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MiNET , an archaeological term relating to flint tools
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Minet may refer to: People *Bernard Minet, French singer and actor * Elissa Minet Fuchs (1919–2023), American ballerina * Pierre Minet, French poet * William Minet (1851-1933), British landowner and philanthropist Places * Minet Country Park, London, UK * Minet el-Beida, a bay north of Latakia, Syria * Minet el Hosn, an ancient city located in what is now Beirut Other *Minet ed Dhalia point A Minet ed Dhalia point or stylet is an archaeological term for an elongated, isosceles triangle made with pressure flaking on both faces of a piece of flint. They are predominantly found at sites in Lebanon (ancient Canaan). They are the type tool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Minet
Bernard Minet (born 28 December 1953 in Hénin-Beaumont as ''Bernard Wantier'') is a French singer and actor. He started his career in Pas-de-Calais in 1969 and arrived in Paris in 1970, where he was part of several bands during his studies: "Pop", the "Baloches" and the "Golf Drouot." In 1974, he won first prize in percussion at the Conservatoire de Paris, Conservatoire national de Paris. In 1983, he started a collaboration with Dorothée and joined the band Les Musclés as a drummer. He also pursued a career as a solo artist. He also played in 482 episodes of the ''Salut les Musclés'' and ''La Croisière Foll'Amour'' sitcoms. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he recorded French songs for the Bioman, Turboranger, Winspector, Saint Seiya (Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque) and Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon Japanese anime series. The melodies and lyrics have little relationship with the original songs of these series. References External links *Officiel website of Bernard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elissa Minet Fuchs
Elissa Minet Fuchs (born Elise Minette Levy; March 10, 1919 – February 17, 2023) was an American ballerina and choreographer. Her career started in 1935 on the vaudeville stage and nightclub circuit, leading to gigs as a chorus girl on Broadway. With the fear of rising antisemitism around the world, she changed her name to appear French and conceal her Jewish identity. In 1937, she joined the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and danced with the company for one season. From 1938 to 1950, she danced with the resident ballet company at the Metropolitan Opera, retiring as a soloist. Fuchs founded and directed the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre in Louisiana and worked as the artistic director, ballet mistress, and choreographer at Greensboro Ballet in North Carolina. Early life Fuchs was born Elise Minette Levy to a Jewish American family on March 10, 1919, in New Orleans. Her father, Arthur Levy, was a businessman who sold light fixtures and her mother, Rose Levy, was an artist. Fuchs' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Minet
Pierre Minet (Reims 1909– Paris 1975) was a 20th-century French poet and writer, whose early career is closely associated to the ' movement and to his devotion to Roger Gilbert-Lecomte. Critics, who have contrasted the small size of his production with its substantive and stylistic quality, recognise in ''La Défaite'', published in 1947 and subtitled "Confessions", an autobiographical masterpiece, its author's definitive claim to literary fame, that attracted the praise of Antonin Artaud ("une sensibilité unique au monde" a thoroughly unique sensibility" and of André Breton ("Celui qui sait parler de la liberté comme il en parle est moins vaincu que quiconque" Someone who knows how to speak of freedom as he does is less defeated than anyone" – while the great Italian critic and writer Roberto Bazlen Roberto Bazlen, also known as Bobi Bazlen (10 June 1902 – 27 July 1965) was an Italian writer and publicist. Biography Bazlen was born in Trieste on 10 June 1902. His fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Minet
William Minet (1851–1933) was a British landowner and philanthropist, of Huguenot descent. Early life He was the son of James Lewis Minet (1807–1885) and Elizabeth Iggulden, and a descendant of Isaac Minet (1660–1745), a Huguenot, who left France after Revocation of the Edict of Nantes to settle in London, and his grandson Hughes Minet (1731–1813). Career Minet donated the 14½ acres that became London's Myatt's Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park is a 14-acre Victorian park in Camberwell in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England, 2.9 miles south-east of Charing Cross. History The majority of the area of Myatt's Fields belonged to the estate of Sir Hu ... in 1890. In 1889 Minet became a founding member of the Huguenot Society and served as President from 1905–1908. His collection of archive records relating to the Huguenot community part of the Huguenot Society Library at University College London. Minet paid for the construction of the Minet Library, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minet Country Park
Minet Country Park is a 36-hectare park on Springfield Road, Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon; it is situated between the A312 (Hayes by-pass) and the Uxbridge Road. History Awarded a Green Flag for the first time in 2009, Minet Country Park was opened to the public in 2003. The park was originally part of the Coldharbour Estate, owned by the Minet family from 1766 to the mid-twentieth century. Flora and fauna The country park is a mosaic of habitats, connected by a network of hedges, waterways and grassland corridors, which are home to numerous species of wild plants, birds and insects. It is part of the 'Yeading Brook, Minet CP and Hith' Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I. Facilities and features On site is a children's play area, meadows, and hedgerows with ponds and mature oaks. There are picnic areas with tables, a network of footpaths, benches and a car park. Hillingdon Cycle Circuit is part of Minet Country Park and can be used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minet El-Beida
Minet el-Beida (, ''The White Harbor''; or ancient Maʾḫadu) is a small bay located north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea.Michael C. Astour, Ma'Hadu, the Harbor of Ugarit, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 113 – 127, 1970 History It is an important archaeological site because it served as the harbor town and necropolis for Ugarit. Gallery File:Duck container Louvre AO14779.jpg, Duck container found at Minet el-Beida File:Mycenaean cup Louvre AO15744.jpg, Mycenaean high-footed cup, 14th-13th centuries BC, imported to Ugarit. Found in the cemetery of Minet el-Beida See also *Cities of the ancient Near East The earliest cities in history were in the ancient Near East, an area covering roughly that of the modern Middle East: its history began in the 4th millennium BC and ended, depending on the interpretation of the term, either with the conquest by ... References Bibliography * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minet El- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
