Vernay (other)
Vernay may refer to: People * Arthur Stannard Vernay (1877–1960), US antique collector, hunter and explorer * Jean-Karl Vernay (born 1987), French racing driver * Robert Vernay (1907–1979), French screenwriter Places * Vernay, Rhône, a commune (municipality) and former bishopric in the southeastern French region of Rhône-Alpes * Vernay, Switzerland, a municipality in the Swiss canton of Fribourg See also * Verney (other) * Verny (other) Verny may refer to: *Verny, France, a commune in France *Verny, Russia, a list of localities in Russia People with the surname * Léonce Verny (1837–1908), French engineer *Thomas Verny (1726–1808), French lawyer See also * Vernay (disambigua ...

Arthur Stannard Vernay
Arthur Stannard Vernay (11 May 1877 – 25 October 1960) was a noted English-born American art and antiques dealer, decorator, big-game hunter, and naturalist explorer. He sponsored and took part in expeditions across the world to collect biological specimens and cultural artifacts on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. The Vernay-Faunthorpe Hall of South Asian mammals in the AMNH is named after him. Early life Born in Weymouth, England, Vernay was born to Louisa Stannard and Thomas Crabb Avant. Shortly after his parents divorced, he emigrated to New York in August 1904 and changed his surname from Avant to Vernay. He found a job as an elevator operator at a furniture store known as A.J. Crawfords and after working there briefly, Vernay started his own shop in 1906, called Arthur S. Vernay, Inc. located at 1 East 45th Street, near Madison Avenue. He also had a shop in London at 217 Piccadilly in the late 1910s to 1920s. He sold antiques and decorative artwork ...
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Jean-Karl Vernay
Jean-Karl "J. K." Vernay (born 31 October 1987) is a French professional racing driver. He was 2010 Indy Lights and 2017 TCR International Series champion. He has won races at the World Touring Car Cup, where he finished fifth in 2018 and won the WTCR Trophy in 2020. Career history Karting *2000 : 3rd in France Cadet Championship *2001 : 5th in Speedy Junior World Cup at the Masters Karting Paris Bercy *2002 : 2nd in Junior Monaco Kart Cup *2004 : 2nd in Belgium Championship, Formula A and 21st in world championship, Formula A Formula In 2005, Villeurbanne-born Vernay drove in the French Formula Campus series and finished 1st with 6 wins and 12 podiums on 14 races. The following year, he finished runner-up and best rookies in the French Formula Renault Championship with 7 podiums. He drove two rounds as race driver in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the last round as practice session driver. In 2007, Jean-Karl was selected to be part of the Red Bull Junior Team progra ...
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Robert Vernay
Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. Career In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on '' Pépé le Moko''. In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of Balzac's ''Père Goriot'', starring Pierre Renoir. It was released in 1945. In the late 1950s, he directed a "tacky comedy" called '' Madame et son auto''. It was a favourite film of René Magritte. Selected filmography * '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937) as assistant director * '' Arlette and Love'' (1943) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) * ''Father Goriot'' (1945) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''Emile the African'' (1949) * '' Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) * ''The Dream of Andalusia'' (1951) * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the autho ...
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Vernay, Rhône
Vernay () is a commune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Rhône department in eastern France. History There is no archaeological or written evidence of Roman or earlier occupation on the site. Around 400 a Latin Catholic Diocese of Vernay was established. Neither incumbents nor other details are available. It was suppressed, apparently without direct successor. See also * Communes of the Rhône department * List of Catholic dioceses in France The Catholic Church in France mainly comprises a Metropolitan Latin Church hierarchy, joint in a national episcopal conference, consisting of * fifteen ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archdioceses (15) ** with a total of 80 suf ... References Sources and external links GCatholic - former bishopric Communes of Rhône (department) Beaujolais (province) {{Rhône-geo-stub ...
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Vernay, Switzerland
Vernay () is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2006 from the merger of the municipalities of Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 The administrative seat is in Forel. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Vernay, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens,
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Verney (other)
Verney may refer to: People *Verney family *Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher, theologian, and pedagogue *Anne-Charlotte Verney, French racing and rally driver *Russ Verney, American political advisor Places *Beth-Eden, also known as Verney, a heritage-listed house in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *Verney Junction, a hamlet in Buckinghamshire, England *Verney Junction railway station, a disused railway station in Buckinghamshire, England *Verney Lake, a lake in Aosta Valley, Italy *Lac du Verney, a lake in Isère, France Business *Verney-Carron, a French weapon manufacturer See also * Vernay (other) * Verny (other) Verny may refer to: *Verny, France, a commune in France *Verny, Russia, a list of localities in Russia People with the surname * Léonce Verny (1837–1908), French engineer *Thomas Verny (1726–1808), French lawyer See also * Vernay (disambigua ...