- Cavell
- biographical name Edith Louisa 1865-1915 English nurse
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Cavell
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Cavell — can refer to:* Edith Cavell, First World War heroine * John Cavell, mayor of Oxford, England * Stanley Cavell, prominent Harvard based philosopherSee also Elliston Cavell, a former department store in Oxford, England … Wikipedia
Cavell — ist der Name folgender Personen: Edith Cavell (1865–1915), britische Spionin und Krankenschwester; nach ihr ist der Mount Edith Cavell benannt Stanley Cavell (* 1926), US amerikanischer Philosoph Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cavell — [kav′əl] Edith Louisa 1865 1915; Eng. nurse executed by the Germans in WWI … English World dictionary
Cavell — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom Cavell peut faire référence à plusieurs personnalités : Stanley Louis Cavell, philosophe américain né en 1926 Edith Cavell (1865 1915),… … Wikipédia en Français
Cavell — Recorded in various spellings including Cavel, Cavell, Cavill, Caville, and others, this famous surname is English. It is locational from Cavil, given as being a township in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The placename is first recorded as Cafeld… … Surnames reference
Cavell — noun English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865 1915) • Syn: ↑Edith Cavell, ↑Edith Louisa Cavell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑nurse * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Cavell, Edith — См. Edith Cavell. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Cavell Van — The Cavell Van before restoration In service 1919 91 Manufacturer South Eastern and Chatham Railway Built at Ashford Works Family name PMVY … Wikipedia
Cavell, Edith — (1866 1915) The daughter of a Presbyterian minister, Edith Cavell was born in Swardeston, Norfolk, England. Sent to Brussels to perfect her knowledge of French, she was employed as a governess. In 1895, she returned to England to study nursing … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Cavell, Edith — ▪ English nurse born Dec. 4, 1865, Swardeston, Norfolk, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1915, Brussels, Belg. English nurse who became a popular heroine of World War I and was executed for assisting Allied soldiers to escape from German occupied Belgium … Universalium
Cavell, Edith (Louisa) — born Dec. 4, 1865, Swardeston, Norfolk, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1915, Brussels, Belg. English nurse and heroine of World War I. She began her nursing career in 1895 and in 1907 became first matron of a hospital in Brussels, where she greatly improved… … Universalium
