Beevor
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Beevor as a surname may refer to: *Antony Beevor (born 19461), British historian *Charles Edward Beevor (1854–1908), English neurologist and anatomist **Beevor's axiom, the idea that the brain does not know muscles, only movements **Beevor's sign, characteristic of some types of spinal cord injury *Humphry Beevor (1903–1965), 7th Bishop of Lebombo, Mozambique *James Rigby Beevor (1811–1849), English colonist and pastoralist of South Australia, after whom Mount Beevor is named *John Beevor (1845–1903), English first-class cricketer *Miles Beevor (1900–1994), English solicitor, pilot and businessman *Beevor baronets, created in 1784 for the prominent agriculturalist Thomas Beevor
Beevor as a surname may refer to: Antony Beevor (born 1946), British historian Charles Edward Beevor (1854–1908), English neurologist and anatomist Beevor's axiom, the idea that the brain does not know muscles, only movements Beevor's sign, characteristic of some types of spinal cord injury Humphry Beevor (1903–1965), 7th Bishop of Lebombo, Mozambique James Rigby Beevor (1811–1849), English colonist and pastoralist of South Australia, after whom Mount Beevor is named John Beevor (1845–1903), English first-class cricketer Miles Beevor (1900–1994), English solicitor, pilot and businessman Beevor baronets, created in 1784 for the prominent agriculturalist Thomas Beevor
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"Beavor": 1. Norman locational name derived from places called Beauvoir, either in France (several), or from Belvoir in Leicestershire. 2. Derived from Old English 'beofor', meaning 'beaver'. At SurnameDB: The Internet Surname Database, Name Origin Research. Accessed 23 April 2024.
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