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Azéma
Azéma (and variations like: Azem, Azemar) is a French surname. It derives from the pre 7th Century personal name "Aethelmaer", a compound of the elements "aethel", meaning noble, and "maer", which means famous. Notable people with the surname include: *Agénor Azéma de Montgravier (1805–1863), French archaeologist *Anne Azéma (born 1957), French-born soprano and artistic director of the Boston Camerata *Claude Azéma (1943–2021), French auxiliary bishop of Montpellier *Étienne Azéma (1776–1851), French poet, playwright, and writer of fables *Franck Azéma (born 1971), French rugby union *Georges Azéma (1821–1864), French historian from Réunion * Henri Azéma (1861–1932), physician, journalist, and author from Réunion * Jean-Baptiste Azéma (17th century-1745) colonial governor of Réunion *Jean-Henri Azéma (1913–2000), French poet, father of Jean-Pierre Azéma * Jean-Pierre Azéma (born 1937), French historian *Léon Azéma (1888–1978), French architect, employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Azéma
Anne Azéma (born October 19, 1957) is a French-born soprano, scholar, and stage director. She is currently artistic director of the Boston Camerata. She has been an important or leading singer of early music since 1993. She has created and directed programs for the Boston Camerata and is also noted as a music scholar. She is perhaps best known for performing music from the Middle Ages, lute songs from the Renaissance period, Baroque sacred music, Shaker song, and contemporary music theater. She is also a music educator and a researcher. She has performed in Japan, Germany, the US, Australia and elsewhere. Career Anne Azéma was born in Niort, France, on October 19, 1957. She spent her childhood in Strasbourg and came to the United States to study at the New England Conservatory in 1979. She first sang with Boston Camerata in the 1981–1982 season. Her special field is secular/vernacular song of France and Provence in the Middle Ages. She shared a "''Grand Prix du Disque''" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Azéma
Léon Azéma (20 January 1888 – 1 March 1978) was a French architect. He is responsible for many public works in France, especially in and around Paris. His most famous work is 1937 Palais de Chaillot, facing the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Early career Azéma was born in Alignan-du-Vent in the Hérault department of southern France. His parents were viticulture, viticulturists ruined by Phylloxera, and were unable to fund their son's studies, so he moved to Paris in 1902 and entered the ''École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts'' as an apprentice, where he studied under Gaston Redon. In 1912, he was called to military service. He was seriously wounded at Battle of Charleroi, Charleroi during the First World War and taken prisoner. He spent five years in German captivity but his artistic ability was appreciated by his captors, who provided him with paper and pencils. He returned to France in 1919 and rejoined the École des Beaux-Arts. He won first prize in the Prix de Rome i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Azéma
Jean-Pierre Azéma (born 1937) is a French historian. Azéma is a member of the scientific counsel for the Institut François Mitterrand, an organisation founded by François Mitterrand with the goal of "contributing to the propagation of knowledge on the political and social history of modern France". He supported Ségolène Royal for the presidency. Azéma is the author of several prominent historical works, which make him somewhat an authority amongst France's historians. A specialist of World War II, more specifically of the Vichy Regime and the French Resistance, Azéma is a university lecturer and teaches history at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris. He was also one of the historians called as witness for the trial of Maurice Papon, (alongside Marc-Olivier Baruch, Robert O. Paxton and Philippe Burrin). He was also one of the authors of the film '' The Eye of Vichy'' (''L’Œil de Vichy'') by Claude Chabrol. He attended the Conférence organiséd on the 60th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Azéma
Georges Azéma (died May 9, 1864) was a French historian from Réunion. Son of the writer Étienne Azéma and brother to the doctor Mazaé Azéma, his son Henri was also a doctor; his grandfather Jean-Baptiste Azéma had briefly served as governor of Réunion; other relatives include the poet Jean-Henri Azéma and the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma Jean-Pierre Azéma (born 1937) is a French historian. Azéma is a member of the scientific counsel for the Institut François Mitterrand, an organisation founded by François Mitterrand with the goal of "contributing to the propagation of knowled .... References *''Le dictionnaire biographique de La Réunion'', Sabine Deglise, Brigitte Hock-Koon, Raymonde Kissel, Michel Verguin et Mario Serviable, 1998. 1864 deaths 19th-century French historians Writers from Réunion Year of birth unknown People from Réunion of French descent French male writers {{Réunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Azéma
