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Dandurand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Joseph A. Dandurand (21st century), Canadian poet, playwright, and archaeologist *Léo Dandurand Joseph Viateur "Léo" Dandurand (July 9, 1889 – June 26, 1964), was a sportsman and businessman. He was the owner and coach of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). He also was an owner of race tracks and o ... (1889–1964), American ice hockey coach and businessman * Raoul Dandurand (1861–1942), Canadian politician and organizer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph A
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Dandurand
Joseph Viateur "Léo" Dandurand (July 9, 1889 – June 26, 1964), was a sportsman and businessman. He was the owner and coach of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). He also was an owner of race tracks and of the Montreal Alouettes football team in the league that evolved into the Canadian Football League. Personal life Dandurand was born in Bourbonnais, Illinois with most of his family either migrating or born there: * Great grandfather Christome Marcel Dandurand (1784–1865) was born in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec and died in Bourbonnais in 1865. * Grandfather Luc Dandurand was born in La Prairie, Quebec in 1827, and died in 1903 in Kankakee, Illinois. * Father Francois Xavier Dandurand (1859–1896) lived in Illinois his entire life. He moved to Canada when he was 16 years old and attended St. Mary's College where he was an athlete in baseball, hockey and lacrosse. After graduating, he became involved in real estate and later in wholesale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |