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Chappuis (other)
Chappuis () is a French-language surname from the Arpitan region of eastern France and Francophone Switzerland with various spellings. Notable people with the surname include: * Robert "Bob" Richard Chappuis (1923–2012), American football player * Charyl Chappuis, Swiss-Thai footballer * Eduardo Dibós Chappuis (called "Chachi"), Peruvian politician * Eliane Cat-Tuong Chappuis (born 1978), model, actress, singer, producer of Swiss descent * Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis (1886–1942), General der Infanterie * James Chappuis (1854–1934), French chemist * Jason Lamy-Chappuis (born 1986, Missoula, Montana, USA), Franco-American ski jumper and cross-country skier * Liliane Chappuis (1955–2007), Swiss politician * Marie de Sales Chappuis, aka Marie-Thérèse Chappuis, Roman Catholic abbess * Paul Emile Chappuis (1816–1887), French photographer, inventor, and manufacturer * Philippe Chappuis (born 1967), Swiss comics creator * Eustace Chapuys (c. 1490/92–21 January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Chappuis
Robert Richard Chappuis ( ; February 24, 1923 – June 14, 2012) was an American football player who played halfback and quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1942, 1946, and 1947. His college years were interrupted by service in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Chappuis flew 21 missions as a radio operator and aerial gunner on B-25 bombers in the European Theater. His aircraft was shot down in February 1945 in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. Chappuis parachuted from the plane before it crashed, and Italian partisans rescued him by hiding Chappuis and two other crew members for the final three months of the war. After the war, Chappuis returned to Michigan where he broke the Big Nine Conference record for total offense in 1946 and then broke his own record in 1947. He led the 1947 Michigan team known as the "Mad Magicians" to an undefeated season and a 49–0 win over the USC Trojans in the 1948 Rose Bowl game. Chappuis was a unanimo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charyl Chappuis
Charyl Yannis Chappuis ( th, ชาริล ยานนิส ชาปุย; born 12 January 1992) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Port. Early career Chappuis began his playing career with hometown club FC Kloten but soon moved on to SC YF Juventus, spending some time in their youth ranks. He was on the move again though as Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club snapped up the promising midfielder in July 2003. Club career Grasshoppers Chappuis moved up through Grasshopper's youth system, soon playing regularly for the reserves but not being able to break into the first team though he was named in match day squads several times as he began training with the senior team. Locarno and Lugano loans In order to get some first team experience he went on loan to FC Locarno for the 2011–2012 season. He made his debut for Locarno on 25 July 2011 against FC Wohlen and scored the first goal of his loan spell in a 2–1 away win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Dibós Chappuis
Eduardo Dibós Chappuis (22 June 1927 – 15 October 1973), called "Chachi", was a Peruvian racing driver and politician in the early 1970s. He was the mayor of Lima from 1970 to 1973. He was son of Eduardo Dibós Dammert. Dibós raced in the 1959 Daytona 500, the inaugural edition of the race. He owned a very important Ferrari motorcar from 1961 until Jan 1965 - A 250 SWB Berlinetta Serial number 03175, believed to be the 250 GTO Prototipo vehicle. He raced this car in many races, including the 1964 24 Hours of Daytona The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layo ... finishing 10th in Class, to the likes of Pedro Rodriguez, Phil Hill & David Piper all driving superior 250 GTO machines. External links * Mayors of Lima 1973 deaths Peruvian racing drivers NAS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliane Chappuis
Eliane Chappuis (born 1978) is a model, actress, singer, and producer. She was born in Hollywood, to Swiss-French-Vietnamese parents. When six months old, her parents decided to raise her in Bern, Switzerland, where she spent her childhood with her siblings. At thirteen years of age she already played violin and performed under the conduct of Sir Yehudi Menuhin in the orchestra of the conservatory during his visits to Switzerland. She began her acting career at the theatre stage in high school, and later attended the National Academy of Acting in Zurich. In 1996, Chappuis returned to the United States at 18 years of age, where she was invited to attend Robert Redford's Sundance Institute Workshop and assisted on film projects including Tony Bui's "Saigon Stories" (aka Three Seasons 1999)." Following the Sundance Institute workshop she traveled to Germany, to act the lead role in the television film "Streets of Berlin"(1998) Episode 1 "Die Mandarine von Mahrzahn", in the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Von Chappuis
__NOTOC__ Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis (13 September 1886 – 27 August 1942) was a German general in the '' Wehrmacht'' during World War II who commanded the XXXVIII Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Chappuis was relieved of this post on 24 April 1942 and transferred to the ''Führerreserve''. He committed suicide on 27 August 1942. Awards * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as '' generalleutnant'' and commander of 15th Infantry Division * Knight of Honour of the Order of St. John The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headqu ... References Citations Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chappuis, Friedrich-Wilhelm Von 1886 births 1942 deaths People from Nakło County People from the Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Chappuis
Louis Philibert Claude James Chappuis (born 10 November 1854 in Besançon; died 29 January 1934 in Paris) was a French chemist