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Blondin (other)
Blondin was a French tightrope walker. Blondin may also refer to: * Blondin (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) *Blondin (quarry equipment) See also * *Blondel (other) Blondel may refer to: * Apostilb, an old unit of luminance * Blondel (surname) * Blondel de Nesle (c. 1155 – 1202), French trouvère, or poet * Jean-François Blondel (1683–1756), French architect * Maurice Blondel (1861–1949), French phi ... * Blondine (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondin
Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 182422 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States and was known for crossing the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. During an event in Dublin in 1860, the rope on which he was walking broke and two workers were killed, although Blondin was not injured. He married three times and had eight children. His name became synonymous with tightrope walking. Early life Blondin was born on 28 February 1824 in Hesdin, Pas-de-Calais, France.''Irish Times'', Dublin, 25 May 1861 His birth name was Jean-François Gravelet, though he was known by many other names and nicknames: Charles Blondin, Jean-François Blondin, Chevalier Blondin, and The Great Blondin. At the age of five, he was sent to the École de Gymnase in Lyon and, after six months of training as an acrobat, made his first public appearance as "The Boy Wonder". His superior skill and grace, as well as the originality of the settings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondin (surname)
Blondin is a surname of French origin, literally meaning a person with blond hair. It may refer to: * Antoine Blondin, French writer * Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker *Denis Blondin, Canadian anthropologist and writer *Ester Blondin, founder of College Marie Anne *Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Canadian politician *, French singer and songwriter *Yvan Blondin, Canadian Forces General Officer *Maryvonne Blondin, French politician *Pierre Édouard Blondin, Canadian politician Fictional characters *Blondin, the white character from the Belgian comic strip ''Blondin et Cirage'' by Jijé Joseph Gillain (), better known by his pen name Jijé (; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) a ... See also * * Blondine (other) {{surname, Blondin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondin (quarry Equipment)
Blondins (also known as Henderson Inclined Cableways) were a type of material ropeway; they were named after the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin. Description Blondins are a specialized type of material ropeway that incorporates a mechanism to raise and lower loads vertically from the suspended ropeway. This allowed them to cross wide, deep spaces such as quarries and move material from the floor up to the level of the ropeway and across to the edge of the quarry. They are powered either by a steam or electrical hoist. History Blondins were developed by John Fyfe, a Scottish quarry engineer. He installed the first example in 1872 at Kemnay granite quarry at Garioch. In 1896, John M. Henderson and Co. introduced the first commercially available Blondin system, which used steel ropes instead of the earlier iron ropes. The first installation at a Welsh slate quarry was a pair of blondins at Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry in 1899. These were powered by stationary steam engines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondel (other)
Blondel may refer to: * Apostilb, an old unit of luminance * Blondel (surname) * Blondel de Nesle (c. 1155 – 1202), French trouvère, or poet * Jean-François Blondel (1683–1756), French architect * Maurice Blondel (1861–1949), French philosopher * Vincent Blondel (born 1965), Belgian applied mathematician * Amazing Blondel, an English progressive folk band ** ''Blondel'' (album), a 1973 album by the band * ''Blondel'' (musical), a rock opera See also * Blondell, a surname and given name * Blondeau Blondeau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Auguste Blondeau (1786–1863), French violinist and composer * Charles Bruno Blondeau (1835–1888), Canadian politician and contractor * Gustav Blondeau (1871–1965), co ..., a French surname * Blondin (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
