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Fourneau
Fourneau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ernest Fourneau (1872–1949), French medicinal chemist *Jean-Claude Fourneau (1907–1981), French surrealist painter *Léon Fourneau (1900–?), Belgian middle-distance runner See also *Furneaux (surname) Furneaux is a Norman-French locational surname. Notable people with this name include: *Charles Furneaux (1835–1913), drawing instructor in the Boston area *Furneaux Cook (1839–1903), English opera singer and actor *Henry Furneaux (1829–1900) ... {{Surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Fourneau
Jean-Claude Fourneau (28 March 1907 – 9 October 1981) was a French painter close to the surrealist movement. His mother was a descendant of Victor de Lanneau, restorer of the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris, of Juliette Adam, founder of a French paper, ''La Nouvelle Revue'', muse of Léon Gambetta and the spiritual mother of Pierre Loti; and she was the daughter of Paul Segond, pioneer in the field of surgical gynaecology. His father, Ernest Fourneau, was the founder of French medicinal chemistry. Biography Draughtsman and painter imbued with classicism and surrealism, Jean-Claude Fourneau is first noticed at his show at the Jeanne Castel Gallery by André Salmon in 1932. He continued exhibiting there until 1948. Claude Roger-Marx sees his use of drawing as a medium and appreciates their detail: "The detail in Jean-Claude Fourneau's drawings gives us a sense of the infinite (...) Fascinating in the power and sensitivity that every stroke of his brush conveys." For the lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Fourneau
Ernest Fourneau (4 October 1872 – 5 August 1949) was a French pharmacist graduated in Pharmacy 1898 for the Paris university specialist in medicinal chemical and pharmacology who played a major role in the discovery of synthetic local anesthetics, as well as in the synthesis of suramin. He authored more than two hundred scholarly works, and has been described as having "helped to establish the fundamental laws of chemotherapy that have saved so many human lives". Fourneau was a pupil of Friedel and Moureu, and studied in the German laboratories of Ludwig Gattermann in Heidelberg, Hermann Emil Fischer in Berlin and Richard Willstätter in Munich. He headed the research laboratory of Poulenc Frères in Ivry-sur-Seine from 1903 to 1911. One of the products was a synthetic local anesthetic that was named Stovaine (amylocaine). This was a pun on the English translation of "fourneau" as "stove". (The same pun was used in the brand name of the drug acetarsol, Stovarsol.) Other im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Fourneau
Léon Fourneau (born 17 March 1900, date of death unknown) was a Belgian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References 1900 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Belgian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Surname
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furneaux (surname)
Furneaux is a Norman-French locational surname. Notable people with this name include: *Charles Furneaux (1835–1913), drawing instructor in the Boston area *Furneaux Cook (1839–1903), English opera singer and actor *Henry Furneaux (1829–1900), British classical scholar, specialising in Tacitus *Karen Furneaux (born 1976), Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988 *Ky Furneaux (born 1973), Australian outdoor guide, TV host, female survival expert and stunt person *Peter Furneaux (1935-2014), English football club chairman and investor *Philip Furneaux (1726–1783), English independent minister *Robert Furneaux Jordan (1905–1978), English architect, architectural critic and novelist *Robin Furneaux or Frederick Smith (1936–1985), 3rd Earl of Birkenhead * Thomas Furneaux Lennon or Thomas Lennon (filmmaker), documentary filmmaker *Tobias Furneaux (1735–1781), English navigator and Royal Navy officer, accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