and physicist. Life Chappuis was the son of philosophy teacher Charles Chappuis (1822–1897, lived from 1845 to 1869 in Besançon) and Louise Lydie Berthot (died 1909), a granddaughter of Nicolas Berthot, a mathematician in Dijon. He attended schools in Besançon, Caen and Grenoble. He enrolled in the École normale supérieure (ENS) in Paris in 1874, then worked as a physics teacher at Montauban in 1877, and at Poitiers in 1878. He returned to Paris and was a Maître de conférences at the ENS from 1878 to 1882, passing the Agrégé in 1879. In 1881, he was appointed as Professor of Physics at the École centrale des arts et manufactures, and attained the doctoral degree in 1882 with a thesis on the spectroscopy of ozone. He led the research laboratory of the ''Societé du Gaz de Paris''. Chappuis is interred in the family tomb in Chailly-sur-Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lamy-Chappuis
Jason Lamy-Chappuis (born September 9, 1986) is a Franco-American former ski jumper and cross-country skier who has represented France in Nordic combined ski events between 2002 and 2015, then in the 2017-18 season. Born in the United States, where he first began competing in skiing events, Chappuis moved with his family to France as a child. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, he had seen success in a number of international competitions, including World Cup events. He won the gold medal in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada after passing race leader Johnny Spillane in a dramatic sprint at the finish line. His final time was only .4 seconds faster than Spillane's, the closest finish in a Nordic combined race in Olympic history. Lamy-Chappuis, five times world champion and three times in a row winner of the overall classification of the Nordic Combined World Cup (2010, 2011, 2012) and also, winner of the sprint d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliane Chappuis
Liliane Chappuis (27 June 1955 in Fribourg – 25 June 2007) was a Swiss politician from the Canton of Fribourg and member of the Swiss National Council (1999–2003 and 2007). Chappuis was elected to the executive of the municipality of Corpataux-Magnedens in 1986. She was mayor of the village since 1996. From 1990 to 1999 was member of the cantonal parliament of Fribourg. In 1999, Chappuis was elected to the National Council on the list of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SPS/PSS). She was on the Council's Committee for Science, Education and Culture. In the 2003 elections, she was not reelected, finishing behind Erwin Jutzet. In 2007, when Jutzet was elected to the Conseil d'Etat of Fribourg and resigned his seat in parliament, Chappuis succeeded him and returned to the National Council on 5 March 2007. Chappuis died of a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie De Sales Chappuis
Marie de Sales Chappuis, VHM (16 June 1793 in Soyhières, Canton of Bern (now Jura), Switzerland – 7 October 1875 in Troyes, Aube, France) was a Catholic nun and a spiritual leader in the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. She also co-founded the congregation of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales along with Fr Louis Brisson. The cause for her canonization was introduced at Rome in 1897. She has since been declared Venerable. Life Childhood Marie-Thérèse Chappuis was born in Soyhières, at that time in the Département du Mont-Terrible in France, on 16 June 1793, to innkeepers, Pierre-Joseph Chappuis (1752–1822) and Marie-Catherine Fleury (died 1837). Her father served in the Cent-Suisses, corps d'infanterie Suisse, attached to the personal guard of the king of France. Her mother was the daughter of François Fleury, Mayor of Soyhières and innkeeper of the village. She was also the niece of Joseph Fleury (1723–1812), the curate of Soyhières. Out of eleven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Emile Chappuis
Paul Émile Chappuis (1816-1887) was a photographer, an inventor and manufacturer of daylight reflectors . Born in Paris 1816, Chappuis moved to London where he ran a photographic studio at 69 Fleet Street between 1859 and 1871. He also patented different types of light reflector, that would allow natural light into buildings that would otherwise require gaslights during daytime. He set up a company to manufacture reflectors in 1856 on the basis of his 1853 and 1855 patents for different types of reflector: myriastratic or diamond-shaped, silver fluted glass, argento-crystal, and luminarium reflector. He was declared bankrupt in 1859, and briefly imprisoned for debt. However his business recovered, and was reformed as a limited company in 1868. He died at Brixton on 20 May 1887 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. Chappuis' firm continued manufacturing reflectors in London until the factory was destroyed by bombing in 1943. See also * Light tube Light or visible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zep (cartoonist)
Philippe Chappuis (born December 15, 1967), better known by his pen name Zep, is a Francophone Swiss cartoonist and illustrator. Zep is mostly known for his comics series ''Titeuf'' which he created in 1992, and has become since one of the most popular children's comics in French-speaking countries. He also founded the associated Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tchô!''. Biography Philippe Chappuis was born on December 15, 1967, in the city of Onex, Switzerland, Onex on the outskirts of Geneva in Switzerland; he is the son of a policeman and a clothes designer. As a child, he was an avid reader of Franco-Belgian comics or ''bande dessinée'', and dreamed of becoming a professional cartoonist. At the age of 12, he took the artist name "Zep" as a nod to English rock band Led Zeppelin. As a teenager, he studied decorative arts in Geneva. Zep's career as cartoonist began with the creation of the character Victor, whose comics were published in a weekly women's magazine and then in Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
