Falkner

Falkner

Falkner can have several meanings:

In locations:
*Falkner, Mississippi, a town in the United States
*Falkner Island, in Long Island Sound off Connecticut, United States

In literature:
*"Falkner" (novel), a 19th-century novel by Mary Shelley
*J. Meade Falkner (1858-1932), English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, "Moonfleet".
*William Clark Falkner (1825-1889), American soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author, great-grandfather of William Faulkner

Miscellaneous:
*Elizabeth Falkner, American Pastry Chef
*Harold Falkner, architect

Fictional characters:
*Falkner, a Gym Leader in Pokémon series

ee also

*Falcone (disambiguation)
*Falconer
*Faulkner (disambiguation)
*Faulknor (disambiguation)
*Fawkner (disambiguation)


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  • Falkner — ist eine Berufsbezeichnung, siehe Beizjagd ein Roman von Mary Shelley, siehe Falkner (Mary Shelley), Falkner ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Brian Falkner (* 1962), neuseeländischer Kinder und Jugendbuchautor Brigitta Falkner (* 1959),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Falkner — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Falkner puede referirse a: Tomás Falkner, (1702 1784), sacerdote jesuita y científico de Reino Unido; Falkner, lago en el sur de la provincia del Neuquén …   Wikipedia Español

  • Falkner — Falkner, MS U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 212 Housing Units (2000): 90 Land area (2000): 1.064908 sq. miles (2.758100 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.064908 sq. miles (2.758100 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Falkner, MS — U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 212 Housing Units (2000): 90 Land area (2000): 1.064908 sq. miles (2.758100 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.064908 sq. miles (2.758100 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Falkner — Falkner, s.v.w. Falkenier (s.d.); s. auch Falkenorden …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Falkner — ↑Falkonier …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • FALKNER — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 24.1.1897 Peckham/UK 14.8.1965 Teddington/UK Victor Montague Falkner was from the early 1930s a collaborator of the National Physical Laboratory NPL and there remained during the war. He collaborated… …   Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

  • Falkner — noun United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897 1962) • Syn: ↑Faulkner, ↑William Faulkner, ↑William Cuthbert Faulkner, ↑William Falkner • Instance Hypernyms: ↑novelist * * * /fawk neuhr/ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Falkner — Beizjäger * * * Fạlk|ner 〈m. 3〉 = Falkenier [→ Falke] * * * Fạlk|ner, der; s, [mhd. valkenære < mlat. falconarius] (Jagdw.): jmd., der bestimmte Greifvögel, meist Falken, für die Jagd abrichtet u. mit ihnen jagt. * * * Falkner,   Falkenier,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Falkner — This interesting surname has two distinct possible sources, the first and most likely being from an Old French occupational name for a keeper or trainer of hawks. The derivation is from the Old French fau(l)connier , one who hunts with falcons or …   Surnames reference

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