Corydon may refer to:
Literature
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Corydon (character)
Corydon (Greek Κορύδων ''Korúdōn'', probably related to wikt:κόρυδος, κόρυδος ''kórudos'' "lark") is a stock name for a herdsman in ancient Greek pastoral, pastoral poems and fables, and in much later European literature. ...
, a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals
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''Corydon'' (book), an early 20th-century book by André Gide
People
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Bent Corydon
Bent Georg Corydon (born June 11, 1942) is an American author and journalist. Corydon is the author of the biography '' L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?'' first published in 1987. Corydon also restored and runs the YMCA Building, a historic bu ...
(born 1942), American author and journalist
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Bjarne Corydon
Bjarne Fog Corydon (born 1 March 1973) is a Danish politician and businessman, who was a member of the Folketing from the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2016. He served as Finance Minister of Denmark in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 2 ...
(born 1973), Danish former politician and Finance Minister
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Corydon Beckwith
Corydon Beckwith (July 24, 1823 – August 18, 1890) was an American jurist and lawyer.
Born in Caledonia County, Vermont, Beckwith studied law in St. Albans, Vermont and was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1844. In 1846, Beckwith was admitted t ...
(1823–1890), American jurist and lawyer
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Corydon Bell (1894–1980), American author of children's books
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Corydon Partlow Brown
Corydon Partlow Brown (November 14, 1848 – December 17, 1891) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and a member of the provincial cabinet under Premier John Norquay.
Brown was born in Southampton, ...
(1848–1891), Canadian politician
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Corydon M. Wassell (1884–1958), U.S. Navy physician and recipient of the Navy Cross
Places in the United States
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Corydon, Indiana
Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana, Harrison Township and the county seat of Harrison County, Indiana, located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the state. Corydon was founded in 1808 and serve ...
, a town
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Corydon Historic District
The Corydon Historic District is a national historic district located in Corydon, Indiana, United States. The town of Corydon is also known as Indiana's First State Capital and as Historic Corydon. The district was added to the National Registe ...
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Corydon, Iowa
Corydon is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,526 in the 2020 census, a decline from 1,591 in 2000. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
The town was laid out and platted in 1851 and later that year designated ...
, a city
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Corydon, Kentucky
Corydon () is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city and former coal town in Henderson County, Kentucky, Henderson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 720 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
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, a home rule-class city
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Corydon Township (disambiguation)
Other uses
*Corydon Avenue, a segment of
Winnipeg Route 95
Route 95 is a city route located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It runs in the southwest part of the city from Route 105 east to Route 42, near the Confusion Corner intersection. It is named Roblin Boulevard west of Assiniboine Park, where it then beco ...
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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''Corydon'' (bird), a genus of broadbill containing a single species, the dusky broadbill
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Battle of Corydon
The Battle of Corydon was a minor engagement that took place July 9, 1863, just south of Corydon, which had been the original capital of Indiana until 1825, and was the county seat of Harrison County. The attack occurred during Morgan's Raid i ...
, in the American Civil War
See also
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Croydon (disambiguation)
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