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Frédéric Schwenter
Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impressionist painter best known for his depiction of figures * Frédéric Mariotti, actor In politics: * Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira, 1st Vice-President of Burundi * Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro, Vice-President of Burundi from 11 November 2004 to 26 August 2005 * Frédéric Bastiat, political economist and member of the French assembly In literature: * Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer, commentator critic and pundit * Frédéric Berat, French poet and songwriter * Frédéric Mistral, French poet In science: * Frédéric Cailliaud, French mineralogist * Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and Nobel laureate In sport: * Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Frédérick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick (given Name)
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements ''frid'', or peace, and ''ric'', meaning "ruler" or "power". Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the United States. It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007. Freddy, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2008. Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in Lower Saxony, Germany in 2010. Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick. Variants *Afrikaans: Frederik *Breton: Frederig *Catalan: Frederic * Croatian: Fridrik, Miroslav *Czech: BedÅ™ich, BedÅ™ÃÅ¡ek, Béda *Danish: Frederik, Frede *Dutch: Frederick, Frederik, Fred, Frits, Freek, Rik, Fedde * Emiliano-Romagnol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Mistral
Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral (; oc, Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was a French writer of Occitan literature and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. He received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist". Mistral was a founding member of the Félibrige and member of the Académie de Marseille. His name in his native language was Frederi Mistral (Mistrau) according to the Mistralian orthography or Frederic Mistral (or Mistrau) according to the classical orthography. Mistral's fame was owing in part to Alphonse de Lamartine who sang his praises in the 40th edition of his periodical ''Cours familier de littérature'', following the publication of Mistral's long poem ''Mirèio''. Alphonse D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Kuhn
Frédéric Kuhn (born 10 July 1968 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a retired male hammer thrower from France, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best (76.80 metres) on 30 May 1992 at a meet in Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr .... Achievements References * *Profile 1968 births Living people People from Gennevilliers French male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine {{France-hammer-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year, the first player born outside Africa to win the award. Kanouté began his career with Lyon in France before moving to West Ham United of the Premier League in 2000. After a spell at their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Kanouté moved to Spanish club Sevilla where he won two consecutive UEFA Cups in 2006 and 2007 in addition to various other European and domestic honours and remains the club's highest-scoring foreign player. He joined Beijing Goan in June 2012. Despite appearing 6 times for France U-21, Kanouté was a member of the Malian squad which reached the semi-finals of the 2004 African Cup of Nations and also featured in their selections for the tournament in 2006 and 2010. His international career ended i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Herpoel
Frédéric Herpoel (; born 16 August 1974) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Herpoel was born in Mons. At the age of 7 he began to play for S.C. Havré and then moved to Anderlecht in 1988 where he played in the youth team. Between 1993 (his arrival in the senior squad) and 1997, Herpoel only played four Jupiler League games for the Brussels side. Herpoel signed for Gent in 1997 and played regularly for them for over a decade, before joining Mons. Herpoel was selected 39 times for Belgium but he gathered only seven caps. He was in the team for the Euro 2000 as third goalie and the 2002 World Cup as second goalie. He was the second choice after Geert De Vlieger when Robert Waseige was the national team manager, and later after Silvio Proto when Aimé Anthuenis coached the national team, whereupon he decided to quit the national team in 2005, disappointed not to be chosen as the first choice goalkeeper. Honours Anderlecht * Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Havas
Frédéric Havas (born May 17, 1973) is a retired volleyball player from France, born in Kaolack, Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ..., who earned a total number of 138 caps for the French men's national team. International competitions *1999 – World League (7th place) *1999 – European Championship (6th place) *2000 – World League (7th place) References Profile at ''L'Équipe'' 1973 births Living people French men's volleyball players People from Kaolack {{France-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Demontfaucon
Frédéric Demontfaucon (born 24 December 1973 in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire) is a judoka from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Achievements References * Profileat L'Equipe.fr External links * * Video footage of Frédéric Demontfaucon(judovision.org) 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Le Creusot French male judoka Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo World judo champions Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Delcourt
Frédéric Delcourt (born February 14, 1964) is a French former competition swimmer and Olympic silver medalist. Delcourt was born in Nord, France. He competed in three events for France at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia, including swimming the backstroke leg for the fifth-place French men's 4x100-meter medley relay team. Delcourt won the silver medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Delcourt attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition in 1984.''2008 Florida Gators Swimming & Diving Media Guide'' History, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 100, 103, 105, 116 (2008). Retrieved September 25, 2010. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of University of Florida alumni * List of University of Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Dagée
Frédéric Dagée (born 11 December 1992 in Montargis, Loiret) is a French athlete specialising in the shot put. He won the U23 category at the 2014 European Cup Winter Throwing The 2014 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 16 and 17 March at the Centro Nacional de Lançamentos (National Throws Centre) and Estádio Municipal in Leiria, Portugal. It was the fourteenth edition of the athletics competition for throwing .... His personal bests in the event are 20.04 metres outdoors (Lille 2017) and 20.36 metres indoors (Nice 2018). International competitions References 1992 births Living people Belarusian male shot putters People from Montargis French Athletics Championships winners Sportspeople from Loiret {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédérick Bousquet
Frédérick Bousquet (, born 8 April 1981 in Perpignan) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on 26 April 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance-enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit. He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark in this distance. He previously held the record in the 50 m short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome Bousquet competed in the 50 and 100 free, capturing a silver in the 50 and bronze in the 100. Bousquet did not qualify for the 2012 Olympics but his ex-partner Laure Manaudou and his brother-in-law Florent Manaudou did. Biography Bousquet swam at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal ( he, ליגת ×•×•×™× ×¨ סל), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
