Franck (name)
Franck is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alfons Franck, Belgian chess master * César Franck (1822–1890), Belgian composer of the Romantic era * Eduard Franck (1817–1893), German composer of the Romantic era * George Franck (1918–2011), American football player * Dom George Franck (c.1690–1760) French composer and organist * Harry A. Franck (1881–1962), travel writer * James Franck (1882–1964), German physicist and Nobel laureate * Johann Franck (1618–1677), German poet and hymn-writer * Julia Franck (born 1970) German writer * Kaj Franck (1911–1989), Finnish designer * Kasper Franck (1543–1584), German theologian * Kevin Franck (born 1982), Belgian football player * Louis Franck (other), multiple people * Mathilde Franck (1866–1956), French aviator * Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer of the very early Baroque era * Mikko Franck (born 1979), Finnish conductor * Richard Franck (1858†... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfons Franck
Alfons Franck (unknown – unknown) was a Belgian chess player, Belgian Chess Championships winner (1958). Biography From the end of 1930s to end of 1950s Alfons Franck was one of Belgium's leading chess players. He was a multiple participant of the Belgian Chess Championship. In 1958, in Blankenberge Alfons Franck won this tournament. Alfons Franck played for Belgium in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1954, at first reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+0, =2, -4), * In 1958, at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+0, =5, -11), * In 1960, at first reserve board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ... (+4, =2, -5). References External links *Alfons Franckchess games at 365Chess.com Year of birth mis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sebastian Franck
Sebastian Franck (20 January 1499 Donauwörth, Swabia – c. 1543 Basel, Switzerland) was a 16th-century German freethinker, humanist, and radical reformer. Biography Franck was born in 1499 in Donauwörth, Swabia. Because of this he styled himself Franck von Wörd. He entered the University of Ingolstadt on 26 March 1515, and afterwards went to Bethlehem College, incorporated with the university, as an institution of the Dominicans at Heidelberg. Here he met Martin Bucer and Martin Frecht, with whom he might have attended Luther's Heidelberg disputation in October 1518. Originally ordained as a priest, in 1525 Franck went over to the Reformed party at Nuremberg and became preacher at Gustenfelden. His first work was a German translation (with additions) of the first part of the ''Diallage'' (or ''Conciliatio locorum Scripturae''), directed against Sacramentarians and Anabaptists by Andrew Althamer, then deacon of St. Sebald at Nuremberg. On 17 March 1528 he married Ottilie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Biancheri (minister)
Franck Biancheri (born 2 May 1960) is a Monegasque businessman and former foreign and finance minister of Monaco. Early life and education Biancheri was born on 2 May 1960. He graduated from ESCP, Paris Business School. Career Biancheri served as minister of finance and economy from 2000 until July 2006. He rejoined the Council of Government The Council of Government of Monaco is the Prince's governing body. It consists of six members: Minister of State, who chairs the council, and the five members (four counsellors and one delegate); he also has voting rights, and has control of ... as the minister of foreign affairs from 2008 to 2011. He also served as Monaco’s economic development minister. He has been the CEO of Monaco QD Hotels and Resorts Management. References 1960 births Finance ministers of Monaco Foreign ministers of Monaco Monegasque businesspeople Living people ESCP Europe alumni {{Monaco-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Biancheri
Franck Biancheri (11 March 1961 – 30 October 2012) was the founder of the Newropeans European political party and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament with representatives in all member states simultaneously. Biancheri had previously founded the European Students' Forum (AEGEE) in 1985 and the think tank LEAP/Europe2020 in 1998. Biography Biancheri was born in Nice, France. He lived in Cannes, and had one daughter. From 1991, through several networks including the Promotheus-Europe group, he contributed to enhance relationship between the European Union and several parts of the world (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, the Arabic world, South America, Asia, and North America) In 1997, at Blair House, during an EU-US summit in Washington, he launches TIESWeb, the first transatlantic web portal dedicated to dialog between European and American civil societies. In 2003 he was among the top twenty "heroe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Berrier
Franck Berrier (2 February 1984 – 13 August 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a midfielder, spending much of his career in Belgium. Career On 12 May 2010, Berrier left S.V. Zulte Waregem to sign a three-year deal with Standard Liège. Post-playing career After retiring in January 2019 due to heart problems, Berrier was hired in the scouting department of KV Mechelen. He left the position on 1 December 2019, when his contract expired. In March 2020, he joined K.V. Oostende as an assistant coach under Adnan ÄŒustović. The duo left again at the end of the season. On 12 August 2021, Berrier suffered a heart attack and was then rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The next day, he suffered a second heart attack and died. He was aged 37. Honours Standard Liège *Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knock ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Bernhard
Franck Bernhard (born March 7, 1976 in Strasbourg) is a retired French professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player. External links * Cerclemuseum 1976 births Living people Footballers from Strasbourg French people of German descent Men's association football defenders French men's footballers RC Strasbourg Alsace players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Motherwell F.C. players Vendée Fontenay Foot players FC Mulhouse players Ligue 1 players Scottish Premier League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland {{France-footy-defender-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Béria
Franck Béria (born 23 May 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He works as a director of professional football at Lille. Club career At the end of the 2016–17 season, Béria ended his career as a player. International career Béria was born in France and is of Malagasy descent. He is a one-time youth international for the France U19s in a 4–0 win over Albania's U19s. He played the France U21s at the 2004 Toulon tournament. Honours Lille *Ligue 1: 2010–11 *Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...: 2010–11 References External links * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Argenteuil French sportspeople of Malagasy descent French men's footballers Footballers from Val-d'Oise Men's a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Belot
Franck Belot (born 18 March 1972, in Athis-Mons) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock. He played for Stade Toulousain. He won to win six titles of French Champion, for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001 and the first European Cup in 1996. He earned his only cap with the French national team on 19 March 2000 against Ireland at Stade de France. Honours * French rugby champion, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001 * Challenge Yves du Manoir 1993, 1995 and 1998 * Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ... 1996 External links * http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/13335.html * http://www.ercrugby.com/fra/statistiques/archives_joueurs.php?player=1981&includeref=dynamic {{DEFAULTSORT:Belot, Franck Living people 1972 birt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Badiou
Franck Badiou (born 24 March 1967) is a French former sports shooter, Olympic medallist and coach. He won silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He was also European Champion in the same discipline in 1993. Badiou was born in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne. He took up shooting relatively late, at the age of 14, after talking about the sport with a school friend who was a pistol shooter. After retiring from competition, Badiou was a coach for the French Shooting Federation The French Shooting Federation (FFTir), '' French'' Fédération Française de Tir, is the umbrella organization for sport shooting in France. It was founded in its current form in 1967, but has roots as far back as 1866. FFTir is France's represe ... for eight years. In 2005 he started working for the French biathlon team, preparing the squad's rifles. In 2016, he was appointed as the men's team's shooting coach. Badiou stepped down from the role in 2018, being succee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Azzopardi
Franck Azzopardi (born 5 December 1970 in Châtellerault, France) is a former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby .... He was a defensive midfielder and played his entire career for Chamois Niortais. Since retiring from playing, he has been a coach at Niort. External linksFranck Azzopardi profileat chamoisfc79.fr 1970 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Chamois Niortais F.C. players Ligue 2 players {{france-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franck Avitabile
Franck Avitabile (born 24 November 1971) is a jazz pianist. Avitabile has synesthesia. He is also the composer of 60 published compositions. Awards and honors * Second Grand Prize - Concours International de la Ville de Paris - Martial Solal Piano Jazz International Competition 1998 * DjangodOr - Best First Record Album, France 1999 * Victoires de la Musique Victoires de la Musique (; en, Victories of Music) is an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The classical and jazz ... - Revelation of the year 2004 * CHOC ''Jazzman'' magazine for the album ''Just Play'', 2006 * CHOC ''Jazzman'' magazine for the album ''Short Stories'', 2006 * FIP Radio CD of the month for the album ''Paris Sketches'', 2009 Selected discography Discography *Franck Avitabile - Paris Sketches (2009) *Michel Petrucciani The Montreux Years (2023) - as an executive produc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Adisson
Frank Adisson (born 24 July 1969, in Tarbes) is a French slalom canoeist. He competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, in three Summer Olympics. He won two medals in the C2 event with a gold medal in 1996 and a bronze medal in 1992. Frank Adisson also won four medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds in (1991, 1997), a silver in (1995), and a bronze in (1993). He earned 5 more medals in the C2 team event (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze). He won the World Cup series in C2 in 1996 and 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t .... He also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 2000 European Championships. His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his career was Wilfrid Forgues (now known as Sandra Forgues). Fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |