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Droz
Droz is a surname: * Joseph Droz (1773–1850), a French writer on ethics, political science and political economy * Numa Droz (27 January 1844 – 15 December 1899), a Swiss politician * Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721–1790), a Swiss-born watchmaker of the late eighteenth century, also working in Paris and London ** Jaquet-Droz automata, the doll automata co-built by Jaquet-Droz * Daniela Droz (born 1977), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, and television host in Spanish-language media * Antoine Gustave Droz (1832–1895), French man of letters, son of the French sculptor Jules-Antoine Droz (1807–1872) * Jules Humbert-Droz (1891–1971), a Swiss Communist * Droz (wrestler) (1969–2023), World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) wrestler and NFL player See also * Mehmet Oz (born 1960), Turkish surgeon, author and television personality known as Dr Oz {{surname, Droz Franco-Provençal-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Droz (wrestler)
Darren Adrian Drozdov (born April 7, 1969), professionally known as Droz, is an American essayist, former National Football League (NFL) football player and former professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1998 to 1999 under the ring names Puke and Droz. Drozdov is quadriplegic due to a neck injury sustained from a botched wrestling maneuver, but has regained most of the use of his upper body and arms. Drozdov was born in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Football career Drozdov, as a 6'3", 245 lb quarterback in high school, threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lou Rothman to win the last game of the 1985 regular season to finish the season with a perfect 10–0 record. Drozdov set an Atlantic County, New Jersey record in track & field in the shot put event. He was All-State in football at Oakcrest High School in South Jersey. After a stint at Fork Union Military Academy, Drozdov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Jaquet-Droz
Pierre Jaquet-Droz (; 1721–1790) was a watchmaker of the late eighteenth century. He was born on 28 July 1721 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Principality of Neuchâtel, which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. He lived in Paris, London, and Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ..., where he designed and built animated dolls known as Automaton, automata to help his firm sell watches and mechanical caged songbirds. Notable works Constructed between 1768 and 1774 by Pierre Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis (1752-1791), and Jean-Frédéric Leschot (1746-1824), the automata include ''The Writer'' (made of 6000 pieces), ''The Musician'' (2500 pieces), and ''The Draughtsman'' (2000 pieces). His astonishing mechanisms fascinated the kings and emperors of Europe, China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numa Droz
Numa Droz (27 January 1844 – 15 December 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1875–1892). Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was elected to cantonal government of Neuchâtel in 1871 and to the Swiss Council of States in 1872. On 18 December 1875, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council (becoming the youngest Federal Councillor ever at age 31) and handed over office on 31 December 1892. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. He was electePresident of Switzerlandin 1881 and 1887. In 1887, he was considered as a potential civil governor of Crete but he declined. During his office time he held the following departments: *Department of Home Affairs (1876–1878) * Department of Trade and Agriculture (1879–1880) * Political Department as President of the Confederation (1881) * Department of Trade and Agriculture (1882–1886) * Political Department as President of the Confederation (1887) * Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Humbert-Droz
Jules-Frédéric Humbert-Droz (23 September 1891, La Chaux-de-Fonds – 16 October 1971) was a Swiss pastor, journalist, Socialist and Communist. A founding member of the Communist Party of Switzerland, he held high Comintern office through the 1920s and also acted as Comintern emissary to several west European countries. He was involved in the Right Opposition in 1928."Nachts kamen Stalins Häscher" ''Der Spiegel'' (October 16, 1978), p. 100. Note: The HTML file is an OCR scan of a bad photocopy and is full of typos. There is a link at the URL to a PDF version, but it's not much easier to read. Retrieved November 15, 2011 He rejoined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Gustave Droz
