Francis Place (3 November 1771, London – 1 January 1854, London) was an English social reformer described as "a ubiquitous figure in the machinery of...
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Francis Place (1647 – 21 September 1728) was an English gentleman draughtsman, potter, engraver and printmaker, active mainly in York. He was the fifth...
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The Francis Place Collection is an important British Library collection of press cuttings, leaflets, and ephemera about British politics and economics...
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Francis Zavier Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian and French professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes...
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People: Etta Place (c.1878–?), companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Francis Place (1771–1854), English social reformer Godfrey Place (1921–1994)...
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Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet, and Catholic friar who founded the...
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a list of places named after Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. He had more places named after...
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Francis I (Francis Stephen; French: François Étienne; German: Franz Stefan; Italian: Francesco Stefano; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman...
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Francis II and I (German: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor...
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heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, that took place on 28 October 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The British Boxing...
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plotters. Shortly afterwards he moved to Manchester, living with his son. Francis Place was a prominent LCS member of the 1790s, and in the 1820s an effective...
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Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is head of the Catholic Church...
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where levels of conspicuous consumption were growing rapidly. Retailer Francis Place was one of the first to experiment with this new retailing method at...
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1st Lord Verulam, PC (/ˈbeɪkən/; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served...
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Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place school system, St. Francis Xavier transferred to the Edmonton system when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in...
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The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, also known as The St. Francis Towers 1 & 2 are twin-tower residential condominium skyscrapers in Mandaluyong, Philippines...
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Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He...
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Megalopolis (film) (redirect from Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: A Fable)
American epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The film stars Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie...
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Look up Francis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Francis may refer to: Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City...
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Anthony Joseph Francis (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and former American football player. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop...
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his time at the club. In 1947, Francis joined Chelmsford City. In the 1948–1949 season, Francis temporarily lost his place to Lew Collins, regaining it...
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Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human...
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Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque:Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier; Spanish: Francisco Javier;...
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Ronald Michael Francis Jr. (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey sports executive and former player. He currently serves as the general manager...
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or delegate. Rules also ensured that discussion was not monopolised. Francis Place recalled that "no one could speak a second time [on a subject] until...
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alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under...
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Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson...
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Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition...
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Anne Francis (September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science fiction film Forbidden...
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Francis Ford Coppola (/ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə, Italian: [ˈkɔppola]; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered...
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