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Battle of Cresson The Battle of Cresson was a small battle between Frankish and Ayyubid forces on 1 May 1187 at the "Spring of the Cresson." While the exact location of the spring is unknown, it is located in the environs of Nazareth. The conflict was a prelude ...

, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cressona, Pennsylvania, a United States borough *

Cresson Township, Pennsylvania Cresson Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,820 at the 2020 census. The township surrounds the boroughs of Cresson and Sankertown but is separate from them. It is part of the Johnstown, Pen ...

, a U.S. township *

Cresson, Texas Cresson is a city located at the corners of Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 171, southwest of Fort Worth. Incorporated in 2001, Cresson had ...

, a United States city ; People *

Cresson Kearny Cresson Henry Kearny (; – ) wrote several survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Career Kearny attended Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of th ...

, U.S. survival guide writer *

Charles Cresson Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

, American Olympic tennis player *

Édith Cresson Édith Cresson (; née Campion; born 27 January 1934) is a French politician from the Socialist Party. She served as Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992, the first woman to do so. She was the only woman to be prime minister until 2022, wh ...

, former Prime Minister of France. *

Elliott Cresson Elliott Cresson (March 2, 1796 – February 20, 1854) was an American philanthropist who gave money to a number of causes after a brief career in the mercantile business. He established the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute in 1848 ...

, American philanthropist **

Elliott Cresson Medal The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute. The award was established by Elliott Cresson, life member of the Franklin Institute, with $1,000 granted in 1848. The ...

, scientific award of the Franklin Institute *

Ezra Townsend Cresson Ezra Townsend Cresson, also Ezra Townsend senior (18 June 1838, in Byberry – 19 April 1926, in Swarthmore) was an American entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was ...

, American entomologist * Margaret French Cresson, (b. 1889 - d. 1973), sculptress *

Warder Cresson Warder Cresson (July 13, 1798 – November 6, 1860), later known as Michael Boaz Israel ben Abraham (), was an American diplomat. He was appointed the first U.S. Consul to Jerusalem in 1844. Biography Warder Cresson was born in Philadelphia, Pe ...

, religious enthusiast * William Penn Cresson, (d. 1932) Architect, writer and diplomat ; Other uses * Cresson (wasp), a wasp in the family Crabronidae

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