Vaux
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People
- Calvert VauxCalvert VauxCalvert Vaux , was an architect and landscape designer. He is best remembered as the co-designer , of New York's Central Park....
(1824–1895), British-born American architect and landscape designer - Richard VauxRichard VauxRichard Vaux was an American politician. He was mayor of Philadelphia and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(1816-1895), an American politician, mayor of Philadelphia, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania - Roberts VauxRoberts VauxRoberts Vaux was an American jurist, abolitionist, and philanthropist.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a well-known Quaker family and connected by marriage to another such family, the Wistars...
, American abolitionist and philanthropist from Philadelphia - Baron Vaux of HarrowdenBaron Vaux of HarrowdenBaron Vaux of Harrowden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1523 for Sir Nicholas Vaux. The barony was created by writ, which means that it can pass through both male and female lines. Vaux was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a poet and member of the courts of...
, an aristocratic English family - Father Roland de VauxRoland de VauxFather Roland Guérin de Vaux OP was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological School in East Jerusalem, and he was charged with overseeing research on the scrolls...
, a French Dominican.
Groups & Companies
- Vaux London, British emerging churchEmerging ChurchThe emerging church is a Christian movement of the late 20th and early 21st century that crosses a number of theological boundaries: participants can be described as evangelical, Protestant, Catholic, post-evangelical, anabaptist, adventist, liberal, post-liberal, reformed, charismatic,...
and alternative worshipAlternative worshipAlternative Worship is "what happens when people create worship for themselves," according to Steve Collins. As a phenomenon it began mainly in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
group 1999—2005 - Vaux (band)Vaux (band)-History:Vaux was formed in 1997 in Denver, Colorado, under the original name Eiffel. They released a 7" single themselves, To Write A Symphony, in 1998. Indie label Undecided Records signed the band after they had toured the East Coast extensively for two years, and the band's debut album...
, American alternative rock band - Vaux BreweriesVaux BreweriesVaux Breweries was a major brewer based in Sunderland. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange.-History:The Company was founded by Cuthbert Vaux in Sunderland in 1837 and for nearly 170 years was a major employer in the town....
, Sunderland, United Kingdom
communes in France
- Vaux, AllierVaux, AllierVaux is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:...
, in the Allier department - Vaux, Haute-GaronneVaux, Haute-GaronneVaux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Haute-Garonne department - Vaux, MoselleVaux, MoselleVaux is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Moselle department*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine...
, in the Moselle department - Vaux, VienneVaux, VienneVaux is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France....
, in the Vienne department - Vaux-AndignyVaux-AndignyVaux-Andigny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Aisne department - Vaux-ChampagneVaux-ChampagneVaux-Champagne is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department - Vaux-devant-DamloupVaux-devant-DamloupVaux-devant-Damloup is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.Population: 80.Fort Vaux is located on the territory of the commune....
, in the Meuse department - Vaux-en-AmiénoisVaux-en-AmiénoisVaux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northwest of Amiens, on the D97e road-Population:-External links:*...
, in the Somme department - Vaux-en-BeaujolaisVaux-en-BeaujolaisVaux-en-Beaujolais is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the inspiration for the fictional town of Clochemerle.-External links:*...
, in the Rhône department - Vaux-en-BugeyVaux-en-BugeyVaux-en-Bugey is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ain department - Vaux-en-DieuletVaux-en-DieuletVaux-en-Dieulet is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department - Vaux-en-PréVaux-en-PréVaux-en-Pré is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Saône-et-Loire department - Vaux-en-VermandoisVaux-en-VermandoisVaux-en-Vermandois is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
, in the Aisne department - Vaux-et-ChantegrueVaux-et-ChantegrueVaux-et-Chantegrue is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Population:-References:*...
, in the Doubs department - Vaux-LavaletteVaux-LavaletteVaux-Lavalette is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Charente department - Vaux-le-MoncelotVaux-le-MoncelotVaux-le-Moncelot is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Saône department - Vaux-le-PénilVaux-le-PénilVaux-le-Pénil is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * * *...
, in the Seine-et-Marne department - Vaux-lès-MouronVaux-lès-MouronVaux-lès-Mouron is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department - Vaux-lès-MouzonVaux-lès-MouzonVaux-lès-Mouzon is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department - Vaux-lès-PalameixVaux-lès-PalameixVaux-lès-Palameix is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department*Parc naturel régional de Lorraine...
, in the Meuse department - Vaux-les-PrésVaux-les-PrésVaux-les-Prés is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Population:-References:*...
, in the Doubs department - Vaux-lès-RubignyVaux-lès-RubignyVaux-lès-Rubigny is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department - Vaux-lès-Saint-ClaudeVaux-lès-Saint-ClaudeVaux-lès-Saint-Claude is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- References :*...
, in the Jura department - Vaux-MarquennevilleVaux-MarquennevilleVaux-Marquenneville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Abbeville, on the D93 road. The name Vaux derives from ‘vale’ or ‘valley’ and Marquenneville comes from the domain of someone called Marca...
, in the Somme department - Vaux-MontreuilVaux-MontreuilVaux-Montreuil is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department - Vaux-RouillacVaux-RouillacVaux-Rouillac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Charente department - Vaux-SaulesVaux-SaulesVaux-Saules is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or department - Vaux-sous-AubignyVaux-sous-AubignyVaux-sous-Aubigny is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. It is the natal village of beekeeper Charles Dadant.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne department - Vaux-sur-AureVaux-sur-Aure-Sister city: Nagasaki, Japan , was sister city of Sotome since 1978-References:*...
, in the Calvados department - Vaux-sur-BlaiseVaux-sur-BlaiseVaux-sur-Blaise is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne department - Vaux-sur-EureVaux-sur-EureVaux-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Eure department - Vaux-sur-LunainVaux-sur-LunainVaux-sur-Lunain is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* *...
, in the Seine-et-Marne department - Vaux-sur-MerVaux-sur-MerVaux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Charente-Maritime department - Vaux-sur-PolignyVaux-sur-PolignyVaux-sur-Poligny is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.- Demographics :As of the census of 1999, the population was 112. The estimate for 2007 was 98.- References :*...
, in the Jura department - Vaux-sur-Saint-UrbainVaux-sur-Saint-UrbainVaux-sur-Saint-Urbain is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne department - Vaux-sur-SeineVaux-sur-SeineVaux-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...
, in the Yvelines department - Vaux-sur-SeullesVaux-sur-Seulles-References:*...
, in the Calvados department - Vaux-sur-SommeVaux-sur-SommeVaux-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. It is best known as the death place of flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, in mysterious circumstances. Richthofen was shot down here in 1918 by Captain Arthur Brown,...
, in the Somme department - Vaux-sur-VienneVaux-sur-VienneVaux-sur-Vienne is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-Demographics:-References:*...
, in the Vienne department - Vaux-VillaineVaux-VillaineVaux-Villaine is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes department
other places
- Fort VauxFort VauxFort Vaux, located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, became the second Fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun. The first fort to fall had been Fort Douaumont which was virtually undefended and had been captured by a small German raiding party in February 1916 . Fort de Vaux , on the other hand ,...
, a fortress in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Meuse, France - Vaux-le-VicomteVaux-le-VicomteThe Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France...
, a château in Maincy, France - Vaux-sur-MorgesVaux-sur-MorgesVaux-sur-Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Vaux-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.3% is forested...
, in the Vaud canton, Switzerland