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Charles Lemaire (diplomat)
Charles Lemaire may refer to: *Charles LeMaire (1897–1985), American costume designer *Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800–1871), French botanist and botanical author *Charles Lemaire (explorer) Charles Lemaire (26 March 1863 – 21 January 1926) was a Belgian officer and explorer of Central Africa. He was known for his voyages of discovery and the detailed reports he wrote of his expeditions and his time as an official in the Congo Free ... (1863–1926), Belgian esperantist and explorer {{hndis, Lemaire, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles LeMaire
Charles LeMaire (April 22, 1897 – June 8, 1985) was an American costume designer. He was born in Chicago. LeMaire's early career was as a vaudeville performer, but he became a costume designer for such Broadway productions as '' Ziegfeld Follies'' and '' The Five O'Clock Girl''. By 1925 he turned to the movies. LeMaire was instrumental in persuading the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to institute a costume design Oscar. In a career spanning 37 years and nearly 300 films, he earned a total of three Academy Awards and an additional 13 nominations. LeMaire died of heart failure in 1985. Filmography * '' Take a Chance'' (1933) * ''The Razor's Edge'' (1946) * '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947) * '' A Letter to Three Wives'' (1949) * '' The Gunfighter'' (1950) * '' All About Eve'' (1950) * ''David and Bathsheba'' (1951) * '' The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (1951) * '' The Robe'' (1953) * '' Désirée'' (1954) * '' Three Coins in the Fountain'' (1954) * '' Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Antoine Lemaire
Charles Antoine Lemaire (1 November 1800, in Paris – 22 June 1871, in Paris), was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae. Education Born the son of Antoine Charles Lemaire and Marie Jeanne Davio, he had an excellent early education, and acquired the reputation of being an outstanding scholar. He studied at the University of Paris and was appointed as Professor of Classical Literature there. At some stage his botanical interest was sparked and developed by his association with M. Neumann, horticulturist at the Museum of Natural History. Career He worked for some time as an assistant to M. Mathieu, at a nursery in Paris, building up a collection of Cactaceae, a group to which he would devote almost all of his life. In 1835, M. Cousin, a Parisian publisher, started a gardening journal and requested that he be its editor. For a number of years, he remained editor of ''Jardin Fleuriste'' and ''L'Horticulteur Universel'', contributing great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lemaire (explorer)
Charles Lemaire (26 March 1863 – 21 January 1926) was a Belgian officer and explorer of Central Africa. He was known for his voyages of discovery and the detailed reports he wrote of his expeditions and his time as an official in the Congo Free State. Lemaire was also the first director of the Colonial University of Belgium which existed in Antwerp from 1920 to 1962, and was the first true promoter of Esperanto in Belgium. Biography Charles Lemaire was born in Cuesmes on 26 March 1863. He attended military school, graduating in 1886 with the rank of second lieutenant. Enlisting in the service of the Congo Free State, he reached Banana in 1889, beginning his career there as deputy to Van Dorpe, Commissioner to the Cataractes District. In this role, he oversaw the shipment of supplies into Léopoldville and lead reconnaissance missions through Kimpese. Commissioner of Équateur Lemaire was appointed as the Commissioner of the Équateur District on 29 November 1890, arrivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |