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Fournier (automobile)
Fournier is a French surname. It is a former designation of baker. Prior to the 1900s it was the designation of a firefighter. The firefighter became by default the baker as he was normally in charge of the communal ovens. As fewer people kneaded their own bread, he commenced this task, became more skilled and thus became the baker. Notable people with the surname include: * Alain Fournier, computer graphics researcher *Alain-Fournier (Henri-Alban Fournier), French writer *Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician * Amédée Fournier, French bicycle racer * Catherine Fournier (Canadian politician) (born 1992), Canadian politician *Christophe Fournier, president of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation * Claude Fournier (1745–1825), a personality of the French Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain * Claude Fournier (born 1931), filmmaker * Colin Fournier, professor of The Bartlett School of Architecture *Edgar Fournier, Canadian politician *Eduardo Fournier, Chilean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Fournier
Evan Mehdi Fournier (; born 29 October 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009. Early life Fournier was born on 29 October 1992 in Saint-Maurice, a small suburb outside of Paris. He is of Algerian descent by his mother while his father is French. He became interested in basketball in 2002, thanks to the 2001–02 Sacramento Kings team. Fournier wore the number 10 on his jersey in honor of then-Sacramento King, Mike Bibby. Professional career France (2009–2012) In September 2009, Fournier signed a one-year deal with JSF Nanterre of the LNB Pro B. In June 2010, he signed a two-year deal Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro A. Denver Nuggets (2012–2014) On 28 June 2012, Fournier was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA draft. On 11 July 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marc Fournier
Jean-Marc Fournier (born October 7, 1959) is a Quebec politician and a lawyer. He represented the riding of Saint-Laurent in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2010 to 2018, and previously represented the riding of Châteauguay from 1994 to 2008. He served as the Minister of Revenue, Government House Leader, Minister of Education, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Attorney General in the Government of Jean Charest and was the interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2012 to 2013 Early career Fournier was born in Châteauguay, Quebec. He studied at the Université de Montréal and obtained a law degree and later a master's degree in public law. He was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1982. He practiced law for nearly ten years. He later worked at the offices of the Ministry of Governmental Affairs, Employment and Justice. He was also a radio host at community radio station CHAI-FM and was an organizer of the 1986 Quebec Winter Games. He was also the president of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Fournier
Jean-Claude Fournier (; born 21 May 1943, Paris), known simply as Fournier, is a French cartoonist best known as the comic book artist who handled ''Spirou et Fantasio'' in the years 1969-1979. Biography In 1965, Fournier approached André Franquin with drawings of his favourite characters, the cast of ''Spirou''. As Franquin sought a way to retire as ''Spirou'' creator, and devote himself to ''Gaston Lagaffe'', he passed on Fournier's work to Yvan Delporte, the editor of '' Spirou'' magazine. Fournier's own creation; the poetic and fairy tale-like ''Bizu'' was serialised in ''Spirou'' between 1967–69, until Fournier was finally chosen by Dupuis as Franquin's successor. The first story was ''Le faiseur d'or'' which first appeared in ''Spirou'' on 29 May 1969. Fournier added his personal poetic and environmentalistic mark to the saga. In 1979, after nine feature stories, he decided to leave the project and devote himself to ''Bizu''. ''Spirou et Fantasio'' was eventually continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Alfred Fournier
Jean Alfred Fournier () (21 May 1832 – 25 December 1914) was a French dermatologist who specialized in the study of venereal disease. Biography As a young man he served as an interne at the Hôpital du Midi as an understudy to Philippe Ricord (1800–1889). In 1863 he became ''médecine des hôpitaux'', and from 1867 worked with Augustin Grisolle (1811–1869) at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. In 1876 he was appointed ''chef de service'' at the Hôpital Saint-Louis, later becoming a member of the ''Académie de Médecine'' (1880). His main contribution to medical science was the study of congenital syphilis, of which he provided a description of in 1883. In his numerous publications he stressed the importance of syphilis being the cause of degenerative diseases. In addition, in 1901 he founded an organization devoted to spreading knowledge to combat syphilis, called the ''Société Française de Prophylaxie Sanitaire et Morale''. His name is associated with the following three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Benedict XII
Pope Benedict XII ( la, Benedictus XII, french: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope. Benedict was a careful pope who reformed monastic orders and opposed nepotism. Unable to remove his capital to Rome or Bologna, he started the great palace at Avignon. He decided against a notion of Pope John XXII by saying that souls may attain the "fulness of the beatific vision" before the Last Judgment. Whilst being a stalwart reformer, he attempted unsuccessfully to reunite the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, almost three centuries after the Great Schism; he also failed to come to an understanding with Emperor Louis IV. Early life Little is known of the origins of Jacques Fournier. He is believed to have been born in Canté in the County of Foix around the 1280s to a family of modest means. He became a CistercianJonathan Sumption, ''Trial by Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fournier (ice Hockey)
Albert John "Jack" Fournier (August 4, 1892 – November 30, 1966) was a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey Association. Early life Fournier was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Career During his career, Fournier played for the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators. He won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * .... References External links * 1892 births 1966 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Ottawa Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Ottawa Senators (NHA) players Stanley Cup champions {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fournier
John Frank Fournier (September 28, 1889 – September 5, 1973) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins, and Boston Braves from 1912 to 1927. Fournier was known for having outstanding batting abilities but subpar fielding abilities. MLB career When purchased by the White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in 1912, Fournier presented Pants Rowland and a half-dozen other managers with the dilemma of what to do with his pure hitting, but poor fielding abilities. Rowland solved that problem in 1916, a year after Fournier had led the AL in slugging, by replacing him at first base with the marginal Jack Ness. Before 1920, a first baseman was one of the key fielding positions because of the constant threat of the bunt; Fournier could not field the bunt. Fournier hit .350 for the Yankees in limited duty in 1918 before they passed him off to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Fournier
Hubert Fournier (born 3 September 1967) is a French football manager and former player who most recently managed Lyon. He formerly managed Reims between 2010 and 2014, Gueugnon in 2008 and was an assistant coach at Stade de Reims from 2009 to 2010. Early life Hubert Fournier was born on 3 September 1967 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme. Managerial career Under his first season (2010–11), Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th and reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de France. In the following season (2011–12) Reims finished the Ligue 2 as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years. On 23 May 2014, Fournier was named new manager of Lyon. On 23 December 2015, Fournier was dismissed as head coach of Lyon, and replaced by Bruno Génésio. Managerial statistics Honours Individual *Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraclio Alfaro Fournier
Heraclio Alfaro Fournier (September 20, 1893 – October 8, 1962) was an aviation pioneer, aeronautical engineer, and member of the Early Birds of Aviation. Early life Born in Vitoria, Spain, Heraclio was the son of Juan Bautista Alfaro and grandson of Heraclius Fournier, founder of the famous card factory, Naipes Heraclio Fournier Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A. is a well known Spanish playing card manufacturer based in Vitoria and which has its factory in Legutio (Spain). This company is property of the United States Playing Card Company, which is a subsidiary of the Turnh .... At the Marianist school in that city, he was introduced to the nascent field of aviation by Louis Heintz.Heraclio Alfaro Fournier''Heraclio Alfaro Fournier''New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927 (reprint 2005), pp. 60, 84, 91, 208. . References Members of the Early Birds of Aviation 1893 births 1962 deaths {{Aviation-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Fournier
Guy Fournier, CM (born 23 July 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec) is a Quebec author, playwright, and screenwriter. From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Personal life He is the twin brother of Claude Fournier and the uncle of Jean-Vincent Fournier. He has been married twice, first to actress Louise Deschâtelets and later to filmmaker Aimée Danis. Controversy In May 2006, he attracted a number of complaints after an appearance on the Quebec television show '' Tout le monde en parle'' in which he stated that at his age he enjoyed defecation more than sexual intercourse. In September 2006, Fournier penned a piece for the Quebec magazine ''7 jours'' in which he sought to make a point about treatment of homosexuals in Lebanon, which included the line: Following extremely negative public reaction to these falsehoods, he appeared on ''Tout le monde en parle'' to apologize and indicate he would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghislain Fournier
Ghislain Fournier (born 26 August 1938) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. He is a businessman by career, including real estate work. He was elected in the Manicouagan electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1997 and 2000 elections, serving in the 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments respectively. Fournier left office in 2004, as he lost the Manicouagan riding's Bloc Québécois candidacy to Gérard Asselin Gérard Asselin (born April 19, 1950 in Sainte-Flavie, Quebec - February 9, 2013) was a Canadian politician who was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Manicouagan from 2004 to 2011 and Char .... Asselin won the riding in that year's Canadian general election. External links * ''Hill Times'': 2004 federal election Quebec profile 21 June 2004, retrieved 12 July 2006 1938 births Living people Bloc Québécois MPs French Quebecers Members of the House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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