- Parkes
- biographical name Sir Henry 1815-1896 Australian statesman
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Parkes — may refer to:* Sir Henry Parkes, Australian politician and Father of Federation There are also several things named after him:* Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town * Parkes Observatory, a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales * Parkes … Wikipedia
Parkes — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexander Parkes (1813−1890), englischer Metallurge und Erfinder Broc Parkes (* 1981), australischer Motorradrennfahrer Frank Kobina Parkes, ghanaischer Journalist und Autor Henry Parkes (1815–1896), aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Parkes — [pɑːks], Sir (seit 1877) Henry, australischer Politiker, * Stoneleigh (County Warwickshire, Großbritannien) 27. 5. 1815, ✝ Sydney 27. 4. 1896; ging 1839 nach Australien, gründete 1850 die radikalliberale Zeitung »Empire«, die er bis 1858… … Universal-Lexikon
Parkes — Parkes, Sir Henry, austral. Staatsmann, geb. 1815 als Sohn eines englischen Pächters in Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), gest. 27. April 1896 in Sydney, lernte in Birmingham das Eisengeschäft, wanderte 1839 nach Australien aus, gründete in Sydney die… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Parkes — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Sir Henry Parkes, 1815–1896, était un homme politique australien; Harry Smith Parkes,1828 1885, était un diplomate britannique; Mike Parkes… … Wikipédia en Français
Parkes — I. /paks/ (say pahks) noun Sir Henry, 1815–96, Australian politician, born in England; contributed much to Australian federation. Henry Parkes worked as a bone and ivory turner before migrating with his wife to NSW in 1839. In Sydney he began… …
Parkes — ▪ New South Wales, Australia town, east central New South Wales, Australia, in the Lachlan River valley. Originally known as Bushman s, it was founded in 1862 as a reef and alluvial gold centre. It was renamed for Sir Henry Parkes, a state… … Universalium
Parkes — This very interesting medieval surname is Anglo Scottish, but of French origins. Recorded as Park and Parke, the patronymics Parkes, Parks and the rare occupational Parkman, it describes a person employed in or at a park . This was not an area of … Surnames reference
Parkes — Original name in latin Parkes Name in other language PKE, Parkes State code AU Continent/City Australia/Sydney longitude 33.1372 latitude 148.1759 altitude 335 Population 10026 Date 2013 06 25 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Parkes — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Parkes Country and Admin Code AU.02.16200 AU … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
Parkes Observatory — The Parkes Observatory in New South Wales, Australia … Wikipedia
