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Fabre (other)
Fabre is a French surname and a given name. Fabre may also refer to: *Musée Fabre, a museum in the French city of Montpellier * Pierre Fabre Group, a pharmaceutical and cosmetics company *Fabre (Montreal Metro), a stop on the Montreal Metro *Fabre (electoral district) Fabre is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and includes the westernmost portion of Île Jésus (or Île de Laval) west of Autoroute 15 in t ..., a Quebec provincial riding * Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre, Quebec, usually shortened to Fabre {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabre
Fabre or Fabré is a surname of Occitan French origin, and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * André Fabre (born 1945), French thoroughbred horse racing trainer * Cándido Fabré, Cuban musician, songwriter and singer * Catherine Fabre, French politician * Cindy Fabre (born 1985), Miss France for 2005 * Dominique Fabre (novelist) (born 1929), Swiss detective novelist and screenwriter * Dominique Fabre (b. 1960), French novelist * Édouard Fabre (1885–1939), Canadian runner * Édouard-Charles Fabre (1827–1896), former archbishop of Montreal * Fabre d'Églantine (1750–1794), French dramatist and revolutionary * Fabre d'Olivet (1767–1825), French author, poet, and composer * François-Xavier Fabre (1766–1837), French painter of historical subjects * Georges Fabre (1844–1911), French forestry engineer * Giuseppe Fabre (1910–2007), Italian Lieutenant General and skier * Hector Fabre (1834–1910), Canadian politician and diplomat * Henri Fabre (1882†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Fabre
The Musée Fabre is a museum in the southern French city of Montpellier, capital of the Hérault ''département''. The museum was founded by François-Xavier Fabre, a Montpellier painter, in 1825. Beginning in 2003, the museum underwent a 61.2 million euro renovation, which was completed in January 2007. It is one of the main sights of Montpellier and close to the city's main square, the Place de la Comédie. The museum's national importance is recognised by it being classified as a ''Musée de France'' by the French Ministry of Culture. History The town of Montpellier was given thirty paintings in 1802 which formed the basis of a modest municipal museum under the Empire, moving between various temporary sites. In 1825, the town council accepted a large donation of works from Fabre and the museum was installed in the refurbished ''Hôtel de Massillian'', officially opened on 3 December 1828. Fabre's generosity led others to follow his example, notably Antoine Valedau who donat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Fabre Group
Laboratoires Pierre Fabre is a French multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company. The company had a consolidated turnover of 1.978 billion euros in 2012 (including 54% international). It is headquartered in the city of Castres, Midi-Pyrénées, France. Founded in 1962 by Pierre Fabre (1926-2013), the company is present in over 130 countries. Laboratories Pierre Fabre had approximately 10,000 employees in 2012, 33% of whom are internationally based, while the remaining 6,700 employees were based in France. The company's business activity is focused on research, development, manufacturing and marketing of cosmetics, prescription medicines and family health products. Pharmaceuticals and phytotherapy represent 47% of turnover, whereas cosmetics represent 53% (percentages of 2012 turnover). Pierre Fabre is best known for its vinorelbine Vinorelbine (NVB), sold under the brand name Navelbine among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabre (Montreal Metro)
Fabre station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and served by the Blue Line. It is located in the Villeray neighbourhood. Overview It is a normal side platform station with two entrances: one on rue Fabre and another on avenue Papineau. The brightly coloured murals and continuous handrail were designed by artist Jean-Noël Poliquin. Origin of name Fabre is named for the nearby rue Fabre. The street name honours Monseigneur Édouard-Charles Fabre Édouard-Charles Fabre (February 28, 1827 – December 30, 1896) was Archbishop of Montreal in 1886 and of Sherbrooke and Saint-Hyacinthe in 1887. Fabre was the eldest of 11 children in an important Montreal business family. Despite the effor ... (1827–1896), Montreal's first archbishop (1886). Connecting bus routes References Nearby points of interest Entrances 1737 Rue Jean Talon 1480 Rue Jean Talon * Hôpital Jean-Talon Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabre (electoral District)
Fabre is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and includes the westernmost portion of Île Jésus (or Île de Laval) west of Autoroute 15 in the northern half of the district and west of Autoroute 13 in the southern half. It was created for the 1966 election from a part of Laval electoral district electoral district. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost part of its territory to the newly created Sainte-Rose electoral district, but gained some territory from Chomedey. In the change from the 2011 to 2017 electoral map, it will gain some more territory from Chomedey, in the area around Parc Le Boutillier. The district is named after Édouard-Charles Fabre who was the third archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1876 to 1896. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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