Charles Dubois (golfer)

	Charles Dubois (golfer) Charles Dubois is the name of: Charles Dubois (treasurer) (died 1740), East India Company treasurer and botanist Charles Frédéric Dubois (1804–1867), Belgian naturalist * Charles-Victor Dubois (1832–1869), Belgian composer and harmonium player Charles du Bois de Vroylande (1835–1888), Belgian lawyer and politician Charles Du Bos (1882–1939), French critic Paul Charles Dubois Paul Charles Dubois (28 November 1848 – 4 November 1918) was a Swiss neuropathologist who was a native of La Chaux-de-Fonds. Dubois studied medicine at the University of Bern, and in 1876 was a general practitioner of medicine in Bern. He was in ... (1848–1918), Swiss neuropathologist {{hndis, Dubois, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Dubois (treasurer) Charles Dubois or Charles du Bois (10 September 1658 (baptised)-20 October 1740), was treasurer to the East India Company, cloth merchant, and naturalist. He corresponded with other naturalists including James Petiver, William Sherrard and Hans Sloane and was famous for maintaining a garden with interesting plants from the colonies. He was instrumental in introducing rice cultivation in North America. Biography Dubois was the son of John Dubois (1622-1684) and Anne, daughter of Charles Herle. The wealthy Huguenot family was in the cloth and silk trade and Charles inherited his father's home at Mitcham, Surrey, where he had a garden filled with the newest exotics at that time in course of introduction. The family ran a business at St Mary Aldermanbury. John Dubois was involved in the politics of London and represented the Whigs. In 1681 he was in the Committee of the East India Company. A son who was also known as John Dubois became cashier general to the East India Company on 30 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Frédéric Dubois Charles Frédéric Dubois (28 May 1804 – 12 November 1867) was a Belgian naturalist. He was the author of ''Planches colorées des oiseaux de l’Europe'' ("Color plates of the birds of Europe") and ''Catalogue systématique des Lépidoptères de la Belgique'' ("Systematic catalog of the Lepidoptera of Belgium"), which was completed by his son, Alphonse Joseph Charles Dubois (1839–1921), after his death. The following quote has been widely attributed to Charles Dubois, as on thFavorite Quotesblog: "The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." However, its correct attribution appears to be to Charles Du Bos (1882-1939), the French critic of French and English literature. The quote comes from his book ''Approximations'' (1922): ''"...premier tressaillement vital; surtout il s'agit à tout moment de sacrifier ce que nous sommes à ce que nous pouvons devenir."'' Dubois is commemorated in the scientific name of a spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles-Victor Dubois Charles-Victor Dubois (1832 – 1869) was a Belgian composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ... and harmonium player known mostly for improvisations and demonstrations. Biography Victor Dubois was born in Lessines in the province of Hainaut. After losing his sight as a child, he entered a School for the Blind in Brussels, where he received music education. Gifted with a great affinity for music, he was contacted by the Brussels harmonium-builders Merklin & Schütz, and became a master of the instrument. He was noted for his understanding of the registers and effects, and for his improvisations. He was later appointed Professor of Harmonium in the Conservatoire. He died from typhoid in Ixelles, one of the many victims of the 1869 outbreak. Works His publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Du Bois De Vroylande Jonkheer Charles Louis du Bois de Vroylande (21 January 1835 – 30 December 1888) was a Belgian lawyer and politician. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 24 March 1887 until 30 December 1888. Political career Charles du Bois de Vroylande was a member of the Provincial council of Antwerp for the Canton Zandhoven from 3 July 1866 until 23 May 1886, and provincial deputy from 6 July 1876 until 1886. He was a member of the communal council of Halle until 1876 and burgomaster Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgermeister, literally "master of the town, master of the borough, master of the fortress, master of the citizens") is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief m ... from 1862 until 1876. Sources * Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, ''Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie'', Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Du Bos Charles Du Bos (27 October 1882 – 5 August 1939) was a French essayist and critic, known for works including ''Approximations'' (1922–37), a seven-volume collection of essays and letters, and for his ''Journal'', an autobiographical work published posthumously from 1946 to 1961. His other work included ''Byron et le besoin de la fatalité'' (1929), a study of Lord Byron, and ''Dialogue avec André Gide'' (also 1929), an essay on his friend André Gide. Influenced by thinkers including Henri Bergson, Georg Simmel and Friedrich Nietzsche, Du Bos was well-known as a literary critic in France in the 1920s and 1930s. He maintained a distance from the political developments of those decades, while nonetheless seeking in his writing to reframe political phenomena as ethical problems. Alongside Gide and the American novelist Edith Wharton, he was involved in providing aid to Belgian refugees in Paris following the 1914 German invasion of Belgium. Raised Catholic, Du Bos lost his faith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]