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Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...

was an ancient region in Western Europe approximating present-day France, Belgium, north Italia and adjacent areas.

Gaul may also refer to:
  • FV Gaul
    FV Gaul
    The fishing vessel Gaul was a deep sea factory ship based at Hull, United Kingdom. She sank some time on the night of the 8-9 February 1974 in storm conditions in the Barents Sea, north of Norway. No distress signal was received and her loss was not realised until 10 February after she twice failed...

    , a British trawler lost at sea in 1974
  • Gauls
    Gauls
    The Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....

    , the native Celtic population of Gaul
  • Roman Gaul
    Roman Gaul
    Roman Gaul consisted of an area of provincial rule in the Roman Empire, in modern day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and western Germany. Roman control of the area lasted for less than 500 years....

    , the region as part of the Roman Empire

The acronym GAUL may refer to:
  • Global Administrative Unit Layers
    Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL)
    The Global Administrative Unit Layers is a spatial database of the administrative units for all the countries in the world. It is a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.-Mission:...

    , a project by the FAO
    Fão
    Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal....

     to map all administrative units in the world.

People with the surname Gaul:
  • Alfred R. Gaul
    Alfred R. Gaul
    Alfred Robert Gaul was an English composer and conductor.Gaul was born in Norwich and spent much of his professional life in Birmingham, where he was Master of Music at St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston, the first Birmingham church to have a surpliced choir. Previously he was Organist at St....

     (1837–1913), English composer and conductor
  • August Gaul
    August Gaul
    August Gaul was a German sculptor.August Gaul was a founding member of the Berlin Secession. On close terms with art dealers like Bruno and Paul Cassirer, he became a leading figure in the Berlin art scene before World War I.Gaul died of cancer in 1922.-External links:Der Tierbildhauer August...

     (1869–1922), German sculptor
  • Charly Gaul
    Charly Gaul
    Charly Gaul was a professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and a better climber. His ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories...

     (1932–2005), Luxembourgian cyclist
  • David Gaul
    David Gaul
    David Thomas Gaul was an American swimmer. He represented the United States as a seventeen-year-old at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, where he finished in 4th place in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle. Gaul died in Pennsylvania at the age of 76.-External links:* , from...

     (1886–1962), American swimmer and 1904 Olympian
  • Frank Gaul
    Frank Gaul
    Francis E. Gaul is an American politician of the Democratic party. He was the Treasurer of Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1976 to 1995....

     (born 1924), American politician
  • Michael Gaul
    Michael Gaul
    Michael "Mike" Gaul is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing for St. Lawrence University, he was drafted in the ninth round, 262nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft...

    (born 1973), former professional ice hockey defenceman
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