Piron
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Piron is a surname
of a number of notable individuals:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of a number of notable individuals:
- Claude PironClaude PironClaude Piron was a psychologist and a translator for the United Nations from 1956 to 1961....
- a translator - Constantin Piron - a physicist
- Alexis PironAlexis PironAlexis Piron was a French epigrammatist and dramatist.He was born at Dijon, where his father, Aimé Piron, was an apothecary. Piron senior wrote verse in the Burgundian language. Alexis began life as clerk and secretary to a banker, and then studied law...
- a French dramatist - Armand J. PironArmand J. PironArmand John "A.J." Piron was an American jazz violinist, band leader, and composer.In 1915, Piron and Williams together started the Piron and Williams Publishing Company, and in their first year of business published Piron's composition, “I Wish That I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate”, which...
- a Jazz musician
Other meaning
- Brigade Piron1st Belgian Infantry BrigadeThe Belgian 1st Infantry Brigade, also known as the "Brigade Piron", after its commander, Jean-Baptiste Piron, was a Belgian and Luxembourger army unit which fought in World War II...
, a Belgian Infantry Brigade