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Bois De Lance
Bois may refer to: * Bois, Charente-Maritime, France * Bois, West Virginia, United States * Bois d'Arc, Texas, United States * Les Bois, Switzerland * Landskrona BoIS, a Swedish professional football club * Tranås BoIS, a Swedish sports club People with the surname Bois * Cécile Bois (born 1971), French actress * Curt Bois (1901–1991), German actor * Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (1856–1946), French botanist * Guy Bois (1934–2019), French historian * John Bois (1560–1643), English scholar * Jon Bois (born 1982), American sportswriter * Mathieu Bois (born 1988), Canadian swimmer * Rob du Bois (1934–2013), Dutch composer and jurist See also * * * Boise (other) * Boy (other) A boy is a human male child or young man. Boy or The Boy may also refer to: People * Boy (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or stage name Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Boy (comics), in the comic book ''The I ... * Dubois (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois, Charente-Maritime
Bois () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population International relations Bois is twinned with: * Treat, Algeria * Tát, Hungary See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles needing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bois
John Bois (sometimes spelled Boys or "Boyse") (5 January 1560 – 14 January 1643) was an English scholar, remembered mainly as one of the members of the translating committee for the Authorized Version of the Bible. Life Bois was born in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England, His father was William Bois, a graduate of Michaelhouse, Cambridge and a Protestant converted by Martin Bucer, who was vicar of Elmsett and West Stow; his mother was Mirable Poolye. His father took great care about his education, and already at the age of five years John could read the Bible in Hebrew. He was sent to school at Hadleigh, then went to St John's College, Cambridge, in 1575 when he was 15 years old. He was taught by Henry Copinger, and soon was proficient in Greek. He intended medicine as a profession, but its study brought on hypochondria. His mentor and Greek teacher at St John's was Andrew Downes. In 1580 Bois was elected Fellow of his college, while suffering from smallpox. On 21 June 1583 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy (other)
A boy is a human male child or young man. Boy or The Boy may also refer to: People * Boy (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or stage name Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Boy (comics), in the comic book ''The Invisibles'' * "Boy", the adopted son of Tarzan in some film adaptations of Tarzan * Boy, a lion featured in the 1966 film '' Born Free'' * Boy, the main antagonist of the 1989 film '' Little Monsters'' * The Boy, Eustace Boyce, a character in the webcomic ''Scary Go Round'' Films * ''Boy'' (1969 film) (''Shōnen''), a Japanese film * ''Boys'' (2003 film), a Tamil film directed by S. Shankar * ''Boy'' (2009 film), a Filipino film directed by Auraeus Solito * ''Boy'' (2010 film), a New Zealand film directed by Taika Waititi * ''The Boy'' (2015 film), an American psychological horror film directed by Craig Macneill * ''The Boy'' (2016 film), an American horror film directed by William Brent Bell Books * ''Boy'' (book), a 1984 autob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boise (other) , a pulp and paper products company
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Boise is the capital of the U.S. state of Idaho. Boise may also refer to: * Boise, Texas *Boise, Portland, Oregon *Boise City, Oklahoma *Boise County, Idaho * ''Boise'' (CL-47), a light cruiser commissioned in 1938 * ''Boise'' (SSN-764), a ''Los Angeles''-class nuclear attack submarine * Boise National Forest, a US national forest north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho *Boise River People with the surname * Reuben P. Boise (1819-1907), former chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court * Charles Watson Boise (1884-1964), mining engineer and a sponsor of Louis Leakey See also *Boise Cascade Boise Cascade Company (), which uses the trade name Boise Cascade, is a North American manufacturer of wood products and wholesale distributor of building materials, headquartered in Boise, Idaho. with sales over $7.9 billion in 2021, it is trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Du Bois
