Eglantine
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People
- Fabre d'ÉglantineFabre d'ÉglantinePhilippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine , commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine , was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.-Early life:He was born in Carcassonne, Aude...
, French actor, dramatist, and politician of the French Revolution - Églantine Éméyé, French tv presenter and journalist
- Eglantyne JebbEglantyne JebbEglantyne Jebb was a British social reformer.- Early life :She was born in 1876 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, and grew up on her family's estate. The Jebbs were a well-off family and had a strong social conscience and commitment to public service...
, British social reformer and founder of the Save the ChildrenSave the ChildrenSave the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
charity- Eglantyne Louisa JebbEglantyne Louisa JebbEglantyne Louisa Jebb was a social reformer. Born in Killiney, Ireland, she married her cousin Arthur Trevor Jebb , a barrister and landowner from Ellesmere, Shropshire. Her brother was the classicist Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb...
, Mother of the above
- Eglantyne Louisa Jebb
Fictional characters
- Madame Eglantine, the prioress in the Canterbury Tales
- Eglantine (Ga'Hoole), a fictional character in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series
- Eglantine Price, hedge witch played by Angela LansburyAngela LansburyAngela Brigid Lansbury CBE is an English actress and singer in theatre, television and motion pictures, whose career has spanned eight decades and earned her more performance Tony Awards than any other individual , with five wins...
in Bedknobs and BroomsticksBedknobs and BroomsticksBedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company which combines live action and animation and was released in North America on December 13, 1971... - Eglantine Took, or Eglantine Banks, a fictional character; mother of Peregrin TookPeregrin TookPeregrin Took, more commonly known as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. Pippin is introduced as a Hobbit who plays a major role as one of the companions of Frodo Baggins, in his quest to destroy the One Ring.Peregrin was the only son of...
Other
- Eglantine House, a house in the Court of Night-Blooming Flowers
- Eglantine House, believed to have been built by the Hill Family, landlords of Hillsborough, pre. 1800; it was the estate of the Irish Mill Baron, Edward Thomas Green, from c. 1920 to c. 1973; it burned in 1990http://www.lisburn.com/books/as-it-was/as-it-was-2.html also Eglantine Parish Church
- Eglantine (song)Eglantine (song)"Eglantine" is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1971 Walt Disney musical film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Professor Emelius Browne sings the song in an attempt to persuade his student witch, Ms. Eglantine Price , to join forces with him. Brown tells Price: -Literary Sources:*...
, a song by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1971 Walt Disney musical Bedknobs and BroomsticksBedknobs and BroomsticksBedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company which combines live action and animation and was released in North America on December 13, 1971... - Eglantine TableEglantine TableThe Eglantine Table is a large inlaid table located at Hardwick Hall. The inlay depicts an almost complete Morley consort, including a violin with frets, several sets of recorders and some wind instruments.-Bibliography:...
, inlaid Tudor table at Hardwick HallHardwick HallHardwick Hall , in Derbyshire, is one of the most significant Elizabethan country houses in England. In common with its architect Robert Smythson's other works at both Longleat House and Wollaton Hall, Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of the Renaissance...
, decorated with musical instruments and flowers - Églantine (film), 1971 French film
- "The Grove of Eglantine", a song by the rock band Styx on the album The Serpent is RisingThe Serpent Is RisingThe Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in 1973. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band consider this to be their worst recording...