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Gros (surname)
The surname Gros may have several origins. French: a nickname for a big, fat person. In Several languages it is a spelling variant of Gername surname Gross. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press, as cited at ancestry.com Groș is a Romanian-language word for "Large". See also Legros. Gros, Groș may refer the following notable people: * Sara Gros Aspiroz (born 1983), Spanish ski mountaineer * Antoine-Jean Gros (1771–1835), French painter * Brigitte Gros Brigitte Gros (12 June 1925 – 11 March 1985) was a French journalist and politician. She served as the mayor of Meulan-en-Yvelines and as a member of the French Senate. She was the author of several books. Early life Brigitte Gros was born as ... (1925–1985), French journalist and politician * Daniel Gros (born 1955), German economist * Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros (1793–1870), French ambassador and one of the first daguerreotypists * Jules Gros (1890–1992), Breton linguist * Jules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gross (surname)
Gross or Groß in German is the correct spelling of the surname under German orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß". It is a surname of German, Prussian, and Yiddish (Ashkenazi Jewish) origin. The word means "big", "tall" or "great", and was likely adopted in Europe over the 15th to 19th centuries during the times of the House of Habsburg when monarchs of the royal families (Emperor or Empress) were called "the Great" (der Große). Descendants of this House may have adopted the name ''Gross'' from their ancestors. German-speaking Christian hymns use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" (''My Lord is Great'') or "So Groß ist der Herr" (''So Great is the Lord''). Composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote several songs referring to Jesus or God as ''groß'', such as D 757, a quartet called "Gott in der Natur" (''Groß ist der Herr!'') in 1822 and D 852, "Die Allmacht" (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancestry
An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder or a forebear, is a parent or ( recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). ''Ancestor'' is "any person from whom one is descended. In law, the person from whom an estate has been inherited." Two individuals have a genetic relationship if one is the ancestor of the other or if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept of ancestry does not apply to some bacteria and other organisms capable of horizontal gene transfer. Some research suggests that the average person has twice as many female ancestors as male ancestors. This might have been due to the past prevalence of polygynous relations and female hypergamy. Assuming that all of an individual's ancestors are otherwise unrelated to each other, that individual has 2''n'' ancestors in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legros
Legros, LeGros or Le Gros is an ancient Norman/French surname. It literally means "the Large". Notable people with the surname or nickname include: Surname * Alphonse Legros (1837–1911), French painter and etcher * Augustus Asplet Le Gros (1840–1877), Norman language poet from Jersey and a Jurat of the Royal Court of Jersey * Bartholomew le Gros (before 1189–after 1253), prelate of French origin in the Kingdom of Hungary * Fernand Legros (1931–1983), French art dealer * James LeGros (b. 1962), American film and television actor * Joseph Legros (1739–1793), French singer and composer * Pierre Le Gros the Elder (1629–1714), French sculptor working primarily at Versailles * Pierre Le Gros the Younger (1666–1719), French sculptor * Raymond le Gros, Anglo-Norman commander * Sous-Lieutenant Legros, who led the breach at Hougoumont * William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle (died 1179), Count of Aumale, Earl of York, and Lord of Holderness Nickname * Charles Le Gros, angliciz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Gros Aspiroz
Sara Gros Aspiroz (born 9 June 1983)is a Spanish ski mountaineer. After good results in younger age classes, for example 3rd in the single race event of the 2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, 2003 European "juniors" runner-up (Spanish). and 2004 European "espoirs" champion, she competed in the . Together with Cristina Bes Ginesta
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Antoine-Jean Gros
Antoine-Jean Gros (; 16 March 177125 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was given title of Baron Gros in 1824. Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French Revolution. Forced to leave France, Gros moved to Genoa. His portrait of the French commander Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Arcole (1796) brought Gros to public attention and gained the patronage of Napoleon. After traveling with Napoleon's army for several years, he returned to Paris in 1799. In addition to producing several large paintings of battles and other events in Napoleon's life, Gros was a successful portraitist. Early life and training Born in Paris, Gros began to learn to draw at the age of six from his father, Jean-Antoine Gros, who was a miniature painter, and showed himself as a gifted artist. His mother, Pierrette-Madeleine-Cécile Durand, was also a painter. Towards the close of 1785, Gros, by his own choice, en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Gros
