Volney
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Volney may refer to:
  • Comte de Volney or Constantin-François Chassebœuf (1757-1820), French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician
  • Volney, New York
    Volney, New York
    Volney is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 6,094 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a French author who toured the area in 1808.The Town of Volney is centrally located in the county.- History :...

     a town in Oswego County, New York, United States
  • Volney Prize
    Volney prize
    The Prix Volney is awarded by the Institute of France after proposition by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres to a work of comparative philology....

    , an award by the Institut de France

People with the given name

  • Volney E. Howard
    Volney E. Howard
    Volney Erskine Howard was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist.-Career:Howard commenced law practice in Brandon, Mississippi...

     (1809-1889), American lawyer, statesman, and jurist
  • Volney Mathison
    Volney Mathison
    Volney G. Mathison was an American chiropractor, writer, and inventor of the E-meter.-Family:In 1935, Mathison was married to Jean Darrell, a music librarian for NBC. She died in November 1964.-Writer:...

    , American experimenter in early biofeedback
  • Volney Peters
    Volney Peters
    Volney Monroe Peters is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and the American Football League.-Early life:Peters graduated from San Diego's Hoover High in 1947....

     (born 1928), American football player in the NFL
  • Volney Rogers
    Volney Rogers
    Volney Rogers was a lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, who is known for his role in transforming Mill Creek "hollow" into one of the nation's most celebrated metropolitan parks...

     (1846-1919), American lawyer
  • Volney F. Warner
    Volney F. Warner
    Volney Frank Warner is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Commander-in-Chief, United States Readiness Command from 1979 to 1981.-Early career:Warner was born in Woonsocket, South Dakota...

    (born 1926), retired United States Army four-star general
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