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Girardin (other)
Girardin is a French-language surname, in some cases a francization of Italian surname ''Gherardini family, Gherardini''. It may refer to: ;People * Girardin family, a French branch of the Italian Gherardini family: ** (d. 1689), French ambassador to Constantinople ** (1647–1724), French Navy administrator ** René de Girardin, Marquis de Vauvray (1735–1808), French gardener and writer on gardens, Jean-Louis's grandon ** Louis Stanislas de Girardin (1762–1827), French general and politician, René-Louis's son ** (1767–1848), French politician, René-Louis's son ** (1776–1855), French general, René-Louis's son ** (1802–1874), French politician, Louis Stanislas's son ** Émile de Girardin (1806–1881), French journalist, Alexandre's illegitimate son ** Delphine de Girardin, née Gay, (1804–1855), French writer, Émile's wife * Annick Girardin (b. 1964), French politician * (1830–1915), French politician * Brigitte Girardin (born 1953), French politician * Émil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardini Family
The Gherardinis of Montagliari (or Florence) are one of the most prominent historical Noble family from Tuscany, Italy. Through the Amidei, the family was of Roman descent. Between the 9th and 14th centuries, they played an important role in Tuscany. Its influence was also felt in the Veneto and Emilia regions between the 16th and 18th centuries and during the Italian Risorgimento as well as in today's Italian politics and economy. The family’s restless and fighting nature has aroused the curiosity of many historians of the Middle Ages. Originating from the feudal tradition, it was one of the founding families of the Republic of Florence. The family took part in Florence's political life between 1100 and 1300. In 1300, they were exiled from the city when Florence began its transformation into a Signoria, later ruled by the Medicis. In his ''Divine Comedy'', Dante Alighieri, who was exiled with the Gherardinis, placed the family in Paradise's V Sphere. Following its exile from T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Girardin
Lise Girardin (15 February 1921 – 16 October 2010) was a Swiss politician. A member of the Free Democratic Party, she was the first woman to be elected mayor of Geneva and the first woman named to the Council of States. Biography Lise Girardin was born on 15 February 1921 in Geneva. She graduated from the University of Geneva and became a teacher. In 1960, the Canton of Geneva granted women the right to vote. Girardin, who already held a lower judgeship, ran for and won the 1961 election to the Grand Council of Geneva The Grand Council of Geneva (french: Grand Conseil de Genève) is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council was established in its prese .... In 1968, she was elected mayor, the first woman to hold that post. In 1971, Switzerland granted women the right to vote at the federal level. In the 1971 elections later that year, Girardin was elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérardin
* André Gérardin (1879–1953), French mathematician * (1849-1930), French painter * (1843-1921), member of the Paris Commune * , French football referee, active in the 1920s * (1889-1936), French diplomat, ambassador to Poland * (1827-?), member of the Paris Commune * Louis Gérardin a.k.a. ''Toto'' (1912–1982), French track cyclist * , French industrialist, founder of the Compagnie française des métaux * (1907-1935), French painter * Sandra Dijon-Gérardin (born 1976), French basketball player * Sébastien Gérardin (1751–1816), French naturalist See also * Girardin (other) * Gérard * Gerard * Gherardini, Gherardini family The Gherardinis of Montagliari (or Florence) are one of the most prominent historical Noble family from Tuscany, Italy. Through the Amidei, the family was of Roman descent. Between the 9th and 14th centuries, they played an important role in Tus ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerardin French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girard (surname)
Girard is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aimé Girard (1830–1898), French chemist * Albert Girard (1595–1632), French-born mathematician (based on Netherlands) * Alexander Girard (1907–1993), American textile designer and folk art collector * Charles Frédéric Girard (1822–1895), French biologist * Claire Girard, background character in ''Code Lyoko'' * (1952–2004), French political figure * Geoffrey Girard, American author * Georges Girard, French bacteriologist * Hugo Girard, Canadian Strongman, former World Champion * Jean-Baptiste Girard (other) * (1750–1811), Swiss general * Jean-Yves Girard (born 1947), French mathematician and logician * Jonathan Girard (born 1980), former Canadian ice hockey player * Joe Girard, Guinness Book of World Records winning American salesman * Joseph Girard (multiple) * Louis Dominique Girard (1815–1871), French hydraulic engineer * Maurice Jean Auguste Girard (1822–1886), French entomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girard (other)
Girard may refer to: Places in the United States *Girard, Alabama *Girard, Georgia *Girard, Illinois *Girard, Kansas * Girard, Michigan * Girard, Minnesota *Girard, Ohio *Girard, Pennsylvania * Girard, Texas * Girard, West Virginia *Girard Township, Macoupin County, Illinois *Girard Township, Michigan * Girard Township, Minnesota *Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania *Girard Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania * Girard Avenue, a street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by two SEPTA stations: **Girard station (Broad Street Line), a subway station on serving the Broad Street Line **Girard station (SEPTA Market-Frankford Line), a rapid transit station on Market-Frankford Line **SEPTA Route 15, a trolley line also known as the Girard Avenue Line *Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, was known as Girard until 1941 People with the given name * Girard I of Roussillon (died 1113), count of Roussillon * Girard II of Roussillon (died 1172), count of Roussillon * Gerard la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girardin Minibus
Girardin Minibus Inc. is a Canadian bus manufacturer. Based in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, Girardin forms part of the Micro Bird joint venture with Blue Bird Corporation. As part of Micro Bird, Girardin is a manufacturer of bus bodies for minibuses for cutaway van chassis. While many Micro Bird buses are produced as school buses and related student transport vehicles, Girardin also produces commercial-use buses using cutaway van chassis. In Canada, the company serves as the nationwide distributor of the Blue Bird school bus and commercial bus product line. Following the 2008 closure of Corbeil, Girardin was the lone Canadian-based manufacturer of school buses until the 2011 opening of Autobus Lion (now Compagnie Électrique Lion). History Girardin traces its roots to 1935, when company founder Lionel Girardin opened a used-car dealership and repair shop in St-Félix-de-Kingsey, Quebec. He expanded into new-car sales in 1953 by opening a Chrysler dealership. In 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girardin Brewery
Girardin is a family-owned brewery in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Belgium. The brewery was founded in 1845 and has been owned and operated by the Girardin family since 1882. The brewery specializes in lambic Lambic () is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels and in Brussels itself since the 13th century. Types of lambic beers include gueuze, kriek lambic and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers ... beers. Retrieved 3 March 2021 References External links Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Girardin
Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935 – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor. Life and career Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Wakefield High School he joined the Marines, serving for two years. After his discharge he attended Boston University, where he studied theatre and acted in summer stock theaters. After graduating from Boston University Girardin moved to New York, where he performed on stage, before settling in Hollywood, California. After guest appearances in ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and '' Judd, for the Defense, Girardin played Howie Dawson in the soap opera television series ''General Hospital'' from 1968 to 1974. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Girardin appeared in films including ''Max Dugan Returns'', '' The Lonely Guy'', ''Star!'', ''Scandal in a Small Town'', ''Loverboy'', ''The Executioner's Song'', ''Midnight Offerings'', '' Dad'', '' Silence of the Heart'', '' Badge of the As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Girardin
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Louise Victoire Girardin
Marie-Louise Victoire Girardin (29 June 1754 – 18 December 1794) also known as Louis Girardin was a Frenchwoman, who disguised as a man became a sailor and joined an expedition of discovery to Australia and the South Pacific. Early life Marie-Louise Victoire Girardin was born 29 June 1754 in the parish of Saint-Louis, Versailles, France, one of nine children of Jean Girardin and Angélique Benoise (née Hanet). Marie-Louise married Etienne Lesserteur in 1776, their only child Jean died 14 April 1778 and her husband died 14 July 1781. After giving birth to an illegitimate child, Marie-Louise disguised herself as a man and fled to Brest with a letter of introduction to the widowed sister of Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. Huon de Kermadec helped her to find a post as a steward, under the name of Louis Girardin, on board the 80-gun ship ''Deux Frères''. When the crew threatened mutiny, Huon de Kermadec helped her to transfer to ''Recherche'', which was about to leave in search o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Girardin
Saint-Marc Girardin (22 February 1801 – 1 April 1873) was a French politician and man of letters, whose real name was Marc Girardin. Biography Girardin was born in Paris. After a brilliant university career in the city, he began in 1828 to contribute to the ''Journal des Débats'', on the staff of which he remained for nearly half a century. After the July Revolution and the accession of Louis Philippe as ''King of the French'' (the liberal ''July Monarchy''), he was appointed professor of history at the Sorbonne and ''master of requests'' in the Conseil d'État. Soon afterwards he exchanged his chair of history for one of poetry, continuing to contribute political articles to the ''Journal des Débats'', and sitting as deputy in the Chamber from 1835 to 1848. In 1833, he was charged with a mission to study German methods of education, and issued a report advocating the necessity of newer methods and of technical instruction. In 1844 he was elected a member of the French Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Girardin
Jules Girardin (1832-1888) was a French writer. Works * '' Les aventures de M. Colin-Tampon'' * '' Contes à Jeannot'' * '' Contes à Pierrot, 1888'' External links * * 1832 births 1888 deaths People from Loches French male writers Writers from Centre-Val de Loire {{France-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
