Home > Places > Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries > French Political Geography
Hide all research tools Print this article Link to this article
Link to this article

CloseClose

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Caen.aspx" title="Facts and informations about Caen">Caen</a>

Add this article to Del.icio.usShare this article on FacebookBookmark this article on FurlShare this article on Ma.gnoliaSubmit this article to RedditGive this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon
Show all research tools

Research topic: Caen

Related pictures

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Rate these pictures

Caen

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Caen , city (1990 pop. 115,624), capital of Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Orne River. It is a busy port, canalized (by Napoleon I) directly to the sea. The commercial center of the rich Calvados region, it is highly industrialized, with a thermal power station and extensive steelworks along the Orne; the nearby iron-ore mines are among the largest in France. The city's manufactures include motor vehicle parts, electronic gear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and paper. Caen's importance dates from the 11th cent., when it was a favorite residence of William I of England (William... Read more
Caen
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Caen. Soft, fine-grained, easily worked limestone from near Caen, Normandy, used in the fabric of a surprising number of English medieval buildings (e.g. Canterbury and Norwich Cathedrals). Read more
Caen, treaty of
A Dictionary of British History Caen, treaty of, 1091. On his death‐bed in 1087 William the Conqueror gave England to his second son William Rufus, and the duchy of Normandy to his first son, Robert . In 1091 Rufus led an expedition to Normandy, forcing Robert to a treaty at Caen or Rouen. They joined forces to dispossess their younger ... Read more

Facts and information from other sites



Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

San Francisco Columnist Herb Caen Dies at 80
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/2/1997; ; 636 words ; Herb Caen, 80, the longtime San Francisco newspaper...Chronicle, where he worked until his death. Mr. Caen (pronounced "cane") wrote a roundup of gossip...a national following. Just last year, Mr. Caen was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for... Read more
Columnist Herb Caen announces he has inoperable cancer.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/30/1996; ; 643 words ; SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Herb Caen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...lung cancer. ``This is serious stuff,'' Caen wrote in the column, according to the...ago. ``Radiation? Ah yes, in due time,'' Caen wrote. ``Meanwhile, I had lost a bit of... Read more
Herb Caen, 1916-1997, famous San Francisco columnist.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/2/1997; ; 700+ words ; SAN FRANCISCO - ... Herb Caen, the San Francisco Chronicle's Pulitzer...By force of personality and endurance, Caen ensconced himself into San Francisco's...it really is.'' In his six-decade run, Caen rarely missed a day's work until he was... Read more
Herb Caen, master of three-dot journalism, wins Pulitzer.(Originated from Knight-Ridder News Service)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 4/9/1996; ; 696 words ; SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. _ ITEM: Herb Caen won a Pulitzer prize Tuesday. ... When...Fools' Day joke. ... But by 4:30 p.m., Caen had the official Mailgram in hand...Columbia University in New York hailed Caen's ``extraordinary and continuing contribution... Read more
COLUMNIST HERB CAEN DIES POPULAR WRITER PERSONIFIED LOVE FOR SAN FRANCISCO.(News/National/International)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/2/1997; 526 words ; ...Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Herb Caen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning San Francisco...Diagnosed with inoperable cancer in April 1996, Caen wrote sporadically to the end despite his...anchorman Walter Cronkite, who had known Caen since World War II. ``We are deeply saddened... Read more
A long-running story that colors a city At 80, Herb Caen still tells a tale of San Francisco
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/3/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...But days before his 80th birthday, Herb Caen was, as always, working. He is in constant...occasionally irked generations of Californians. Caen's five-times-a-week column in the San Francisco...image of San Francisco is largely what Herb Caen has made it. Since 1938, with time out... Read more
Longtime San Francisco newspaper columnist Herb Caen dies at 80
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/2/1997; 435 words ; Herb Caen, whose 60-year journalism career was devoted...Pacific Medical Center. He was 80. To call Caen "Mr. San Francisco," as was sometimes done...so long synonymous with a specific place. Caen (pronounced "cane") was a towering icon in... Read more
THE ABLE CAEN AFTER FIVE DECADES AT THE TYPEWRITER, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE COLUMNIST HERB CAEN SHOWS NO SIGNS OF LETTING UP
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/26/1988; ; 700+ words ; ...Life is circumscribed by the column." Herb Caen doesn't like to talk about the fact that...all of which heightens the pressure Caen will face tomorrow morning. And all of...best to drop. The excuse is feeble, as Caen well knows; when pressed, he admits that... Read more
Herb Caen's Spectacular Bay View
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/3/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...it "begs to be read" each morning. Herb Caen wrote a column like that. For 58 years...column but a triumph of human endurance -- Caen pounded out columns for the San Francisco...in San Francisco, you had to read him. Caen, who died on Saturday at 80, was indispensible... Read more
San Fran opens its heart to Caen
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/23/1996; ; 525 words ; Raising Caen . . . I just happened to be in San Francisco recently...big bash for its 80-year-old Boswell, columnist Herb Caen. It was a lalapaloosa! The air was thick with "Caenfetti." Caen's famous martini, which he dubbed his "Vitamin V... Read more

Related research topics

Edit this list

Online videos

Funny Falls caidas graciosas
Add/Rate Videos

For Students and teachers!

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: