Durand
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Places
United States- Durand, IllinoisDurand, IllinoisDurand is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census, up from 1,081 at the 2000 census.- Geography :...
- Durand, MichiganDurand, MichiganDurand is a city in Shiawassee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,933.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
- Durand Union StationDurand Union StationDurand Union Station, also known as the Grand Trunk Railway Station, is an Amtrak train station in Durand, Michigan.-Construction and operation:...
, the town's Amtrak station
- Durand Union Station
- Durand (town), WisconsinDurand (town), WisconsinDurand is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 694 at the 2000 census. The City of Durand is located within the town.-Geography:...
- Durand, WisconsinDurand, WisconsinDurand is a city in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Durand and is also the county seat....
, small city within the town
- Durand, Wisconsin
- Durand Township, MinnesotaDurand Township, MinnesotaDurand Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and is water....
- Durand-Eastman ParkDurand-Eastman ParkDurand-Eastman Park is a large park located partly in Rochester, New York, and partly in Irondequoit, New York. It is administered by the Monroe County Parks Department under agreements with the City of Rochester and the Town of Irondequoit.- Geography :...
, Rochester, New York
Other
- Mont DurandMont DurandMont Durand is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is located west of the Ober Gabelhorn between the valleys of Zinal and Zmutt. The Glacier Durand flows on its northern side before reaching the larger Zinal Glacier....
, a mountain in Switzerland - Durand lineDurand LineThe Durand Line refers to the porous international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has divided the ethnic Pashtuns . This poorly marked line is approximately long...
, a poorly marked boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan - Durand AirfieldDurand AirfieldDurand Airfield is a former World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located from Port Moresby, to the north of the Waigani swamp....
, a World War II airfield near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Given name
- Durand de BredonsDurand de BredonsDurand de Bredons was a French Benedictine and bishop of Toulouse from about 1058. He was from Bredons in the Auvergne.He was from about 1048 Abbot of Moissac, a Cluniac reformer there.-External links:...
(died 1071), French Benedictine and bishop of Toulouse - Durand of HuescaDurand of HuescaDurand of Huesca was a Spanish Waldensian, who converted in 1207 to Catholicism. He became a Catholic theologian, author of a Liber Antihaeresis against the Cathars...
(c. 1160–1224), Catholic theologian - Durand or Durandus of Saint-PourçainDurandus of Saint-PourçainDurandus of Saint-Pourçain , was a French philosopher and theologian.He was born at Saint-Pourçain, Auvergne, and entered the Dominican Order at Clermont, and obtained the doctoral degree at Paris in 1313...
(c. 1275-1334), French philosopher and theologian
Surname
- Asher Brown DurandAsher Brown DurandAsher Brown Durand was an American painter of the Hudson River School.-Early life:Durand was born in and eventually died in Maplewood, New Jersey , the eighth of eleven children; his father was a watchmaker and a silversmith.Durand was apprenticed to an engraver from 1812 to 1817, later entering...
(1796–1886), American painter - Elias DurandElias DurandElias Durand , born Élie Magloire Durand, was an eminent American pharmacist and botanist born in France....
(1794-1873), American pharmacist and botanist - George H. DurandGeorge H. DurandGeorge Harman Durand was a politician, jurist, and attorney from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Durand was born in Cobleskill, New York. He attended the common schools and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York...
(1838–1903), U.S. Representative from Michigan - Gilbert DurandGilbert DurandGilbert Durand is a French academic known for his work on the imagination and mythology.He was teacher of philosophy from 1947 to 1956, then professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Grenoble II. Gilbert Durand was the co-founder - with Léon Cellier and Paul Deschamps in 1966 - and the director...
(born 1921) - Guillaume DurandGuillaume DurandGuillaume Durand, or William Durand, , also known as Durandus, Duranti or Durantis, from the Italian form of Durandi filius, as he sometimes signed himself, was a French canonist and liturgical writer, and Bishop of Mende.-Life:He was born at Puimisson, near Béziers, of a noble family of Languedoc...
(1230–1296), French canonist and liturgist - Sir Henry Mortimer DurandMortimer DurandSir Henry Mortimer Durand was a British diplomat and civil servant of colonial British India.-Background:Born at Sehore, Bhopal, India, he was the son of Sir Henry Marion Durand, the Resident of Baroda and he was educated at Blackheath Proprietary School, and Tonbridge School.-Career:Durand...
(1850-1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India - Jacky DurandJacky DurandJacky Durand is a retired French professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1992 after a breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France....
(born 1967), French professional cyclist - Jean-Nicolas-Louis DurandJean-Nicolas-Louis DurandJean-Nicolas-Louis Durand was a French author, teacher and architect. He was an important figure in Neoclassicism, and his system of design using simple modular elements anticipated modern industrialized building components...
(1760–1834), French author, teacher and architect - Joël-François DurandJoël-François DurandJoël-François Durand is a French composer.-Biography:Born in Orléans, Durand studied mathematics, music education and piano in Paris, then composition with Brian Ferneyhough in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany , and at Stony Brook University, New York, with Arel and Semegen...
(born 1954), French composer - Kevin DurandKevin DurandKevin Serge Durand is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Fred J. Dukes in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the Archangel Gabriel in Legion, and Little John in Robin Hood....
(born 1974), Canadian actor - Peter DurandPeter DurandPeter Durand was a British merchant who is widely credited with receiving the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans. The patent was granted on August 25, 1810 by King George III of England....
, British inventor of the tin can - Raymond Durand (driver)Raymond Durand (driver)Raymond Durand is a French rally driver born in Gap, Hautes-Alpes. He won the FIA Alternative Energies Cup drivers' title with Toyota in 2009 and in 2010 .-See also:*FIA Alternative Energies Cup*Massimo Liverani*Guido Guerrini...
(born 1952), French rally driver - William F. DurandWilliam F. DurandWilliam F. Durand was a United States naval officer and pioneer mechanical engineer. He contributed significantly to the development of aircraft propellers...
(1859-1958), American pioneering aeronautical engineer
Other uses
- Durand BaronetsDurand BaronetsThe Durand Baronetcy, of Ruckley Grange in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 April 1892 for Edward Durand, British Resident in Nepal from 1888 to 1891. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Marion Durand and the elder brother of Sir...
, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom - Hospital DurandHospital DurandHospital Durand is a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Durand CupDurand CupThe Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888. The initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two...
, a football tournament in India - Durand Durand, a character in Barbarella (film)Barbarella (film)Barbarella is a 1968 Franco-Italian science fiction film based on Jean-Claude Forrest's French Barbarella comics. The film was directed by Roger Vadim and stars Jane Fonda, who was Vadim's wife at the time.-Plot:...
See also
- DuránDuránDurán or Duran is the Hispanic version of the French surname Durand which originated in Gers near Toulouse, France during the 13th century.- People :* Carolus-Duran, French painter* Cassius Duran, Brazilian diver...
, the Hispanic version of the French surname Durand - Durant (disambiguation)