François Paul Étienne Azéma (15 January 1778 – 28 August 1851 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, on the island of Réunion) was a French poet, playwright, and writer of fables. He was a magistrate, delegated to the island by the Ministre de la Marine, and as a writer was well known for his play ''Médée''. He was a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Azéma, a former governor of the island; he was the father of Georges Azéma, a historian, and Mazaé Azéma, a doctor. His grandson was the doctor Henri Azéma; other descendants include the poet Jean-Henri Azéma and the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ... in 1850. References People from Réunion of French descent Writers from Réunion Poets from Rà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Azéma
Jean-Baptiste Azéma was a French administrator; he served as the governor of Réunion from May 15 to October 31, 1745. His son was the writer Étienne Azéma; other descendants have included Georges Azéma, a historian; Mazaé Azéma, a doctor; Henri Azéma, a doctor; poet Jean-Henri Azéma Jean-Henri Azéma, called Jean Azéma (28 December 1913 – 13 October 2000) was a French poet of Réunionnais origin. Born in Saint-Denis, he died in Buenos Aires, where he had fled after collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. His s ...; and historian Jean-Pierre Azéma. References *''Les Gouverneurs de La Réunion''. Ancienne île de La Réunion, Raoul Lucas et Mario Serviable, Éditions du Centre de recherche indianocéanique, Sainte-Clotilde, 1987. French colonial governors and administrators People from Réunion of French descent 18th-century French politicians Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Réunion-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Azéma
Franck Azéma (born 7 April 1971) is a French rugby union and is the Head coach of Top 14 side Toulon. He played as a centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity .... References External linksClermont profile 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie Rugby union centres USA Perpignan players Montpellier Hérault Rugby players ASM Clermont Auvergne players French rugby union players {{france-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Azéma
Claude Azéma (5 July 1943 – 6 September 2021) was a French Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ... from 2003 to 2018. He was born in Vailhauquès. References 1943 births 2021 deaths People from Hérault 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in France Institut Catholique de Paris alumni Place of death missing {{France-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Henri Azéma
Jean-Henri Azéma, called Jean Azéma (28 December 1913 – 13 October 2000) was a French poet of Réunionnais origin. Born in Saint-Denis, he died in Buenos Aires, where he had fled after collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. His son was the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma Jean-Pierre Azéma (born 1937) is a French historian. Azéma is a member of the scientific counsel for the Institut François Mitterrand, an organisation founded by François Mitterrand with the goal of "contributing to the propagation of knowled .... ReferencesBrief biographical sketchon answers.com 1913 births 2000 deaths People from Saint-Denis, Réunion Poets from Réunion French expatriates in Argentina French exiles French Waffen-SS personnel 20th-century French poets French male poets 20th-century French male writers African poets {{Réunion-bio-stub Nazis who fled to Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Azéma
Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the Country'' (1984), for which she won a César Award for Best Actress, and numerous films of Alain Resnais, including ''Life Is a Bed of Roses'' (1983), '' L'Amour à mort'' (1984), '' Mélo'' (which won her a second César Award for Best Actress), '' Smoking/No Smoking'' (1993), '' On connaît la chanson'' (1997), '' Pas sur la bouche'' (2003), and ''Cœurs ''Private Fears in Public Places'' (french: Cœurs ("Hearts"), is a 2006 French comedy-drama film directed by Alain Resnais. It was adapted from Alan Ayckbourn's 2004 play ''Private Fears in Public Places''. The film won several awards, including a ...'' (2006). She has been nominated a further five times. Filmography As actress As director Decorations * Commander of the Order o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Azéma
Joseph Jean Stéphen Henri Azéma (18 October 1861 in Saint-Denis – ?) was a medical doctor from Réunion. He was the son of historian Georges Azéma, and also served as a local councillor on Réunion. His maternal uncle was the journalist Louis Brunet. He was a doctor of the colonial Hospital of La Réunion, the General Council and deputy mayor of Saint-Denis and was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ... in 1905. References Biography People from Saint-Denis, Réunion Physicians from Réunion Politicians from Réunion 1861 births Year of death missing People from Réunion of French descent {{Réunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazaé Azéma
François Jean-Pierre Henri Azéma, called Mazaé Azéma, was a French politician and doctor of Réunionnais birth. Born in Saint-Denis on 17 July 1823, he died on 28 July 1886. He was a surgeon who had studied urology. From 1862 till 1870, he was a vice-president of the Society of the sciences and the arts of La Réunion. In 1864, he became member corresponding of the Society of surgery of Paris and the Society of Anthropology of Paris, and corresponding member of the Royal Society of the arts and the sciences of the island Mauriceen on 1865. He served on the General Council of Réunion from 1867, and received the Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ... in 1877. References Biographical information 19th-century French physicians French urolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
