Harcourt (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Places
Australia- Harcourt, VictoriaHarcourt, VictoriaHarcourt is a small Central Highlands town located approximately 9 km northeast of Castlemaine, where the Midland Highway meets the Calder Highway. At the 2006 census, Harcourt had a population of 439.-History:...
, a town
Canada
- Harcourt, Ontario, a village
- (Harcourt, New Brunswick), a village
- Harcourt HouseHarcourt HouseHarcourt House Arts Centre is one of only four public galleries, and one of three artist-run centres in Edmonton, Canada. The centre delivers a host of services to both artists and the community, and acts as an essential alternative site for the presentation, distribution and promotion of...
, an art gallery in Edmonton, Alberta - Harcourt, Newfoundland and LabradorHarcourt, Newfoundland and LabradorHarcourt was a village located northeast of Clarenville. It was formerly named Sandy Point. It had a population of 120 in 1956....
France
- Harcourt, EureHarcourt, EureHarcourt is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-Sights:*Château d'Harcourt - a medieval-built château with the oldest arboretum in France.*Arboretum d'Harcourt-External links:*...
, a commune - Thury-HarcourtThury-HarcourtThury-Harcourt is a French commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Situated in the Orne valley, its surroundings are much like Clécy, but the Rock of Oëtre contrasts with the plateau of Caen to the north....
, a commune
Ireland
- Harcourt street best accessible by luasLuasLuas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
tram. - Harcourt Street railway stationHarcourt Street railway stationHarcourt Street railway station is a former railway terminus in Dublin. The station served as the terminus of the line from Dublin to the town of Bray in County Wicklow, although it opened in 1859 after the initial opening of the railway line itself....
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New Zealand
- Harcourt ParkHarcourt ParkHarcourt Park is a non-profit cottaging corporation in Ontario, Canada, composed of of land, 18 lakes, and 600 surveyed properties that are individually leased in favour of private ownership...
, a camping ground
Nigeria
- Port Harcourt, a city
Hong Kong
- Harcourt RoadHarcourt RoadHarcourt Road is a major road in Admiralty in Hong Kong, connecting Wan Chai and Central.-History:Built after World War II, Harcourt Road was once a waterfront promenade and to ease congestion on Hong Kong Island...
, a road
United Kingdom
- Harcourt, Cornwall, a coastal settlement in south CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England - Harcourt HillHarcourt HillHarcourt Hill is a hill and community in North Hinksey in Oxfordshire, England, west of the city of Oxford. There is a good view of the city from the hill. It lies between Hinksey Hill to the southeast, Boars Hill to the south and Botley to the north...
, a hill and community in OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England - Harcourt House, London, Cavendish Square, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, a building - Kibworth HarcourtKibworthKibworth is an area of the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, that contains two civil parishes—the villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt . According to the 2001 census, Kibworth Beauchamp has a population of 3,798, and Kibworth Harcourt has a population of 990. The two...
United States
- Harcourt, IowaHarcourt, IowaHarcourt is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 340 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harcourt is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, a small city
Corporations
- Harcourt Education, an international educational publisher
- Harcourt ParkHarcourt ParkHarcourt Park is a non-profit cottaging corporation in Ontario, Canada, composed of of land, 18 lakes, and 600 surveyed properties that are individually leased in favour of private ownership...
, a Canadian corporation - Harcourt Trade Publishers, see Harcourt (publisher)Harcourt (publisher)Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. The company was based in San Diego, California, with an Editorial / Sales / Marketing / Rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida.In 2007, the U.S...
- Osler, Hoskin & HarcourtOsler, Hoskin & HarcourtOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is one of Canada’s largest business law firms practising nationally and internationally from its offices in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, and New York. It is one of Bay Street's "seven sisters". Clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the...
, a Canadian law firm - Studio HarcourtStudio HarcourtStudio Harcourt is a prestigious photography studio founded in Paris in 1934 by the brothers Lacroix. It is known in particular for its black and-white photographs of movie stars and celebrities, but having one's photo taken at Harcourt a few times during one's life was once considered standard by...
, a prestigious photographic studio in Paris, France
Other uses
- Viscount HarcourtViscount HarcourtThe title Viscount Harcourt has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in Great Britain in 1711 for Simon Harcourt, Lord Chancellor. The third viscount was created Earl Harcourt in 1749.The ancient family of...
, a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom - House of HarcourtHouse of HarcourtThe House of Harcourt is a Norman family, descended from the Viking Bernard the Dane and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" , "Gesta verbis praevenient" , and "Le bon temps viendra .....
, a British and French noble house - Lycée Saint-LouisLycée Saint-LouisThe lycée Saint-Louis is a higher education establishment located in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, in the Latin Quarter. It is the only public French lycée exclusively dedicated to classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles...
, known as “Collège d'Harcourt” until 1820