
Percival
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Created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem 'Perceval, the Story of the
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Percival
Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table.
Percival Stockdale
Percival Stockdale (1736–1811) was an English poet, writer and reformer, active especially in opposing slavery.
Percival Bazeley
Percival Landon Bazeley was a scientist of Australian biotechnology and public health.
Percival Gull
The Percival Gull was a British single-engined monoplane, first flown in 1932.
Percival Stephenson
The Rt Rev Percival William Stephenson was the 6th Anglican bishop of Nelson"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 whose episcopate spanned a 14-year period in the mid-20th century.
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