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Amédée
Amédée is a French masculine forename. Notable people with the forename include: Persons * Amédée, stage name of Philippe de Chérisey (1923-1985), French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and actor * Amédée Artus (1815-1892), French conductor and composer * Amédée Baillot de Guerville (1869–1913), French war correspondent *Amédée de Béjarry (1840-1916), French politician * Amédée Bollée (1844-1917), French bellfounder and inventor * Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French biologist * Amédée Courbet (1827-1885), French army admiral * Amédée Dechambre (1812-1886), French physician * Amédée Despans-Cubières (1786-1853), French army general * Amédée Domenech (1933-2003), French rugby union player and politician *Amédée Dumontpallier (1826-1899), French gynecologist *Amédée Dunois (1878-1945), French lawyer, journalist, politician *Amédée Faure (1801-1878), French painter *Amédée Fengarol (1905-1951), French politician *Amédée E. Forget (1847-1923), Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Gratton
Amédée is a French masculine forename. Notable people with the forename include: Persons * Amédée, stage name of Philippe de Chérisey (1923-1985), French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and actor * Amédée Artus (1815-1892), French conductor and composer *Amédée Baillot de Guerville (1869–1913), French war correspondent *Amédée de Béjarry (1840-1916), French politician * Amédée Bollée (1844-1917), French bellfounder and inventor * Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French biologist * Amédée Courbet (1827-1885), French army admiral * Amédée Dechambre (1812-1886), French physician *Amédée Despans-Cubières (1786-1853), French army general *Amédée Domenech (1933-2003), French rugby union player and politician *Amédée Dumontpallier (1826-1899), French gynecologist *Amédée Dunois (1878-1945), French lawyer, journalist, politician *Amédée Faure (1801-1878), French painter * Amédée Fengarol (1905-1951), French politician * Amédée E. Forget (1847-1923), Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée E
Amédée is a French masculine forename. Notable people with the forename include: Persons * Amédée, stage name of Philippe de Chérisey (1923-1985), French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and actor * Amédée Artus (1815-1892), French conductor and composer *Amédée Baillot de Guerville (1869–1913), French war correspondent *Amédée de Béjarry (1840-1916), French politician * Amédée Bollée (1844-1917), French bellfounder and inventor * Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French biologist * Amédée Courbet (1827-1885), French army admiral * Amédée Dechambre (1812-1886), French physician *Amédée Despans-Cubières (1786-1853), French army general *Amédée Domenech (1933-2003), French rugby union player and politician *Amédée Dumontpallier (1826-1899), French gynecologist *Amédée Dunois (1878-1945), French lawyer, journalist, politician *Amédée Faure (1801-1878), French painter * Amédée Fengarol (1905-1951), French politician * Amédée E. Forget (1847-1923), Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Dunois
Amédée Dunois (16 December 1878 – March 1945) was a French lawyer, journalist and politician. Life Amédée Catonné was born in Moulins-Engilbert, Nièvre on 16 December 1878. He came from a respectable family. He was a brilliant student, already displaying literary gifts and cultural tastes that would distinguish him as a humanist. He earned a doctorate in law in 1899. He adopted the name Amédée Dunois, and worked as a journalist for '' Les Temps Nouveaux'' (1906–07) and ''La Bataille syndicaliste'' (1908–12). From 24–31 August 1907 he attended the International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam with Pierre Monatte, Benoît Broutchoux, René de Marmande, Henri Beylie and others. In 1908 he joined the Anarchist Federation of the Seine and Seine-et-Oise. Amédée Dunois worked with Jean Jaurès as political editor of ''L'Humanité'' from 1911, and became general secretary of the journal in 1918. During World War I (1914–18) he was an active member of the minority mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Girod De L'Ain
Louis Gaspard Amédée, baron Girod de l'Ain (18 October 1781 – 27 December 1847) was a French lawyer and politician who became Minister of Public Education and Religious Affairs in 1832. Early years Louis Gaspard Amédée baron Girod de l'Ain was born in Gex, Ain, on 18 October 1781. His father was Baron Jean-Louis Girod (1753-1839). His father had been appointed mayor of Gex in 1780 by Louis XVI of France. His mother was dame Louise-Claudine-Armande Fabry. He was the oldest of four sons. Amédée Girod de l'Ain studied law, and pleaded his first case at the age of seventeen in the Court of Cassation. He practiced as a lawyer until 1806, when he was appointed deputy imperial prosecutor in Turin. In 1807 he became imperial prosecutor in Alexandria. In 1809 he was made Attorney General to the Court of Appeal of Lyon, and in 1810 the auditor of the Council of State. He was appointed advocate-general at the imperial court of Paris in 1811, and held this position when the Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Bollée
Amédée-Ernest Bollée (11 January 1844 – 20 January 1917) was a French bellfounder and inventor who specialized in steam cars. After 1867 he was known as "Amédée père" to distinguish him from his similarly named son, Amédée-Ernest-Marie Bollée (1867–1926). Biography Bollée was the eldest son of Ernest-Sylvain Bollée, a bellfounder and inventor who moved to Le Mans in 1842. He became seriously ill in the 1860s and was obliged to delegate the day-to-day running of his businesses to his three sons. Amédée-Ernest was given charge of the bell foundry, while Ernest-Jules (1846–1922) supervised the hydraulic ram business and the youngest son, Auguste-Sylvain Bollée (1847–1906) assumed control of the ''Éolienne Bollée'' wind-turbine factory. Steam vehicles ''L'Obéissante'' Amédée père manufactured his first steam vehicle ''L'Obéissante'' (''The Obedient'') in 1873 and made the first road trip between Paris and Le Mans in 18 hours. The ''L'Obéissante' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Forestier
