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Jean-François Fournier
Jean-François Fournier (born 12 January 1966, in Saint-Maurice, Switzerland) is a writer, playwright, poet and biographer Vaud. After a Degree in philosophy and letters from the Academy of Grenoble, he attended the University of Fribourg. He then decided to practice journalism and attended the Romand Training Centre for Journalists. He worked for the newspapers '' Le Nouveau Quotidien'' and '' Le Matin'' and then moved to Canada. He was awarded the first Prize of Poetry from the Vaud Association of Writers in 1983. He received the 1988 Journalism Award from the Council of Europe, and in 1998, the canton of Valais awarded him an award for his entire literary production. Publications * ''Alcools de Vienne'' (novel), L'Âge d'Homme, Lausanne, 1989 * ''Jacques, fils du tonnerre'' (novel), L'Âge d'Homme, Lausanne, 1994 * ''Triptyque'' (novel), Ed. l'Hexagone, Montréal, 1998 * ''Acqua alta'' (novel), L'Âge d'Homme, Lausanne, 2000 * ''La nuit qui tua Juan Don'' (novel), L'Âge d'Homm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg (french: Université de Fribourg; german: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an academy of law was founded by the state of Fribourg which formed the nucleus of the present Law Faculty. The University of Fribourg was finally created in 1889 by an Act of the parliament of the Swiss Canton of Fribourg. The University of Fribourg is Switzerland's only bilingual university and offers full curricula in both French and German, two of Switzerland's national languages. Students number about 10,000; there are about 200 tenured professors and 700 other academic teaching and research personnel. The Misericorde Campus, constructed between 1939 and 1942, was designed by the architects Honegger and Dumas, students of Swiss architect Le Corbusier. There are five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Matin (Switzerland)
(literally "The Morning") is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper published by Edipresse in Lausanne, Switzerland. The publication of the daily newspaper was stopped on 21 July 2018. The Sunday and on-line versions continue. History and profile The newspaper was created in 1972 when was renamed as . The paper is published in tabloid-format. Between 31 October 2005 and 25 September 2009, Edipresse also published , a free daily newspaper distributed in the most-populated areas of Romandy. However, despite the similar names between the new newspapers, they were edited independently. ceased publication because of the merger of Edipresse with Tamedia, publisher of the competing . In 1997 had a circulation of 67,522 copies. The same year the circulation of , its Sunday edition, was 226,465 copies. The 2006 circulation of was 76,194 copies. Its Sunday supplement had a circulation of 215,024 in 2006. In 2009 's circulation was 58,849 copies. See also * List of newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egon Schiele
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism. Gustav Klimt, a figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor to Schiele. Biography Early life Schiele was born in 1890 in Tulln, Lower Austria. His father, Adolf Schiele, the station master of the Tulln station in the Austrian State Railways, was born in 1851 in Vienna to Karl Ludwig Schiele, a German from Ballenstedt and Aloisia Schimak; Egon Schiele's mother Marie, née Soukup, was born in 1861 in Český Krumlov (Krumau) to Franz Soukup, a Czech father from Mirkovice, and Aloisia Poferl, a German Bohemian mother from Český Krumlov. As a child, Schiele was fasc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve ( born 9 April 1971) is a Canadian professional racing driver and amateur musician who won the 1997 Formula One World Championship with Williams. In addition to Formula One (F1) he has competed in various other forms of motor racing, winning the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series. He is the son of former Ferrari racing driver Gilles Villeneuve. Villeneuve began kart racing at age 14 before progressing to open-wheel car racing in the Italian Formula Three Championship, which he raced in between 1989 and 1991. He moved to the higher-tier Toyota Atlantic Championship, participating in one race during the 1992 season and finishing third overall in the 1993 championship. He began competing in Championship Auto Racing Teams with the Forsythe/Green Racing team in the 1994 season, finishing sixth in the Drivers' Championship with one victory and earning Rookie of the Year and Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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