Rob du Bois (28 May 1934 – 28 August 2013) was a Dutch composer, pianist, and jurist. Background and education Rob (Robert Louis) du Bois was born in Amsterdam. His French ancestry can be seen from his name, and he maintained a sympathy for the French mentality and language. After graduating from the Vossius Gymnasium in Amsterdam he studied law at the Gemeentelijke Universiteit in the same city. He began studying music with Chris Rabé at the Volksmuziekschool, later taking piano lessons, initially with Hans Sachs, and later with T. Hart Nibbrig–de Graeff. He decided to become a composer after hearing two symphonies by Matthijs Vermeulen in 1949. As a composer he was self-taught, with influences especially from his contact during the 1950s with the composers Kees van Baaren and Daniel Ruyneman. Musician In 1959, Bois became associated with the group of composers formed around the Gaudeamus Foundation, of which he later became a board member. He first became known outside o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Bois
Mathieu Bois (born July 6, 1988) is a competition swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed bronze medals in the men's 100-metre breaststroke, and the 4x100-metre medley relay, at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bois made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ... in Beijing, China. ReferencesProfile Canadian Olympic Committee 1988 births Living people Canadian male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Canada Sportspeople from Longueuil Sportspeople from Quebec Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Bois
Jon Bois (; born September 24, 1982) is an American sports writer, video producer, and YouTuber. He is the creative director at ''SB Nation'', a sports blogging network. Bois is known for his speculative fiction works on sports, such as '' 17776'', its follow-up ''20020'', and ''The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles''. He is also known for his documentary videos and their unique style. Bois's work often covers strange incidents, statistical outliers, and less popular teams. Early life and education Bois was born on September 24, 1982, and is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. From the fifth grade until high school, Bois was homeschooled. He dropped out of college after one semester. Bois worked at RadioShack sometime in the early to mid 2000s, later publishing multiple articles detailing his personal experiences as an employee. Career Bois started as an editor at SB Nation in 2009. From 2013 to 2015, Bois published "Breaking Madden," a series of articles in which he created unu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Bois (historian)
Guy Bois (25 December 1934 – 8 June 2019) was a French Marxist historian. He was noted for his contributions to the history of feudalism Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structu ..., which have been widely translated. Biography Bois was professor of medieval history at the Université de Paris-I (in 1989) and the Université de Franche-Comté (in 1990), and president of the Société d'étude du féodalisme (also in 1990). He died on 8 June 2019, aged 84. Works * Bois, Guy, ''The Crisis of Feudalism: Economy and Society in Eastern Normandy c.1300-1550'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, 1984), (trans. from ''Crise du féodalisme'', Références (Presses de la Fondation nationale des sciences politiques), 2 (Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois, West Virginia
Bois is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Webster County, West Virginia {{WebsterCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois
Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (9 October 1856, in Granville – 2 February 1946, in Saint-Mandé) was a French botanist, horticulturist and agronomist. From 1920 to 1932 he was chair of horticulture at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. He was in charge of several scientific excursions, including trips to Haute-Savoie (1922) and to Belgium and the Netherlands (1932). He also taught classes at the École Nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer.Biography He was a member of numerous scientific societies, including the Académie des sciences coloniales (from 1925). In 1920 he was named president of the |
Curt Bois
Curt Bois (born Kurt Boas; April 5, 1901 – December 25, 1991) was a German actor with a career spanning over 80 years. He is best remembered for his performances as the pickpocket in ''Casablanca'' (1942) and the poet Homer in ''Wings of Desire'' (1987). Life and career Bois was born to a German Jewish family in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie ''Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß''. In 1909, he played the title role in ''Der Kleine Detektiv'' ('The Little Detective'). Bois performed in theatre, cabaret, musicals, silent films, and "talkies" over his long acting career. He performed under Max Reinhardt and found success in 1928 in a Viennese stage production of " Charley's Aunt" at the Josefstadt Theater. He was a successful character comic, and for a while film studios tried to make him into a "German Harold Lloyd". In 1934, institutionalized Anti-Semitism forced the Jewish Bois to leave his ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
