Farron Cousins (born 1970), British politician
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Farron is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * (born 1935), botanist * Ivan Farron (born 1971), Swiss writer * Julia Farron (1922–2019), English ballerina * Tim Farron Timothy James Farron (born 27 May 1970) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2017. He has also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005, before which he worked in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ivan Farron
Ivan Farron (born 17 November 1971, Basel) is a Swiss French speaking writer from Vaud. Biography Born in Tavannes, Ivan Farron is a graduate of the business school of Lausanne. He then attended the evening gymnasium to enter the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lausanne. After obtaining his bachelor's degree, he worked as an assistant to the chair of French literature at the University of Zurich, where he obtained a doctorate. He was revealed by his first narration crowned by the Prix Dentan in 1996, ''Un après-midi avec Wackernagel'', in which a young man awaits with anguish a childhood friend who has just spent six months in a psychiatric asylum and wonders about the changes that have taken place during this long absence. Ivan Farron is a member of the association. Publications *1995: ''Un après-midi avec Wackernagel'', , Prix Dentan 1996 *2004: ''Pierre Michon. La grâce par les œuvres'', Éditions Zoé, *2005: ''Panégyrique de Bertram Rothe'', in "La collect ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julia Farron
Julia Farron (22 July 1922 – 3 July 2019) was an English ballerina, best known as one of the earliest and all-time youngest members of The Royal Ballet, the leading ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Julia Farron was born Joyce Margaret Farron-Smith in London. on 22 July 1922. In 1931, Farron became the first pupil to receive a scholarship to study under the direction of Dame Ninette de Valois at the Vic-Wells Ballet School. She made her professional stage debut in a pantomime in 1934, aged twelve. In 1936, having completed five years of study at the ballet school, she joined the Vic-Wells Ballet, becoming the company's youngest member, aged fourteen. The following year in 1937, she danced her first created role, ''Pepe the Dog'', in the ballet ''A Wedding Bouquet'' choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton. Farron would stay with the company throughout its development into The Royal Ballet, eventually achieving the rank of principal d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |