Dormer — For people named Dormer, see Dormer (surname). An English street showing gable dormer windows A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original… … Wikipedia
Dormer Baronets — There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dormer, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Dormer Baronetcy, of Wing (or Wenge or Wyng) in the County of Buckingham, was created in the… … Wikipedia
Dormer — This unusual surname is of English medieval origins, although its derivation is French, and much earlier and probably pre 7th century. It derives from the word dormeur meaning sleeper , and was introduced into England after the 1066 Norman French … Surnames reference
Jane Dormer — For her chronicle, see The Life of Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria. Portrait thought to be of Jane Dormer, by Antonis Mor. Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (1538–1612) was an English lady in waiting to Mary I who went on to serve as the Duchess of… … Wikipedia
Vincent la Chapelle — (1690 or 1703 – 1745) was a French master cook to Phillip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, to William IV, Prince of Orange, then to Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV of France.BiographyLa Chapelle had been a traveler to… … Wikipedia
Philippine English — is the variety of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino, the standardized dialect of… … Wikipedia
Montessori education — Montessori redirects here. For the founder of the Montessori method, see Maria Montessori. For the surname, see Montessori (surname). Children working on the phonogram moveable alphabet Montessori education is an educational approach developed by … Wikipedia
Meakin — This interesting surname of English origin, with spellings of Meakin, Meaking, Makin, Meaken, Meeking, etc., is either a diminutive of May, which itself is a pet form of Matthew, from the middle English given name Mathew, coming from the hebrew… … Surnames reference
Meaking — This interesting surname of English origin, with spellings of Meakin, Meaking, Makin, Meaken, Meeking, etc., is either a diminutive of May, which itself is a pet form of Matthew, from the middle English given name Mathew, coming from the hebrew… … Surnames reference
Earl of Chesterfield — Earls of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope. He had already been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of … Wikipedia
