Elvire
Elvire is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Elvire de Brissac (born 1939), French novelist and biographer *Elvire Gertosio (born 1948), French gymnast *Elvire Murail (born 1958), French author and screenwriter *Elvire Teza (born 1981), French gymnast See also *Elvira Elvira is a female given name. First recorded in medieval Spain, it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin. Elvira may refer to: People Nobility * Elvira Menéndez (died 921), daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and wife of Ordoño II of León ...

Elvire Murail
Elvire Murail (born 7 June 1958, in Le Havre) is a French writer, mainly author of books for youth under the pen name Moka. The daughter of poet , she is the younger sister of writers Marie-Aude Murail, Marie-Aude and Lorris Murail, and composer Tristan Murail. Biography A graduate of University of Cambridge, she began her literary career with adult novels. She enjoyed success with her first book, ''Escalier C'', which was brought to the cinema by Jean-Charles Tacchella in 1984. After signing four novels for adults, she entered youth literature in 1989 under the pseudonym ''Moka''. She signed with this pseudonym more than seventy novels for the youth, published mainly at in the "Mouche", "Nine" and "Medium" series. These novels were for the most part books of mysteries between police and fantasy for adolescents from 10 to 15 years old. Since 1996, she has been committed to defending a quality youth literature within the "Charte des Auteurs et Illustrateurs pour la Jeunesse" of ...
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Elvire De Brissac
Elvire de Brissac (born 19 January 1939) is a French novelist and biographer. Her awards include the Prix des Deux Magots, Grand prix des lectrices de Elle, Prix Contrepoint, Prix Goncourt, and the Prix Femina, Prix Femina Essai. Biography Elvire de Brissac was born on 19 January 1939.Philippe LançonElvire de Brissac. Proust au berceau ''Libération'', February 3, 2014 Her father Pierre de Cossé Brissac was the 12th Duke of Brissac, a businessman and author. Her mother Marie-Zélie Schneider, also known as May Schneider, was the daughter of French industrialist Eugène Schneider II and an heiress to the Schneider-Creusot fortune. She grew up at the Château de Brissac in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France. She is a novelist and biographer. She received the Prix des Deux Magots for ''A Pleur-Joie'' in 1969, the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle and the Prix Contrepoint for ''Un long mois de septembre'' in 1972, the Prix Goncourt for ''Les anges d'en bas'' in 1999, and the ...
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Elvire Gertosio
Elvire Gertosio (born 20 May 1948, died between 1972 and 1976) was a French gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1948 births 1970s deaths French female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for France Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{France-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ...
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Elvire Teza
Elvire Teza (born March 29, 1981) is a retired French gymnast who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was the French National Champion in gymnastics in 1997, 1999 and 2000. Career Born on the island of Reunion, Teza trained in Marseille under coaches Shi Mao, Lin Xuan and Ma Jun. She made her international debut at the age of thirteen at the Junior European Championships, where she won bronze medals on the balance beam and floor exercise. At the 1996 Junior Europeans, she improved on these results, winning a gold medal on the uneven bars and silver medals with the French team and the beam final. In 1997, Teza became the first (and to date, the only) French gymnast to win the American Cup. Teza competed at three World Gymnastics Championships, in 1995, 1997 (where she placed 6th on balance beam in event finals) and 1999. She also represented France at the Olympics twice; at the 1996 Games in Atlanta and the 2000 Games in Sydney. In Sydney, Teza became the first French fema ...
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