Sir Amédée Forestier (Paris 1854 – 18 November 1930 London) was an Anglo-French artist and illustrator who specialised in historical and prehistoric scenes, and landscapes. Life and work Forestier was born in Paris, France, and studied art under Henri Lehmann at the École des Beaux-arts. In 1882 he began working for the ''Illustrated London News'', producing illustrations for news items and fictional stories. He also produced illustrations for the ''Windsor Magazine'', for the novels of several authors including Walter Besant, and for various travel books by A & C Black. Forestier became known for his historical illustrations, especially his carefully researched drawings of archaeological finds such as prehistoric man. His drawings are notable for their attention to detail, a consequence of the need to convey a lot of visual information, with little accompanying text, in the popular illustrated magazines of the day. In December 1911, a series of his drawings (accompany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée De Jallais
Amédée de Jallais (17 December 1826 – 31 January 1909) was a 19th-century French playwright, operetta librettist and chansonnier. Biography The son of a lieutenant colonel in the guards, he studied at the College Bourbon then entered in the insurance company La Nationale (1845–1850) as employee, a position he will leave to devote himself entirely to literature after the success of his comedy ''Un de perdu, une de retrouvée''. Collaborator of the ''Gazette des théâtres'', then of the ''Messager des théâtres'', he became managing director of the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques (1871) then after the blaze of this theatre on 22 May 1871, of the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs. Administrator dof the Théâtre Déjazet (1874–1875), general secretary of the Théâtre de la République (1897), he married the actress Eudoxie Laurent in 1862. He wrote more than two hundred plays which were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe
Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe (born de La Harpe, 27 September 1754 – 8 May 1796) was a Swiss nobleman and military officer who served as a volunteer in the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He rose to become a general of the Revolutionary Army, and led a division in Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte until his death in battle after being hit by friendly fire. He was a cousin of the Swiss political leader Frédéric-César de La Harpe. Early life and career Amédée de La Harpe was born on 27 September 1754 in Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland to Louis Philippe de La Harpe and Sophie Hugonin. He attended school in Haldenstein along with his cousin Frédéric-César de La Harpe, who would become the leader of the successful movement for the independence of Vaud from the canton of Bern. As a young man La Harpe served as a mercenary in the Netherlands. After returning home he commanded a Vaud militia company, and between 1780 and 1791 sat at the Council of Two H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Guillemin
Amédée Guillemin (born 5 July 1826 in Pierre-de-Bresse, died 2 January 1893 in Pierre-de-Bresse, France) was a French science writer and a journalist. Guillemin started his studies at Beaune college before taking his final degree in Paris. From 1850 to 1860 he taught mathematics in a private school while writing articles for the Liberal press criticizing the Second French Empire. In 1860, he moved to Chambéry where he became a junior deputy editor of the weekly political magazine ''La Savoie''. After the annexation of Savoy by the French empire, he returned to Paris where he became the science editor of ''l’Avenir national'' (The Nation's Future). Guillemin presently started writing books of physics and astronomy which became very popular. He wrote "The Sky" which was translated into many languages. His major work, "The Physical World", consisted of five large volumes. His publisher, Hachette, encouraged him to write a series of booklets about astronomy and physics u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Fournier
Amédée Fournier (7 February 1912 – 30 March 1992) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ... in the team pursuit event. Major results ;1932 :Silver medal 1932 olympic games, team pursuit ;1938 :Nantes - Les Sables d'Olonne ;1939 : Tour de France ::Winner stages 1 and 5 ::Wearing yellow jersey for one day References External links * 1912 births 1992 deaths People from Armentières Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Olympic cyclists of France Olympic silver medalists for France French track cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nord (French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Joullin
Amédée Joullin (3 June 1862, in San Francisco – 3 February 1917, in San Francisco) was a French American painter whose work centered on the landscapes of California and on Native Americans. Biography He was born in San Francisco to French parents.David Karel, ''Dictionnaire des artistes de langue française en Amérique du Nord''. Les Presses de l'Université Laval. 1992.p. 422. He studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and then with the painter Jules Tavernier. In 1884, while in Paris, he became impoverished. After returning to the United States in 1886, he was named a professor of painting and design at the San Francisco School of Design, where he stayed for ten years. From 1892 on, he specialized in Amerindian motifs and traveled to Mexico and New Mexico to paint. He created the painting called ''Driving The Golden Spike'' on the southern arch of the rotunda of the Montana State Capitol.Kirby Lambert,Patricia Burnham, Susan Near, ''Montana's State Capitol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Baillot De Guerville
Amédée Baillot de Guerville, or A.B. de Guerville (1869–1913), was a free-lance war correspondent, editor, and commercial agent, most frequently cited for his travel writing. He was best known in his day for his staunch defense of Japan in the aftermath of the Port Arthur Massacre of November 1894. A.B. de Guerville was born the son of Paul-Louis-Amédée Baillot, clerk, commercial agent, and teacher of the French language, and his third wife, Antoinette Luce. He immigrated to the United States from his native France in 1887. De Guerville began teaching French at Milwaukee Women's College in 1889. In 1890 he established the ''Le Courrier Francais'' newspaper for the Milwaukee and Chicago francophone community. Baillot began his career as commercial agent in 1891 with a stereopticon presentation of the 1889 Exposition Universelle de Paris (Paris World's Fair) to an audience in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1892 de Guerville traveled to Japan, Korea, China, Ceylon, and Europe as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