Brigitte Gros (12 June 1925 – 11 March 1985) was a French journalist and politician. She served as the mayor of Meulan-en-Yvelines and as a member of the French Senate. She was the author of several books. Early life Brigitte Gros was born as Brigitte Servan-Schreiber on 12 June 1925 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Her father, Émile Servan-Schreiber, was a Jewish author. Her mother, Denise Brésard, was Roman Catholic. During World War II, she joined the French Resistance and served in the Maquis (World War II), maquis of Ain under Léo Hamon. However, she was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo on 15 August 1944. During the liberation of France, she served under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. She was a recipient of the Croix de Guerre for her service. Career Gros first worked as a journalist for ''Les Échos (France), Les Échos'' and ''Paris-Presse''. She joined ''L'Express'' in 1955. She published her first novel in 1960. Gros was elected to the city council of Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Gros
Daniel Gros (born 1955) is a German economist who currently serves as the Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a European think tank. Gros worked for the CEPS from 1986 to 1988 and has worked there continuously since 1990. His current research primarily focuses on EU economic policy, specifically on the impact of the euro on capital and labour markets, as well as on the international role of the euro, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. He also monitors the transition towards market economies and the process of enlargement of the European Union towards the east. Early life and education Gros was born and raised in Germany. He attended the University of Rome where he received a ''Laurea in Economia e Commercio.'' He also received his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1984. Career Gros has previously worked for the International Monetary Fund from 1983 to 1986, served as an Economic Advisor to the Directorate General II of the Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gros (1793–1870), also known as Baron Gros, was a French diplomat and later senator, as well as a notable pioneer of photography. Life and career He entered the French diplomatic service in 1823 and was given the title of baron in 1829 during the Bourbon Restoration. He was despatched to Bogotá (1838–1842) as ''chargé d'affaires'' during the Colombian Civil War, and later elsewhere in Latin America, before being recalled to Europe and then sent as Minister Plenipotentiary to Athens in 1850. He served as Ambassador to London (1852–1863), travelling extensively, including to China and Japan in 1857 and 1858. He was minister-in-command of French troops during the Anglo-French expedition to China (1856-1860). On 9 October 1858, the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan was concluded at Edo, to which he was a signatory; this treaty established diplomatic relations between the two imperial nations. In September 1858, he was named to the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Gros
Jules Marcel Gros (2 February 1890 – 25 December 1992) was a Breton linguist specializing in the Breton language. He was born in Paris. Gros' studies began very early in the twentieth century, from his grandmother and other people in his village who were still unilingual Breton speakers. Gros authored ''Stylistique Trégorroise'' and various dictionaries of Breton. His books were used by a generation of students, and continue to be important as reference works cataloguing the speech patterns of the Breton language. Gros died on 25 December 1992 in Trédrez-Locquémeau. See also * Celtic languages * Brittonic languages The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; cy, ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; kw, yethow brythonek/predennek; br, yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family; the other is Goidelic ... References External links * Linguists from France 1890 births 1992 deaths Linguists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Gros (journalist)
Jules Gros (3 March 1829 – 30 July 1891) was a French journalist and Secretary of the Société de géographie. He became the President of the unrecognised Republic of Independent Guyana in South America in May 1887, but was deposed in September 1887. Biography Gros was born Jean Jules Gros on 16 March 1829 in Montluel, France. Gros became a journalist who specialized in geographical subjects. He wrote for the newspaper '' Le Petit Journal'', and the magazines ''Le Tour du Monde'' and ''Le Journal des Voyages'' among others. He was a member of the Société de géographie and had served as the Secretary for the organisation. Republic of Independent Guiana The borders between French Guiana and Brazil were not clear, and it was decided that the area between the Amazon and the Oyapock River was a neutral territory. Paul Quartier who had visited the territory in 1883, returned in 1885 and had a meeting with the village chiefs of Cunani and Carsewenne (nowadays: Calçoene). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
