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Clerc
Clerc is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Clerc, French chess player * Aurélien Clerc, Swiss cyclist * François Clerc, French footballer * José Luis Clerc, Argentine tennis player * Julien Clerc, French singer * Laurent Clerc, teacher, co-founder of the first school for the deaf in North America * Maurice Clerc (mathematician), French mathematician * Maurice Clerc (organist), French organist * Mialitiana Clerc (born 2001), Malagasy alpine skier * Onésime Clerc, Swiss born Russian naturalist * Vincent Clerc, French rugby union player See also * LeClerc (surname) * Leclercq (surname) * Clerck (surname) * De Clerck De Clerck is a Dutch surname, particularly common in Flanders. In the province of West Flanders, the name is usually concatenated to Declerck. People with the surname include: * (1914–1974), Belgian politician and government minister *Carl Ale ... (surname) {{Clark-surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Clerc
Louis Laurent Marie Clerc (; 26 December 1785 – 18 July 1869) was a French teacher called "The Apostle of the Deaf in America" and was regarded as the most renowned deaf person in American Deaf History. He was taught by Abbé Sicard and deaf educator Jean Massieu, at the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets in Paris. With Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, he co-founded the first school for the deaf in North America, the Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, on April 15, 1817, in the old Bennet's City Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut. The school was subsequently renamed the American School for the Deaf and in 1821 moved to 139 Main Street, West Hartford. The school remains the oldest existing school for the deaf in North America. Biography Laurent Clerc was born December 26, 1785, in La Balme-les-Grottes, Isère, a village on the northeastern edge of Lyon to Joseph-François Clerc and Marie-Élisabeth Candy in the small village of La Balme, where his father w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Clerc
Paul Alain Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), known by his stage name Julien Clerc (), is a French singer-songwriter. Life Born in Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf. He began to learn the piano at six, and by 13, started to play by ear everything he heard on the radio. During his secondary school and university days, he met Maurice Vallet and Etienne Roda-Gil, two of his main songwriters, and began to compose his first songs. He changed his name to Julien Clerc upon signing a contract with Pathé Marconi, releasing his first album in May 1968. The album went on to win the Académie Charles Cros Record Award. In 1969, Clerc went on the Olympia stage for the first time to open for Gilbert Becaud's concert. Despite having been in show business for only one year, his performance was a great success. He would later return repe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc (born 16 August 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 4 singles ranking on 3 August 1981, following a run of 25 consecutive match wins after Wimbledon. Tennis career Clerc represented Argentina for the Davis Cup from 1976 to 1989. He and Guillermo Vilas led Argentina to its first Davis Cup final in 1981 to set up a tie against United States in Cincinnati, Ohio. After Vilas lost the first rubber in straight sets to John McEnroe, Clerc defeated Roscoe Tanner in straight sets in the second rubber to level the tie. During the third rubber, partnering Vilas, the pair lost to Fleming/McEnroe in doubles, 9–11 in the fifth and deciding set. Clerc then played McEnroe in the fourth rubber and eventually lost in 5 sets. Clerc, with Vilas and Carlos Gattiker, made the final of 1980 World Team Cup in Düsseldorf. Clerc defeated former French Open champion Adriano Panatta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Clerc
François Jacques Clerc (born 18 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back. Club career Born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Clerc joined Olympique Lyonnais at the age of 14. After spending his first years as a senior with the reserves, he was loaned to Toulouse FC with which he first appeared in Ligue 1, making his debut in the competition on 14 August 2004 in a 4–1 away win against RC Strasbourg. Returned to ''L'OL'' for the 2005–06 season, Clerc went on to become and important first-team member as the club won three national championships in a row, contributing with 62 league appearances combined in that timeframe. He battled with Anthony Réveillère for first-choice status during his tenure, appeared in 20 UEFA Champions League games but was also banned for four matches and fined €150,000 by the French Professional Football League, after he incurred in an illegal transfer agreement to Olympique de Marseille in 2006. In the fall of 2010, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerck
De Clerck is a Dutch surname, particularly common in Flanders. In the province of West Flanders, the name is usually concatenated to Declerck. People with the surname include: * (1914–1974), Belgian politician and government minister *Carl Alexander Clerck (1709–1765), Swedish entomologist and arachnologist *Hendrik de Clerck (c. 1560 – 1630), Flemish painter *Jacques de Clerck (c. 1582 – 1624), Antwerp-born Dutch merchant, admiral, and explorer * Jeanne Albertine Colin-De Clerck (born 1924), Belgian composer * Marc De Clerck (born 1949), Belgian football goalkeeper *Olivier De Clerck (born 1971), phycologist with the standard author abbreviation "De Clerck" *Richard Declerck (1899–1986), Belgian lawyer and politician * Roger De Clerck (1924–2015), Belgian entrepreneur * Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck (born 1951), Belgian politician See also * De Clercq * Leclercq (surname) * Leclerc (surname) * Clerc Clerc is a French