Dejardin (other)
Dejardin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ian Dejardin (born 1955), British museum director and art historian * Joseph Dejardin (1873–1932), Belgian trade unionist and politician * Lucie Dejardin (1875–1945), Belgian politician See also * Desjardin (other) * Desjardins (other) Desjardins may refer to: * Desjardins (surname), people with the surname ''Desjardins'' * Desjardins, Lévis, Quebec, Canada, a borough of the city of Lévis ** Desjardins Regional County Municipality, a regional county municipality which precede ...

Ian Dejardin
Ian A. C. Dejardin (born 26 August 1955) is an art historian who was director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery in Dulwich, England. In August 2016 Dulwich Picture Gallery announced that he would be leaving to become chief executive of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Ontario in April 2017. He is married to Eric Pearson, his partner since 1987, and lives in Toronto, Canada. Career Ian Dejardin holds an MA in the history of art from the University of Edinburgh. He started a doctorate in art history at the University of Warwick, but then spent seven years developing a designer knitwear business in Cumbria with former partner Brian Ashley. Subsequently, he completed a postgraduate diploma in art gallery and museum studies at Manchester University. This was followed by curatorial appointments at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and with English Heritage (London Region). In 1998, Dejardin was appointed as curator at Dulwich Picture Gallery and was responsible for the galler ...
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Joseph Dejardin
Joseph Dejardin (21 March 1873 – 28 October 1932) was a Belgian trade unionist and politician. Born in Grivegnée, Dejardin worked at a coal mine from the age of eleven. He joined the Union of Mineworkers of Belgium and eventually rose to become its president. He also became the president of the Miners' International Federation.Paul Van Molle, ''Het Belgisch Parlement, 1894-1972'', Antwerpen, 1972 In 1903, Dejardin was elected as a councillor in Beyne-Heusay, and he served as mayor from 1914 to 1921. In 1909, he was elected to represent the Liège for the Parti Socialiste in the Chamber of Representatives, serving until his death. Dejardin's sister, Lucie Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl, British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz, American actress * Lucie Aubrac, member of the French Resistance * Lucie Balthaz ..., also became a politician. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dejard ...
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Lucie Dejardin
Lucie Dejardin (; 31 July 1875 – 28 October 1945) was a Belgian politician, the first female member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. She was elected under the auspices of the Belgian Workers Party to represent the district of Liège in 1929 at age 54 and served until 1936. She came from a family of miners, and had herself been a miner. Dejardin was noted primarily for her stance regarding militant trade unions. Biography Dejardin was born into a family of miners (her mother, Marie-Rosette, gave birth to one of her ten siblings in a mine) in Grivegnée and dropped out of school at 10 years old to become work in mines and attending her first political demonstration with her brothers at age 11. One of her brothers, Joseph Dejardins, became a socialist as well. Dejardins founded the Belgian Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, was a co-founder of the Women's Socialist League, and of the feminist newspaper ''La Voix de la Femme''. During the German occupat ...
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Desjardin (other)
Desjardin is one of the longest-running French metal packaging manufacturers, founded in 1848. Desjardin may also refer to: * Dennis Desjardin (born 1950), American mycologist * Jacques Desjardin (or Desjardins; 1759–1907), French general of the Royal Army * Rita Desjardin, a fictional character from the 1974 Stephen King novel ''Carrie'' * Thomas A. Desjardin (born 1964), American historian See also * Dejardin (other) * Desjardins (other) Desjardins may refer to: * Desjardins (surname), people with the surname ''Desjardins'' * Desjardins, Lévis, Quebec, Canada, a borough of the city of Lévis ** Desjardins Regional County Municipality, a regional county municipality which precede ...