1937 In France
Events from the year 1937 in France. Incumbents *President: Albert Lebrun *President of the Council of Ministers: Léon Blum (until 22 June), Camille Chautemps (starting 22 June) Events *1 May – General strike in Paris. *21 June – Coalition government of Léon Blum resigns. Sport *30 June – Tour de France begins. *25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Roger Lapébie. Births *21 January – François Boutin, Thoroughbred horse trainer (died 1995) *8 February – Françoise Claustre, archaeologist (died 2006) *13 February – Andrée Brunin, poet (died 1993) *4 March – Barney Wilen, saxophonist and jazz composer (died 1996) *21 March – François Bonlieu, Alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 1973) *12 May – Dominique Chaboche, politician and MEP (died 2005) *24 May – Maryvonne Dupureur, Olympic athlete (died 2008) *12 July – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France *22 July ** Jean-Claude Lebaube, road racing cyclist (died 1977) ** Gilberte Marin-Mos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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President Of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, in addition to their relation with the Prime Minister of France, prime minister and Government of France, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the French Second Republic, Second Republic. The president of the French Republic is the ''Ex officio member, ex officio'' Co-Princes of Andorra, co-prince of Andorra, grand master of the Legion of Honour and of the Ordre national du Mérite, National Order of Merit. The officeholder is also honorary proto-canon of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, although some have rejected the title in the past. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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François Bonlieu
François Pierre Philippe Bonlieu (21 March 1937 – 18 August 1973) was a French Alpine skiing, alpine skier. Born at Juvincourt-et-Damary, Aisne, Bonlieu debuted for the French alpine skiing national team when he was 15 years old. From 1958 until 1959 he became a four times French Champion (twice in the Giant Slalom, once in the Slalom and Alpine Combined). He was murdered at Croisette in Cannes after an argument. References 1937 births 1973 deaths Sportspeople from Aisne French male alpine skiers Olympic gold medalists for France Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Male murder victims Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of France 20th-century French people {{Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles-Marie Widor
Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the mid-Romantic era, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. His Toccata from the fifth organ symphony has become one of the best known and most often performed works for organ. As of 2022, he is the longest-serving organist of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, a role he held for 63 years (January 1870 – 31 December 1933). He also was organ professor at the Paris Conservatory from 1890 to 1896 (following César Franck) and then he became professor of composition at the same institution, following Théodore Dubois. Widor was a prolific composer, writing music for organ, piano, voice and ensembles. Apart from his ten organ symphonies, he also wrote three symphonies for orchestra and organ, several songs for piano and voice, four operas and a ballet. He was one of the first composers to use the term "symphony" for some of his organ compositions, helped in this by the o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marguerite Audoux
Marguerite Audoux (July 7, 1863 at Sancoins, Cher – January 31, 1937 at Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French novelist. Biography Marguerite Donquichote, who took her mother's name, Audoux, in 1895, was orphaned by age three, following the death of her mother and abandonment by her father. She and her sister Madeleine initially lived with an aunt but ultimately spent nine years in the orphanage at Bourges. In 1877, Andoux was put to work as a shepherdess and farm worker in the region of Sologne. There, she fell in love with a local boy, Henri Dejoulx, but his parents would not permit them to marry. Audoux moved to Paris in 1881. Desperately poor, she found occasional work as a seamstress and made ends meet with whatever menial labour could be found. She bore a stillborn child in 1883; the difficult pregnancy and labor left her permanently sterile. In Paris, she took custody of her niece, Yvonne. It was Yvonne who at age sixteen inadvertently set in motion her aunt's lit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marion Créhange
Marion Créhange (born Marion Caen; 14 November 1937 – 28 March 2022) was a French computer scientist. She was one of the first persons in France to get a PhD in Computer Science in 1961. A pioneer of computer science at the University of Nancy, she was one of the first to write a PhD in computer science in France in 1961, under the direction of Jean Legras. The title of her thesis is ''Structure du code de programmation'', which deals with the definition and realization of a macro-assembler and a programming tool. Appointed professor in 1976, she participated in the foundation of the teaching and research unit (UER) of mathematics and computer science at the University Nancy-I. She then turned to the design of database query languages and founded the Exprim (EXPert pour la Recherche d'IMages) research team. She became a member of the Académie de Stanislas in 2017. Throughout her career, Marion Créhange has been committed to showing the reciprocal contributions between com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber
Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber (31 October 193728 November 2020) was a French journalist. He was the co-founder of ''L'Expansion'' and the founder of ''Psychologies'' and Radio Classique. He was the author of several books. Early life Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber was born on 31 October 1937, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. His father, Émile Servan-Schreiber, was a French journalist of Jewish-Prussian descent. His mother was Denise Bresard. The Servan-Schreibers (up to 200 members) have a family reunion every five years. As a child Servan-Schreiber aspired to become a psychoanalyst but, being born into a family of journalists went into that profession. He graduated from Sciences Po in 1960. Career Servan-Schreiber was a journalist. He first wrote for ''Echos'', which had been co-founded by his father, followed by ''L'Express'' which had been founded by his brother Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber. Having experience of reading American news magazines from a period spent teaching at St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean-Claude Decaux
Jean-Claude Decaux (15 September 1937 – 27 May 2016) was a French entrepreneur who earned his fortune in advertising. He was the founder and honorary chair of the advertising firm JCDecaux, which is now run by his sons, Jean-François Decaux and Jean-Charles Decaux. Personal life Jean-Claude Decaux was the son of a shoe salesman in Beauvais, France. He was married with three children and lived in Paris. His death was announced on 27 May 2016. Career At the age of 18, inspired by an argument with his father over the family shoe store's window display, Jean-Claude started a business creating billboards along French roadways. In 1963, legislation in France placed restrictions on billboard use which forced Decaux out of business. He founded JCDecaux in 1964. He made a deal with the city of Lyon, proposing that he would build bus shelters and keep them clean in exchange for advertising space there. The company quickly expanded to other cities. In 1980, Decaux personally designed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nina Companeez
Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 – 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director. Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela. Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville.Françoise Audé ''Ciné-modèles cinéma d'elles.: Situations de femmes dans le cinéma'' 1981 Page 77 " ichel Deville.. Il ne se lance alors pas seul dans l'aventure : avec lui, une scénariste-dialoguiste brillante, Nina Companeez. Elle est la fille de Jacques Companeez qui fut le scénariste de Jacques Becker. Elle est, en outre, monteuse." She wrote for 29 films and television shows. In April 2015, she died at the age of 77. Selected filmography Writer * '' Tonight or Never'' (1961) * '' Adorable Liar'' (1962) * ''Because, Because of a Woman'' (1963) * ''Girl's Apartment'' (1963) * ''Lucky Jo'' (1964) * ''Martin Soldat'' (19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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L'Est Républicain
''L'Est Républicain'' is a daily regional French newspaper based in Nancy, France. ''L'Est Républicain'' was established in 1889 by Léon Goulette, a French Republican. The newspaper was founded on the grounds of ''anti-Boulangisme''. It was closed down in 1941 when France was under the German occupation during World War II. In 1946 it was restarted. The paper is headquartered in Nancy and has its primary market in the régions of Lorraine and Franche-Comté. ''L'Est Républicain'' has a conservative stance. The paper belongs to Societe du Journal l'Est Republicain SA, who also owns the newspapers ''La Liberté de l'Est'' and ''Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'' among others. The publisher of ''L'Est Républicain'' is Est Bourgogne Rhône Alpes. On 23 September 2006, ''L'Est Républicain'' published a report on the possible death of Osama bin Laden. The circulation of the daily was 180,000 copies in 2009. History 1889-1914: Foundation and development LEst Républicain'' w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz
Gilberte Céline Marin-Moskovitz (; 22 June 1937 – 26 June 2019) was a French Socialist Party politician who served as deputy of Territoire de Belfort's 2nd constituency in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1997 to 2000. She was also elected a councillor to the Belfort Municipal City Council in 1977 and was a four-term General Councillor of the canton of Belfort-Sud between 1982 and 2008. Marin-Moskovitz was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1996. Biography Marin-Moskovitz was born to Louis Marin and Victoire Marin ( Bichler), in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort on 22 June 1937; she had a twin brother who died of meningitis at age seven. She was baptised at the église Saint-Joseph de Belfort. Marin-Moskovitz was trained at the Young Christian Workers, and joined the Socialist Party in 1972. She became a secretary at the manufacturing company Alstom on 8 May 1960 and her probationary period was left uncompleted due to a strike that she was dissuad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean-Claude Lebaube
Jean-Claude Lebaube (July 22, 1937 at Renneville, France – May 2, 1977 in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure, France) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1961 to 1969 and won 8 victories. He rode in 7 editions of the Tour de France where he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in 1966. Other career highlights included a stage win in the Dauphiné Libéré and the Tour de Luxembourg. Palmarès ;1961 :Tour de Tunesie ;1963 :Gouesnou : Tour du Sud-Est :Tour de France: ::4th place overall classification ;1965 :Tour de France: ::5th place overall classification ;1966 :Boucles Pertuisiennes :Tour de France: ::Wearing yellow jersey The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey (french: maillot jaune ). History Th ... for one day External links *Off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lionel Jospin
Lionel Robert Jospin (; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and the party's candidate for President of France in the 1995 and 2002 elections. In 1995, he was narrowly defeated in the second round by Jacques Chirac. In 2002, he was eliminated in the first round after finishing behind both Chirac and far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen, prompting him to announce his retirement from politics. In 2015, he was appointed to the Constitutional Council by National Assembly President Claude Bartolone. Biography Early life Lionel Robert Jospin was born to a Protestant family in Meudon, Seine (nowadays Hauts-de-Seine), a suburb of Paris, and is the son of Mireille Dandieu Aliette and Robert Jospin. He attended the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly before studying at Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration (ÉNA). He was active in the UNEF students' unio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |