Frankish count See also * Isembard (other) * Isambard Brunel (other) Isambard Brunel may refer to individuals from three generations of the engineering dynasty: * Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), French-born engineer who settled in England * Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), English mechanical and civil ... References {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Language
Norman or Norman French (, french: Normand, Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the Oïl languages along with French, Picard and Walloon. The name "Norman French" is sometimes used to describe not only the Norman language, but also the administrative languages of ''Anglo-Norman'' and '' Law French'' used in England. For the most part, the written forms of Norman and modern French are mutually intelligible. This intelligibility was largely caused by the Norman language's planned adaptation to French orthography (writing). History When Norse Vikings from modern day Scandinavia arrived in Neustria, in the western part of the then Kingdom of the Franks, and settled the land that became known as Normandy, these North-Germanic–speaking people came to live among a local Gallo-Romance–speaking population. In time, the communities converged, so that ''Normandy'' continued to form the name of the region while the original No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Isambard Brunel
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (, ; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-British engineer who is most famous for the work he did in Britain. He constructed the Thames Tunnel and was the father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Born in France, Brunel fled to the United States during the French Revolution. In 1796, he was appointed Chief Engineer of New York City. He moved to London in 1799, where he married Sophia Kingdom. In addition to the construction of the Thames Tunnel, his work as a mechanical engineer included the design of machinery to automate the production of pulley blocks for the Royal Navy. Brunel preferred the given name Isambard, but is generally known to history as Marc to avoid confusion with his more famous son. Early life in France Brunel was the second son of Jean Charles Brunel and Marie-Victoire Lefebvre. Jean Charles was a prosperous farmer in Hacqueville, Normandy, and Marc was born on the family farm. It was customary for the first son to inhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history," "one of the 19th-century engineering giants," and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, hochanged the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions." Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. Though Brunel's projects were not always successful, they often contained innovative solutions to long-standing engineering problems. During his career, Brunel achieved many engineering firsts, including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river (the River Thames) and the development of the , the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isambard Owen
Sir Herbert Isambard Owen (28 December 1850 – 14 January 1927) was a British physician and university academic. He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol and a deputy Chancellor of the University of Wales. Career Owen was born in Chepstow in Monmouthshire, south Wales. At the time his father, William Owen, later chief engineer of the Great Western Railway, was building the South Wales Railway under Isambard Kingdom Brunel, from whom Isambard Owen received his unusual middle name. He was educated at The King's School, Gloucester, Rossall School and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read Natural Sciences. After graduating, he studied medicine at St George's Hospital, then returned to Cambridge to take his final MB and to study for his MD, which he received in 1882.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isambart
Isanbart (died after 806), Count in Thurgau, also known as Isambard the Saxon was an 8th-century count (''comes'') in the Frankish lands of Saxony and Master of the Palace at Altdorf in Alamannia. Life He was born about 750 AD in Narbonne, France the son of Warin I, documented as count in Thurgau, and his wife Adalindis, a daughter of Duke Hildeprand of Spoleto. Biography & Family History. Isanbart himself was first mentioned as a Thurgau count in 774 and made significant donations to the . He was Greve, Comte, of |
Isembard (other)
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Isembard, also spelled Isembart, Isembert or Isambard, may refer to: * Isembard (vassal of Charlemagne), a leader of the ''Reconquista'' campaign of 805 * Isembard, Count of Autun (floruit 850–59), Burgundian nobleman and count of Autun * Isembart de Broyes, bishop of Orléarns (1033–63) * Isembert I, bishop of Poitiers (1021–47) * Isembert II, bishop of Poitiers (1047–87) See also * '' Gormond et Isembart'', a medieval epic poem * Isambard * Isambart Isanbart (died after 806), Count in Thurgau, also known as Isambard the Saxon was an 8th-century count (''comes'') in the Frankish lands of Saxony and Master of the Palace at Altdorf in Alamannia. Life He was born about 750 AD in Narbonne, Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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