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Charette (other)
Charette may refer to: Places * Charette, Isère, a commune of the Isère ''département'', France * Charette, Quebec * Charette-Varennes People with the surname * Alex Charette (born 1992), African-Canadian football player * Benoit Charette (born 1976), Canadian politician * Brian Charette (born 1972), American organist * Christiane Charette (born 1951), Canadian radio host * François de Charette (1763-1796), French chief of the counter-revolutionary insurrection * Hervé de Charette (born 1938), French politician * Janice Charette (born 1962), Canadian diplomat * Manon Charette (1955-2006), Canadian handball player * Marie Charette-Poulin (born 1945), Canadian politician * Monik Charette (born 1957), Canadian linguist * Pierre Charette (born 1955), Canadian curler * Robert L. Charette (1923-1988), American politician * William R. Charette William Richard Charette (March 29, 1932 – March 18, 2012) was a United States Navy master chief hospital corpsman who received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charette, Isère
Charette () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References Communes of Isère {{Isère-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Charette
Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant serving as the Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada), clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cabinet. She previously held the role from 2014 to 2016, before being appointed as the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, Canadian high commissioner to the United Kingdom in 2016. She has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Early and personal life Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Charette attended Carleton University, where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Charette is married to Reg Charette. Together they have two adult children, Jed and Cassie. Career Charette joined the public service in 1984, working in the Department of Finance Canada, Department of Finance. * 1988 – 1989— Policy Analyst, Office of Privatization and Regulatory Affair. * 1989 – 1991— Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance. * 1991 – 1992— Seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William R
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Charette
Pierre G. "The Duffer" Charette (born June 23, 1955) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. He currently coaches the Silvana Tirinzoni rink Career Born in Masson, Quebec, Charette has played in thirteen Briers, and was the first curler to have played every position (including alternate) at a Brier. He skipped teams in 1989, 1993 and 2007; played third for Guy Hemmings in 1998 and 1999, played second for Don Westphal in 1997, played lead for Westphal in 1996 and was the alternate for Kevin Adams in 1991, Ted Butler in 1992 and Jean-Michel Ménard in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. Charette's best performance at the Brier was the two years he played for Hemmings, where they lost in the Brier final on both occasions. Charette had to qualify for the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier by defeating defending Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard in the Quebec final 12-8. Presently Charette is a golf professional at the Club de golf Royal Papineau. In 2001, Charette played third for Peter Corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monik Charette
Monik Charette (born 29 May 1957) is a French-Canadian linguist and phonologist who taught at SOAS the University of London, in the United Kingdom. She specializes in phonology, morphophonology, stress systems, vowel harmony, syllabic structure and word-structure, focusing on Altaic languages, Turkish, and French. Education and career Charette earned her BA from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and her MA and PhD from McGill University, graduating in 1988. By 1989 she was working as a Training Fellow in Linguistics at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies; by 1990 she was a lecturer in linguistics there, and later became a senior lecturer, teaching courses on phonology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She was also associate dean for postgraduate matters at the Faculty of Languages and Cultures. Charette retired and moved back to Canada in 2019. Research Charette is one of the founders and first proponents of Government Pho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Charette-Poulin
Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin (born June 21, 1945) was a Canadian senator until resigning in April 2015 and was the president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2006 to 2008. She is married to international portrait artist Bernard Poulin. Education Born Marie-Paule Charette in Sudbury, Ontario, on June 21, 1945, she was raised in Sudbury and Haileybury. She was a classmate and friend of MP Diane Marleau in high school; Charette-Poulin and Marleau remained friends throughout their careers. She was educated at Laurentian University, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in 1966, and the Université de Montréal, obtaining her Master's of Social Science in 1969. In 1995, Laurentian awarded her an honorary Doctor of Laws. Charette-Poulin received an LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 2007. Professional life In the earlier part of her career, Charette-Poulin worked as a program producer, researcher and university lecturer. She was then a deputy minister in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Charette
Manon Charette (March 14, 1955 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada – January 1, 2006 in Richmond, British Columbia) was a Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the 1976 Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored three goals. For many years, Charette worked at St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, as Director of Finance. Manon died from cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ... on January 1, 2006 in Richmond, British Columbia. References * https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215718/http://72.232.38.190/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=35339 Profile * https://web.archive.org/web/20090611230647/http://www.rememberingmanon.com/ Memorial site Manon Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé De Charette
Hervé de Charette (; born 30 July 1938 in Paris) is a French centrist politician. He is a descendant of the royalist military leader François de Charette and of king Charles X of France. Member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), he was elected deputy for the first time in 1986 as representative of the Maine-et-Loire ''département''. During the first cohabitation, from 1986 to 1988, he served as Minister of Civil Service, then, during the second, from 1993 to 1995, as Minister of Housing. In the UDF, he remained faithful to the leader Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Like him, and contrary to the most part of the UDF politicians, he supported the winning candidacy of Jacques Chirac in the 1995 presidential election and not that of Prime Minister Édouard Balladur. In this, after the campaign, he found and led the Popular Party for French Democracy (PPDF), a component of the UDF, and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs until the defeat of the Presidential Majority in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charette, Quebec
Charette () is a municipality of about 1000 people located in Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. History Charette is named in honour of one of its first settlers, Édouard Charette, originally from Sainte-Ursule, who built a saw mill and flour mill around 1875. In 1910, the post office opened and in 1918, the Municipality of Charette was established when the Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (formed in 1914) was incorporated. Its railway station identified the place with the English name of Charette's Mills for a period of time. On December 31, 2001, Charette was added to the Maskinongé RCM when Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie was a former regional county municipality and census division in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to its dissolution, it consisted of: ;''Villes'' * Grand-Mère * Shawinigan * Shawinigan-Sud ;Municipalities ... was dissolved. Demographics Population trend: * Populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Charette
François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie (2 May 1763 – 29 March 1796) was a Franco-Breton Royalist soldier and politician. He served in the French Navy during the American Revolutionary War and was one of the leaders of the Revolt in the Vendée against the French Revolution. His great-nephew Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie was a noted military leader and great-grandson of Charles X, the penultimate king of France. Life Early activities A nobleman born in Couffé, arrondissement of Ancenis, Charette served in the French Navy under Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, notably during the American War of Independence, and became '' lieutenant de vaisseau''. He notably served on the 74-gun ''Hercule'', under Puget-Bras. Following the outbreak of the French Revolution, he quit the Navy in 1789 and emigrated to Koblenz (Trier) in 1792 (a common move for royalist aristocrats). He soon returned to France to live at his property in La Garnache, and became o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Charette
Christiane Charette (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian radio and television personality, who hosted the national morning program on the Première Chaîne radio network from 2006 to 2011."Christiane Charette leaving la Première Chaine to pursue other projects" '''', May 5, 2011. She also previously hosted the television talk show ''Christiane Charette en direct'' for SRC Television. The daughter of Quebec journalist |
