Merivale (surname)

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Merivale is a surname, and may refer to:

Charles Merivale English historian and churchman

The Very Reverend Charles Merivale was an English historian and churchman, for many years dean of Ely Cathedral. He was one of the main instigators of the inaugural Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race which took place at Henley in 1829.

Herman Merivale CB was an English civil servant and historian. He was the elder brother of Charles Merivale, and father of the poet Herman Charles Merivale.

Herman Charles Merivale English dramatist and poet

Herman Charles Merivale MA was an English dramatist and poet, son of Herman Merivale. He also used the punning pseudonym Felix Dale.

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Merivale High School is a secondary school, located at the intersection of Merivale Road and Viewmount Drive in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is known for its gifted student program, but also runs French Immersion programs and visual art, music, and co-operative education programs.

John Herman Merivale, also known as Jack Merivale, was a British theatre actor, and occasional supporting player in British films.

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Philip Merivale British actor

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County of Merivale Cadastral in Queensland, Australia

The County of Merivale is a county located on the southern boundary of the state of Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county was named in honour of Herman Merivale, the British permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. Its boundaries were declared and made subject to the Land Act 1897 on 7 March 1901. Population centres within the County of Merivale include the towns of Warwick, Allora and Killarney.

Adolph Paul Oppé, was an English art historian, critic, art collector and museum official. Born in London, the son of a silk merchant, he was educated at Charterhouse, the University of St Andrews, and New College, Oxford. From 1902–5 he taught Greek and ancient history at the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and from 1905–38 worked as a civil servant in the Board of Education. He also served as Deputy Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Oppé was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 1952.

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