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Encyclopedia > Lafayette

Lafayette, LaFayette, or La Fayette may refer to:

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People

  • General Lafayette ("initially Marquis de Lafayette until June 1790 when he abolished and permanently renounced nobility title"), French general and revolutionary
  • Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette ("Madame de Lafayette"), French author
  • James Lafayette was the pseudonym of James Stack Lauder, a Victorian society and royal photographer.
  • L. Ron Hubbard (full name Lafayette Ronald Hubbard) founder of the Church of Scientology, as well as author of Dianetics and the body of works comprising Scientology doctrine.
  • “The Great Lafayette”, the stage name of illusionist Sigmund Neuberger

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757–May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ... Madame de La Fayette (baptized March 18, 1634 - May 25, 1693) was a French writer, the alleged author of La Princesse de Clèves, Frances first historical novel and often taken to be one of the earliest European novels of its day. ... Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was the founder of the Church of Scientology, as well as the author of Dianetics and the body of works comprising Scientology doctrine. ...

United States geography

See also: Lafayette County and Lafayette Township

Elliston-Lafayette is a census-designated place located in Montgomery County, Virginia. ... La Fayette is a city located in Chambers County, Alabama. ... La Fayette (pronounced Lafe-yet) is a village in Stark County, Illinois, United States. ... LaFayette is a city located in Walker County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 6,702. ... LaFayette is a city located in Christian County, Kentucky. ... LaFayette is a town located in Onondaga County, New York. ... Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... Lafayette Square is a small, gated neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. ... Lafayette is a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Tippecanoe Townships Fairfield, Wea Platted 1825 Incorporated 1853 Government  - Mayor Tony Roswarski Area  - City 20. ... : Hub City : The Heart of Cajun Country United States Louisiana Lafayette 47. ... Lafayette is a city located in Nicollet County, Minnesota. ... Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 304 as of the 2000 U.S. census. ... Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. ... Lafayette is a city located in Macon County, Tennessee. ... Lafayette is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin Lafayette, Monroe County, Wisconsin Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lafayette Hill is a small unincorporated community in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Lake Lafayette is a city located in Lafayette County, Missouri. ... ... Chauncey Village area of West Lafayette West Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. ... West Lafayette is a village located in Coshocton County, Ohio. ... Lafayette County is the name of several counties in the United States: Lafayette County, Arkansas Lafayette County, Florida Lafayette County, Mississippi Lafayette County, Missouri Lafayette County, Wisconsin Lafayette Parish, Louisiana See also the disambiguation page Fayette County. ... Lafayette Township may refer to: Lafayette Township, New Jersey Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania Lafayette Township, Minnesota Lafayette Township, Michigan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

United States education

Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. ... Lafayette High School, Buffalo, New York Lafayette High School is the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building; a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style, by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson. ... Lafayette Senior High School (LHS) is a public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Lafayette High School is a high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana. ... Lafayette High School is a large secondary school located in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York . ... Lafayette High School, located in Wildwood, Missouri, United States is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District. ... Lafayette High School is a public secondary school in James City County, Virginia, just outside the city limits of Williamsburg, Virginia. ... The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette,[1] is a coeducational public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana. ...

Military

The USS Langley (CVL-27) was an 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 - 1964. ... The USS Langley (CVL-27) was an 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 - 1964. ... The La Fayette is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. ... The La Fayette class units are light multi-mission frigates built by DCN and operated by France (Marine Nationale), Saudi Arabia, Singapore (Republic of Singapore Navy) and Republic of China (Taiwan) (Republic of China Navy). ... USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Marquis de la Fayette. ... The Lafayette class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the Ethan Allen class of fleet ballistic missile submarine, slightly larger and generally improved. ... A SPAD S.XIII in Lafayette Escadrille livery James Norman Hall (1887-1951) of the Lafayette Escadrille, 1917 The Lafayette Escadrille (from the French Escadrille Lafayette) was a squadron of the French Air Service, the Aéronautique militaire, during World War I composed largely of American pilots flying fighters. ...

Other

Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The Galeries Lafayette is a French department store company. ... The LaFayette Motors Corporation was a United States based automobile manufacturer. ... Lafayette Radio was a radio manufacturer and retailer based in Syosset, New York. ... The Lafayette Roughnecks is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Non-album song played only live. ... This article is about the American duo. ... Lafayette transmitter was a large facility used for transatlantic VLF-transmission at Marcheprime, Aquitaine, France. ... Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911–January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was a prolific and controversial American writer and the founder of the Church of Scientology. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by American pulp fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. ...

See also

Fayette is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. ... Fayetteville is the name of several places in the United States of America. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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