Bon

Bon, Cape, Ras at Tib, or Ras Addar, peninsula, NE Tunisia, projecting c.50 mi (80 km) into the Mediterranean Sea toward Sicily. Cape Bon, the eastern terminus of the Saharan Atlas Mts., is a hilly, fertile region that supports citrus groves, vineyards, and tobacco plantations. Fishing ports, beach resorts, and natural gas deposits are located on the peninsula. During World War II the last German forces in North Africa surrendered to the Allies on Cape Bon in May, 1943.

(born May 7, 1841, Nogent-le-Rotrou, France—died Dec. 13, 1931, Marnes-la-Coquette) French social psychologist. After receiving a doctorate in medicine, he traveled and wrote books on anthropology, but his interests later shifted to social psychology. In The Crowd (1895) he argued that the personality of the individual in a crowd becomes submerged and that the collective crowd mind comes to dominate.

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(born May 7, 1841, Nogent-le-Rotrou, France—died Dec. 13, 1931, Marnes-la-Coquette) French social psychologist. After receiving a doctorate in medicine, he traveled and wrote books on anthropology, but his interests later shifted to social psychology. In The Crowd (1895) he argued that the personality of the individual in a crowd becomes submerged and that the collective crowd mind comes to dominate.

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or Cape Bon Peninsula

Peninsula, northeastern Tunisia. Extending northeast into the Mediterranean Sea, it is about 50 mi (80 km) long. During World War II (1939–45), it was occupied by German troops in retreat from Egypt and Libya (1943); they soon surrendered to the Allied Powers there.

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BON, Bon, or bon can refer to:

Places:

• Cap Bon, a peninsula in Tunisia.
• Flamingo International Airport, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. (IATA code BON)

People:

• Anna Bon, Russian/Italian composer and singer.
• Bartolomeo Bon, Italian sculptor and architect
• François Bon, French novelist
• Louis André Bon, French general
• Michel Bon, French businessman and politician
• Naftali Bon, Kenyan runner
• Bon Scott, deceased singer with AC/DC
• Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist
• Jon Bon Jovi, American Singer with Bon Jovi

Religion:

• Bön, the original spiritual tradition of Tibet
• Bon Festival, Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor the spirits of deceased ancestors.

Computing:

• Bon (programming language), used on MULTICS systems
• Business Object Notation, notation for high-level object-oriented analysis

Other:

• Band Ohne Namen (B.O.N), German music group
• Bons, a type of small currency used in the 19th century
• The Bon Marche, a famous department store in Seattle also known as The Bon
• Bon Ice, Latin American liquid candy product
• BON, the dental phenomenon known as bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws

See also

• Le Bon
• Bon Accord