langdon

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Definition of langdon in English English dictionary

A habitational surname

{i} male first name

Related Terms

Alvin Langdon Coburn

born June 11, 1882, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 23, 1966, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, Wales U.S.-born British photographer. He did not take up photography seriously until he met Edward Steichen in 1899. In 1902 he opened a studio in New York City and joined the Photo-Secession. In 1904 he went to London with a commission to photograph celebrities; his memorable portraits include those of Auguste Rodin, Henry James, and George Bernard Shaw posing as Rodin's Thinker. In 1917, influenced by Cubism and Futurism, he produced the first photographs depicting abstract compositions

John Langdon Down

{i} (1828-1896) English physician after whom Down's syndrome is named

Hyphenation

Lang·don

Turkish pronunciation

längdın

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɴɢdən/ /ˈlæŋdən/

Etymology

() From Old English lang + dun (“hill”)