surname. Notable people with the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc (born 26 August 1979) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser. His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex. Palmares ;2000 :1st Road race, National Under−23 Road Championships :1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt :1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra ;2001 :2nd Rominger Classic :6th Nokere Koerse :10th Rund um Düren ;2002 :Vuelta a Cuba ::1st Stages 3, 4, 11 & 13 :Tour de Picardie ::1st Stages 2 & 3 :1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia :1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska :1st Nokere Koerse :4th Giro del Lago Maggiore :6th Sparkassen Giro ;2003 :1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie :5th GP de la Ville de Rennes :7th Overall Tour of Qatar :7th Nokere Koerse :9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2004 :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos ;2005 :6th Paris–Tours :6th Paris–Bourges ;2006 :1st Stage 2 Clásica Internacional de Alco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Clerc
Albert Clerc (June 25, 1830, Besançon – June 10, 1918, Saint-Denis-en-Val) was a French chess master. Chess career He won at Paris 1856, tied for 9-10th at Paris 1878 (Johannes Zukertort and Szymon Winawer won), took 2nd, behind Samuel Rosenthal, at Paris 1880 (the first French National Tournament, the 1st unofficial French Chess Championship The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923 after the formation of the ''Fédération Française des Echecs'' in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played i ...), took 4th at Paris 1881 (the second French National Tournament, Edward Chamier won), and was a winner, ahead of Jules Arnous de Rivière, at Paris 1883 (the third French National Tournament), took twice 4th at Paris 1890 and 1892 (both won by Alphonse Goetz). Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's ''Chess Tournament Crosstables'', An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klerk
De Klerk, Klerk, De Klerck or Klerck is surname of Dutch and Frisian origin. ;De Klerk * AJ de Klerk (born 1991), Namibian rugby player * Bob de Klerk (born 1961), Dutch football player and manager * Evette de Klerk (born 1965), South African sprinter * Faf de Klerk (born 1991), South African rugby player * Michel de Klerk (1884–1923), Dutch architect * F. W. de Klerk (1936–2021), President of South Africa * Jade de Klerk (born 1999), South African cricketer * Jan de Klerk (1903–1979), South African politician, father of F.W. * Jan de Klerk (rugby union) (born 1991), South African rugby player * Marike de Klerk (1937–2001), South African politician, former wife of F.W. de Klerk * Michel de Klerk (1884–1923), Dutch architect * Nadine de Klerk (born 2000), South African cricketer * Peter de Klerk (1935–2015), South African racing driver * Rossouw de Klerk (born 1989), South African rugby player * Thom de Klerk (1912-1966), Dutch bassoonist * Veronica de Klerk (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark
Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. ''Clark'' evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants. ''Clark'' is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, including placing fourteenth in Scotland. Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable. According to the 1990 United States Census, ''Clark'' was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files/dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2021-07-27. Notable people with the surname include: Disambiguation pages *Anne Clark (other), multiple people *Brian Clark (other), multiple people * Cameron Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofer (surname)
A sofer, sopher, sofer SeTaM, or sofer ST"M ( he, סופר סת״ם, "scribe"; plural of is , ; female: ) is a Jewish scribe who can transcribe Sifrei Kodesh (holy scrolls), tefillin (phylacteries), mezuzot (ST"M, , is an abbreviation of these three terms) and other religious writings. By simple definition, soferim are copyists, but their religious role in Judaism is much more. Besides sifrei Torah, tefillin, and mezuzot, scribes are necessary to write the Five Megillot (scrolls of the Song of Songs, Book of Ruth, Book of Esther, Ecclesiastes, and Book of Lamentations), Nevi'im (the books of the prophets, used for reading the haftarah), and for , divorce documents. Many scribes also function as calligraphers—writing functional documents such as (marriage contracts), or ornamental and artistic renditions of religious texts, which do not require any scribal qualifications, and to which the rules on lettering and parchment specifications do not apply. The major halakha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Cléirigh
O'Cleary ( ga, Ó Cléirigh) is the surname of a learned Gaelic Irish family. It is the oldest recorded surname in Europe — dating back to 916 CE — and is cognate with cleric and clerk. The O'Clearys are a sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty, who ruled the Kingdom of Connacht for nearly two millennia. As Connachta, the O'Cleary's ruled the kingdom of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne for nearly 800 years. They are the descendants of Fiachrae, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedon, and elder brother of legendary High King Niall of the Nine Hostages. According to legend, they ultimately trace their ancestry back to the mythical Fir Bolg, as well as to Milesius, and consequently to Japheth, son of Noah. During the Norman conquest of Ireland, they were expelled from their land and replaced by their cousins the O'Shaughnessy's. From the early 11th or 12th century, they were based in Tír Chonaill, located in modern-day County Donegal, where they served as poet-historians, scribes and secretari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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