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Lafitte (surname)
Lafitte is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André-Joseph Lafitte-Clavé, French army engineer * Ed Lafitte, professional baseball pitcher * Fermín Emilio Lafitte, Argentine archbishop * Guy Lafitte, French tenor saxophonist * Jean Lafitte, French privateer * José White Lafitte, Cuban violinist * Laurent Lafitte, French actor * Pierre Lafitte, brother of Jean Lafitte * Pierre Lafitte Ithurralde Pierre Lafitte Ithurralde (21 May 1901 – 23 February 1985) was a French Basque priest and author. Biography Lafitte was born in Louhossoa on 21 May 1901. Orphaned at the age of seven, he was raised by his aunt and uncle in Ithorots, where ..., French Basque priest and author * Yasmine Lafitte, Moroccan pornographic actress See also * Laffitte (other), including some people with that surname {{surname Surnames of French origin Occitan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-Joseph Lafitte-Clavé
André-Joseph Lafitte-Clavé, also André-Joseph de Lafitte (1740 in Clavé, a mansion of Moncrabeau – 1794 in Perpignan) was a French Army engineering officer. He became Colonel on 1 April 1791, and Maréchal de Camp on 25 October 1792. He was a graduate of the ''Ecole royale du génie de Mézières'' ( en, Royal engineering school of Mézières). He is especially known for his participation to a French mission in the Ottoman Empire under Louis XVI from 1784 to 1788. The mission, from 1783, was sent to the Ottoman Empire to train the Turks in naval warfare and fortification building. Up to the French revolution in 1789, about 300 French artillery officers and engineers were active in the Ottoman Empire to modernize and train artillery units.''Ottoman wars 1700-1870: an empire besieged'' by Virginia H. Aksan p.20/ref> From 1784, André-Joseph Lafitte-Clavé and Joseph-Monnier de Courtois instructed engineering drawings and techniques in the new Turkish engineering school '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Lafitte
Edward Francis Lafitte (April 7, 1886April 12, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed. Baseball career Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball, baseball team in 1906 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team, 1906 and 1907 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team, 1907. He also was a starter in the first intercollegiate basketball game ever played by Georgia Tech. He made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1909. After an 11-8 season with the 1911 Tigers, Lafitte told manager Hughie Jennings that he wanted to leave early the following season to resume dental school. Jennings told him if he left early to keep on going. Lafitte did. He became a dentist, but also pitched in the Federal League. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermín Emilio Lafitte
Fermín Lafitte (November 2, 1888 – August 8, 1959) was an Argentine Roman Catholic cleric, serving as Archbishop of Córdoba and, briefly, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Biography Lafitte was born in Peyrun, Hautes-Pyrénées Department, France. He emigrated to Argentina and was ordained as a priest in 1911. He was consecrated Bishop of Córdoba in 1927, and upon the establishment of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba in 1934 (previously subordinate to the Archdiocese of Tucumán) Lafitte was enthroned as its Archbishop. He later emerged as one of the leading conservatives in the Argentine curia, and following a rift in church–state relations in Argentina in 1954 Lafitte was among the first public figures to organize rallies opposing President Juan Perón's secular reforms. He later supported the coup that ousted Perón in 1955 (which began in Córdoba). Lafitte was then appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, under its Archbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Lafitte
Guy Lafitte (12 January 1927 – 10 June 1998) was a French jazz saxophonist. Career A native of Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France, he worked with Mezz Mezzrow from 1951 to 1952 and Big Bill Broonzy in 1951. In 1954 he made Paris his home and worked with Lionel Hampton and Emmett Berry. He also worked with Bill Coleman and Wild Bill Davis. Discography As leader * ''Blue and Sentimental'' (Le Club Francais, 1955) * ''Les Classiques du Jazz Vol. 2'' with Andre Persiany (Columbia, 1958) * ''Melodies'' (Columbia, 1958) * ''Sax: 10 Succes'' (Pathe, 1960) * ''Sax and Strings'' (Columbia, 1963) * ''Jambo!'' (RCA Victor, 1968) * ''Blues'' (Vega, 1969) * ''Blues in Summertime'' (RCA Victor, 1971) * ''Sugar and Spice'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * ''Corps et Ame'' (Black and Blue, 1978) * ''Happy!'' (Black and Blue, 1979) * ''Live in France'' with Arnett Cobb (Black and Blue, 1980) * ''Three Men On a Beat'' with Wild Bill Davis (Black and Blue, 1983) * ''Joue Charles Trenet'' (Black and Blue, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte ( – ) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". This has become the common spelling in the United States, including places named after him. Lafitte is believed to have been born either in Basque-France or the French colony of Saint-Domingue in the Caribbean. Enslaved Africans there gained their independence from France in 1804 and renamed this territory as Haiti. By 1805, Lafitte was operating a warehouse in New Orleans to help distribute the goods smuggled by his brother Pierre Lafitte. The United States government passed the Embargo Act of 1807 as tensions built with the United Kingdom by prohibiting trade. The Lafittes moved their operations to an island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. By 1810, their new port had become very successful; the Lafittes had a profitable smuggling operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José White Lafitte
