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Henri Lemoine (musician)
Henri or Henry Lemoine may refer to: * Henri Lemoine (cyclist) (1909–1981), French cyclist *Henri Lemoine (fraudster), French fraudster of the early 1900s See also * Henry Lemoine (1786-1854), French piano teacher, music publisher, composer * Henry Lemoine (writer) Henry Lemoine (1756–1812) was an English author and bookseller. Early life From a Huguenot background, he was born in Spitalfields 14 January 1756, and baptised in the French church De La Patente in Brown's Lane there, 1 February 1756. He was ...
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Henri Lemoine (cyclist)
Henri Lemoine (18 June 1909 – 21 September 1991) was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 2000 m tandem sprint and finished in fifth place. He then turned professional and competed up to 1958 in road racing and motor-paced racing. In the latter discipline he won six national titles, in 1938, 1942, 1945, and 1951–53, as well as three bronze medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1951–1953. On 23 July 1931 he set a world record in one kilometre from standing start at the Buffalo Stadium (1'10.80). In road races, he finished second in the ''Critérium des As'' in 1930 and 1931, 11th in the 1932 ''Critérium Internationale'', and 20th in the 1933 ''Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa ...''. Reference ...
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Henri Lemoine (fraudster)
Henri Lemoine (''fl.'' 1905–1908) was a French fraudster who claimed to be able to produce synthetic diamonds. Fraud In 1905, Lemoine contacted Sir Julius Wernher, British banker and one of the governors of De Beers Diamond Mines. He said he had discovered a process to produce gem-sized diamonds from coal and agreed to sell his invention if Wernher would be willing to invest to further his research. He invited Wernher to his laboratory in Paris to witness the process. Wernher took Francis Oats, a De Beers executive, and two other associates with him. Lemoine invited his guests in and left the room; moments later he reappeared naked, to prove that he was not concealing any diamonds in his clothing. He mixed a number of substances including iron filings and coal into a small crucible, showed the mixture to his guests, and placed it into a furnace in the center of the room. After fifteen minutes, Lemoine removed the hot crucible and let it cool. Then he picked a pair of tweeze ...
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Henry Lemoine
Henry Lemoine (21 October 1786 – 18 May 1854) was a French music publisher, composer, and piano teacher. Life Lemoine was born in Paris, where he was a pupil of Anton Reicha, a composer and piano teacher. In 1816 he took over his father Antoine Marcel Lemoine's music publishing business. His father had founded the company in 1772, and it still exists today under the name of Éditions Henry Lemoine.Henokiens Association, ''Editions Henry Lemoine''
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