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Boucher (surname)
Boucher is a French surname. List of people with surname Boucher A–G * Adrian Boucher (c. 1760–1804), French architect * Alexandre Boucher (1770–1861), French violinist *Alfred Boucher (1850–1934), French sculptor *Andrée Boucher (1937–2007), Canadian municipal politician * Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (born 1984), Canadian Olympic speed skater *Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), American fiction author *Arthur Boucher (1870–1948), Wales international rugby union player *Billy Boucher (1899–1958), Canadian professional ice hockey player *Brian Boucher (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player *Butterfly Boucher (born 1979), Australian singer-songwriter *Candice Boucher (born 1983), South African model *Céline Boucher (born 1945), Canadian artist * Charles Boucher (other), multiple people *Charles Boucher de Boucherville (1822–1915), Canadian provincial politician, third Premier of Quebec * Charles Hamilton Boucher (1898&ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Boucher
Adrian Boucher (–1804) was a French architect who came to prominence after emigrating to the United States in the late 18th century. He was considered amongst the top European talent involved in the construction of post-colonial America, and became the first architect to work in Savannah, Georgia. Life and career Boucher was born in France around 1760. He left his homeland for the United States, in the late 18th century, as a refugee of the French Revolution. He arrived in New York City, where he worked as a draftsman for noted architect brothers and his compatriots Joseph-François and Charles Mangin. In 1799, one of Boucher's works, the City Exchange, in Savannah, Georgia, was completed. He had arrived in the city to assist in its reconstruction after the 1796 fire and became one of the early influencers of the growth of the city, along with cartographer John William Gerard de Brahm. Boucher designed the second of three incarnations of Savannah's Christ Church, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Boucher
Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has incorporated influences from electronic music, hip hop, and rock. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction and feminist themes. She has released five studio albums. Born and raised in Vancouver (later moving to Montreal), Grimes began releasing music independently in the late 2000s, releasing two albums, ''Geidi Primes'' and ''Halfaxa'', in 2010 on Arbutus Records. She subsequently signed with 4AD and rose to prominence with the release of her third studio album, ''Visions'', in 2012. ''Visions'' includes the singles "Genesis" and "Oblivion" and received the Canadian music industry Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. Following this, her fourth studio album, ''Art Angels'', was released in 2015 and received critical praise as seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Boucher
John Georges "Buck" Boucher (August 19, 1895 – October 17, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1915 and 1932. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Buck was one of six brothers. His brothers Frank, Bobby and Billy all played in the NHL. Their father Tom Boucher, played rugby football, winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901. Boucher started his professional athletic career in football as halfback for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. After three years of football he switched to hockey. Personal life Georges was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other grandparents were Irish in descent. His younger brothers Billy, Bob and Frank would also become professional ice hockey players. There were two othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Boucher
Gene Boucher (6 December 1933, Bohol, Philippines - 31 January 1994, Manhattan) was an American operatic baritone. His career was chiefly associated with the Metropolitan Opera where he performed annually from 1965 until 1984 in more than 1000 performances in mainly comprimario roles. In 1964 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In 1966 he created the role of Dolabella in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's '' Antony and Cleopatra''. Life and career Born Eugene Boucher in the Philippines, Boucher was the son of Inez Boucher and grew up in Jefferson City, Missouri in the United States. He studied voice and English literature at Westminster College in Missouri, and afterwards pursued further studies in literature in France as a Fulbright Fellow. He then entered the Conservatoire de Lille where he earned a diploma in vocal performance. Boucher began his professional performance career with the St. Louis Municipal Opera while still a student at Westminster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaétan Boucher
Gaétan T. Boucher, (born May 10, 1958), is a Canadian former speed skating Olympic champion. Biography Boucher first trained in ice hockey, the leading sport in Canada but then changed to speed skating after winning a national title in 1972. In 1976 he took part in his first Olympics, finishing sixth in the 1000 m and setting an Olympic record in the process. In 1980 he was second in the same event, after Eric Heiden (who won all the gold medals at that event), collecting one of only two Canadian medals at those Games. He broke his ankle and had a long illness in 1983, but recovered for the 1984 Olympics, where he was the Canadian flag bearer and won three medals, the most medals for a Canadian athlete at one Olympics (since bettered by Cindy Klassen). With his gold medals in the 1000 m and 1500 m events he also became the first Canadian male to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He retired shortly after the 1988 Games, where his best result was fifth place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Boucher