José Silvestre White Lafitte (17 January 1836, in Matanzas, Cuba – 12–15 March 1918, Paris, France), also known as Joseph White, was a Cuban-French violinist and composer. Biography His father Don Carlos White was Spanish people, Spanish and his mother was Afro-Cuban. After receiving early musical training from his father, who was an amateur violinist, José White gave his first concert in Matanzas on 21 March 1854. He was accompanied by the visiting American pianist-composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, "who encouraged him to pursue further violin studies in Paris and raised money for him to travel there". José White studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatory, initially with Jean-Delphin Alard, between the years 1855 and 1871, winning the 1856 First Grand Prize. He became a French citizen in 1870, and was highly praised by Rossini. From 1877 to 1889 White was director of the Imperial Conservatory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he served as court musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Lafitte
Laurent Lafitte (born 22 August 1973) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Patrick in ''Elle''. In March 2016 he was named as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc .... Filmography Theater References External links * 1973 births Living people 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors French comedians French theatre directors People from Val-de-Marne Troupe of the Comédie-Française Cours Florent alumni French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Lafitte
Pierre Lafitte (1770–1821) was a pirate in the Gulf of Mexico and smuggler in the early 19th century. He also ran a blacksmith shop in New Orleans, his legitimate business. Pierre was historically less well known than his younger brother, Jean Lafitte. While not as much of a sailor as Jean, Pierre was the public face of the Lafitte operation, and was known for his wit and charm, in addition to his handling of the sale of smuggled goods. Pierre Lafitte also spied for Spain and commanded artillery units. He died in 1821 near Dzilam de Bravo in the Yucatán Peninsula. Early life Details of Pierre Lafitte's early life are scarce and often disputed. His older brother Jean gave contradictory information about his birthplace, including the French cities of Saint-Malo and Brest. However, as Jean Lafitte's biographer, Jack C. Ramsay, stated, "this was a convenient time to be a native of France, a claim that provided protection from the enforcement of American law."Ramsay (1996), p. 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Lafitte Ithurralde
Pierre Lafitte Ithurralde (21 May 1901 – 23 February 1985) was a French Basque priest and author. Biography Lafitte was born in Louhossoa on 21 May 1901. Orphaned at the age of seven, he was raised by his aunt and uncle in Ithorots, where he also went to the local school. From 1914 he continued his education at the seminary in Urt from where he graduated in 1919. He was ordained on 13 July 1924 and taught at the Catholic University of Toulouse for a number of years until returning to the Northern Basque Country where he eventually settled in Ustaritz for good. He contributed to many Basque and Basque-related publications, including ''Eskualduna'' and ''Gure Herria''. He was deeply involved in the Basque nationalist movement, North and South over many years and founded the first nationalist movement in the North. In 1949 he was called to sit on Euskaltzaindia, the official institution regulating the Basque language. In 1982 he received an honorary degree from the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmine Lafitte
Yasmine Lafitte (Arabic: ياسمين لافيت) is a French former pornographic actress who performed under the mononym Yasmine. Life and career Born in an observant Muslim family in Thar Es-Souk, a small village of Morocco, Lafitte moved to France with her family when she was just five months old, and she grew up in a suburb of Lyon. At 18 years old, after graduating from high school, she left her family; during this period, she trained to become a nurse and worked as a waitress to pay for her studies. In 2004, she entered the adult industry together with her boyfriend at the time, after having replied to a magazine ad of a small production company which was looking for amateur couples. In 2006, she was featured in an episode of the TF1 talk show ''La Méthode Cauet'', then she was requested in newspaper interviews, magazine covers and jet-set events, and she became a spokesmodel for the magazine ''FHM''. In 2007, she signed an exclusive contract with the producer Marc Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laffitte (other)
Laffitte is a surname of French origin. Notable people with that name include: * Hector Manuel Laffitte (born 1934), former United States federal judge * Jacques Laffitte (17671844), French banker and politician ** Cabinet of Jacques Laffitte, a French government ministry of 183031 *Jean Laffitte (born 1952), French official in the Roman Catholic church * Juliana Laffitte (born 1974), Argentine artist *Louis Laffitte, pseudonym of French novelist Jean-Louis Curtis (191795) *Pierre Laffitte (18231903), French positivist Other uses * Maisons-Laffitte, a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France ** Gare de Maisons-Laffitte, a railway station ** Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse *** Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte, a horse race *** La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte, a horse race * Rue Laffitte, a street in Paris See also *Jacques Laffite (born 1943), French Formula One racing driver active 197486 *Fermín Emilio Lafitte Fermín Lafitte (Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of French Origin
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