Antoine Gustave Droz (June 9, 1832October 22, 1895), author, French man of letters and son of the sculptor (1807–1872), was born in Paris. He was educated as an artist, and began to exhibit his work in Paris at the ''Salon'' of 1857. A series of sketch stories dealing gaily with the intimacies of family life, published in the magazine and issued in book form as ''Monsieur, Madame et Bébé'' (1866), won for the author an immediate and great success. The publication ''Entre Nous'' (1867) was similar, and was followed by some psychological novels: ''Le Cahier Bleu de Mlle Cibot'' (1868); ''Autour d'une Source'' (1869); ''Un Paquet de Lettres'' (1870); ''Babolain'' (1872); ''Les Étangs'' (1875); ''Une Femme Gênante'' (1875); and ''L'Enfant'' (1885). His ''Tristesses et Sourires'' (1884) is a delicate analysis Analysis ( : analyses) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The technique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaquet-Droz Automata
The Jaquet-Droz automata, among all the numerous automata built by the Jaquet-Droz family, refer to three doll automata built between 1768 and 1774 by Pierre Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis, and Jean-Frédéric Leschot: the musician, the draughtsman and the writer. The dolls are still functional, and can be seen at the '' Musée d'Art et d'Histoire'' of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. They are considered to be among the remote ancestors of modern computers. The automata were designed and built by Pierre Jaquet-Droz, Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz and Jean-Frédéric Leschot as advertisement and entertainment toys designed to improve the sales of watches among the nobility of Europe in the 18th century. They were carried around, and lost at several points. The History and Archeology society of Neuchâtel eventually bought them in 1906, for 75,000 gold francs, and gave them to the museum. The musician The musician is modelled as a female organ player. The music is not recorded or played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Droz
Daniela Droz (born August 16, 1977) is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, and television host. Early years Daniela esenia Droz Serranostarted her acting career during childhood. Her stage debut took place in 1987, at age 10, in the San Juan production of the musical play ''Annie'' at Santurce Performing Arts Center. The Spanish-language production was produced by Benito Mateo, and also featured Nilka Desiree as "Annie", Kate Garrity as "Miss Hannigan", Luis Antonio Cosme as "Oliver Warbucks", and Claribel Medina as "Grace", among other noted performers. In 1988, she won the first prize award in 'Miss Maja Infantil' of Puerto Rico. Shortly after, she performed for several seasons, in a television comedy serial called: ''Maripili'', opposite Puerto Rican leading lady Alfonsina Molinari, broadcast by WLUZ-TV, as well as various supporting roles in several sitcoms, such as ''Cuqui'', and ''Carmelo y Punto'', (''Carmelo and Period''), broadcast by WAPA-TV. Daniela Droz lived in Lagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Droz
François-Xavier-Joseph Droz (; 31 December 1773 – 9 November 1850) was a reactionary French writer on ethics, political science and political economy. Biography He was born at Besançon, where his family had supplied many notable members of the legal profession. Droz's own legal studies led him to Paris in 1792; he arrived the day after the dethronement of King Louis XVI of France, and was present during the massacres of September. On the declaration of war he joined the volunteer battalion of the Doubs, and for the next three years served in the Army of the Rhine. Discharged on health grounds, he obtained a much more congenial post in the newly founded école centrale of Besançon; and in 1799 he made his first appearance as an author by an ''Essai sur l'art oratoire'' (Paris, Fructidor, An VII.), in which he acknowledges his indebtedness more especially to Hugh Blair. Moving to Paris in 1803, he became friendly not only with the like-minded Ducis, but also with the scepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz (), is an Turkish American former professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, television presenter, author and former political candidate. The son of Turkish immigrants, Oz was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Turkey, Oz served in the Turkish Army during the 1980s for 60 days of mandatory training, specifically for citizens who reside in foreign countries, to maintain his Turkish citizenship. He subsequently began his residency in surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 1986. In 2001, he became a professor of surgery at Columbia University, and later retired to professor emeritus in 2018. In 2003, Oprah Winfrey was the first guest on the Discovery Channel series ''Second Opinion with Dr. Oz'', and he was a regular guest on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show,'' making more than sixty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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