François Boucher ( , ; ; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century. Life A native of Paris, Boucher was the son of a lesser known painter Nicolas Boucher, who gave him his first artistic training. At the age of seventeen, a painting by Boucher was admired by the painter François Lemoyne. Lemoyne later appointed Boucher as his apprentice, but after only three months, he went to work for the engraver Jean-François Cars.Alastair Laing. "Boucher, François." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 16 June 2016 In 1720, he won the elite Grand Prix de Rome for painting, but did not take up the consequential opportunity to study in Italy until five years later, due to financi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Boucher
François Xavier Boucher (October 7, 1901 – December 12, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) between 1921 and 1938, and again from 1943 to 1944. Boucher later became coach and the general manager of the New York Rangers between 1939 and 1955. He won the Stanley Cup three times, all with the Rangers: in 1928 and 1933 as a player, and in 1940 as the coach. Boucher was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. Three of his brothers also played in the NHL, including Georges, who was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Personal information Born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1901, Boucher was the youngest son in a family of six sons and two daughters born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French, while his othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne-Alexis Boucher
Étienne-Alexis Boucher is a Canadian politician. Boucher was elected to represent the riding of Johnson in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Québécois. Boucher is a graduate from the Université de Montréal where he obtained a bachelor's degree in political sciences and started studies for the master's degree in the same field. Boucher defeated the ADQ's Éric Charbonneau to gain the seat which was previously held before by his father Claude Boucher (who served from 1994 to 2007) whom he served as his press secretary. He was also a municipal councillor for the municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton as well as a school commissioner for the Saint-Hyacinthe School Board. Following an electoral redistribution, Boucher ran in the district of Richmond in the 2012 election, but was defeated by Karine Vallières. In the 2014 election, he ran in the riding of Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jello Biafra
Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), known professionally as Jello Biafra, is an American singer, spoken word artist and politician. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Initially active from 1979 to 1986, Dead Kennedys were known for rapid-fire music topped with Biafra's sardonic lyrics and biting social commentary, delivered in his "unique quiver of a voice". When the band broke up in 1986, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. In a 2000 lawsuit, upheld on appeal in 2003 by the California Supreme Court, Biafra was found liable for breach of contract, fraud and malice in withholding a decade's worth of royalties from his former bandmates and ordered to pay over $200,000 in compensation and punitive damages; the band subsequently reformed without Biafra. Although now focused primarily on spoken word performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan Boucher
Donovan Boucher (born August 8, 1961) is a Jamaican/Canadian professional welter/ light middle/ middle/super middleweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s who won the Canada welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter-Continental welterweight title against Glenwood Brown, World Boxing Association (WBA) World welterweight title against Crisanto España, and Canada light middleweight title against Gareth Sutherland his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. |
Dillon Boucher
Dillon Matthew Boucher (born 27 December 1975) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. His 13 combined career championships is the most in ANBL/NZNBL history. Early life Growing up in Bell Block, a small township just outside of New Plymouth, Boucher picked up basketball in his final year at Bell Block Primary School, thanks in large part to his older brothers. Boucher continued to play the sport through high school, spending his third-form year at New Plymouth's Spotswood College in 1989 before relocating to Auckland in 1990 and attending Papatoetoe High School. While he enjoyed playing basketball, it was when he was selected for his first New Zealand age-group squad, around the age of 17, he saw the potential to make a career out of it. Professional career Boucher played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League from their inception in 2003 until 2005 when he signed with the Perth Wildcats for whom he played for in 2005/06. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boucher
David Boucher (born 17 March 1980) is a Belgian road cyclist, who currently rides for Belgian amateur team Acrog–Tormans. Personal life Midway through the 2013 season, Boucher – previously a French rider – became a naturalised Belgian citizen. Major results ;2004 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de la Somme ;2005 : 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2009 : 8th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland ;2010 : 2nd Antwerpse Havenpijl : 9th Ronde van het Groene Hart ;2013 : 8th Overall Three Days of De Panne ;2017 : 2nd Duo Normand The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of '' ... References External links * * * David Boucher profileat Omega Pharma-Lotto 1980 births Living people French male cyclists People from Maubeuge Belgian male cyclists Sportspeople from Nord (Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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