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Nothomb
Nothomb may refer to: People *Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb *Jean-Baptiste Nothomb *Patrick Nothomb **Amélie Nothomb **Juliette Nothomb *Pierre Nothomb Other *, municipality in Belgium *, a tributary of the Attert Attert (; lb, Atert; wa, Ater) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabita ...
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Amélie Nothomb
Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb (), better known by her pen name Amélie Nothomb (; born 13 August 1967),''État présent de la noblesse belge'', éditions of 1979, 1995 and 2010. Her birth is announced in n° 87, aout 1967, p. 340 of the ''Bulletin de l'association de la noblesse du royaume de Belgique'', publication trimestrielle : Annonces de naissance : "''Baron et Baronne Patrick Nothomb : Fabienne, 13 août 1967''". is a Belgian Francophone novelist. Part of her childhood was spent in Asia. A prolific author, since the publication of her first novel '' Hygiene and the Assassin'' in 1992, at the age of twenty-six, she has published a book a year. Her novels are among the top literary sales and have been translated into several languages. She is a Commander of the Order of the Crown and has had the title of Baroness bestowed upon her by King Philippe of Belgium. Her satirical novel about corporate life in Japan ''Fear and Trembling'' won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académi ...
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Pierre Nothomb
Pierre, Baron Nothomb (28 March 1887 – 29 December 1966) was a Belgian writer and right-wing politician. He was well known for his varied and voluminous output of prose and poetry. His works included poetry, essays, novels, biographies marked by their passionate tone, imagination, religious sentiment and attention to the detail. In the period between the two world wars, Nothomb also came to prominence as the co-founder of several reactionary and near-fascist nationalist movements. In the post-war era Nothomb continued to be active in politics, albeit as an advocate of an ever closer Europe. Early life A baron, Nothomb was born in Tournai into one of Belgium's leading families and was a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb. Nothomb studied at the Catholic University of Leuven from which he graduated with his doctorate in politics in 1910.Philip Rees, ''Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890'', Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 280 By the age of 20 he was a regular autho ...
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Patrick Nothomb
Baron Patrick Nothomb (24 May 1936 – 17 March 2020) was a Belgian diplomat. Biography Nothomb earned a doctorate in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1957. He served as a Belgian diplomat from 1960 to 2001. Patrick was the grandson of writer Pierre Nothomb, nephew of Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, and the grandnephew of Jean-Baptiste Nothomb. He was the father of André Nothomb, writer Juliette Nothomb and novelist Amélie Nothomb (pseudonym of Fabienne-Claire Nothomb). Amélie covered the life of her father and their diplomatic family in her novel '' The Life of Hunger''. On 14 October 1953, Nothomb was granted the hereditary title of Baron for him and his family by King Baudouin. In 2012, he earned Luxembourgian nationality due to his family lineage prior to the division of Luxembourg in 1839. In his free time, Nothomb was a singer of the Japanese style Noh, and was a director of the Europalia festival in 2004 in Italy. Nothomb died on 17 March 2020 from a h ...
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Juliette Nothomb
Juliette Nothomb (born 27 October 1963 Kinshasa) is a Belgian writer. Life Juliette Nothomb was born in Kinshasa, and she grew up in many countries: Japan, United States, China, and Laos. She has written cookbooks and books for children. She works for publications like ''Le Vif/L'Express'' or ''Télépro''. In 2020, she participated in an online international book fair (salon du livre international sur internet). In 2021, she signed a letter supporting Alexei Navalny. She was interviewed on "La Table des bons vivants". Family Her sister is Amélie Nothomb. Their father, Patrick Nothomb Baron Patrick Nothomb (24 May 1936 – 17 March 2020) was a Belgian diplomat. Biography Nothomb earned a doctorate in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1957. He served as a Belgian diplomat from 1960 to 2001. Patrick was the gr ..., was a diplomat. Selected works Books * ''La cuisine d'Amélie : 80 recettes de derrière les fagots'', 2008. * ''Des souris et des mômes ...
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Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb
Baron Charles-Ferdinand N. M. P. Nothomb (born 3 May 1936) is a French-speaking Belgian politician. He is a member of the Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH). He served as Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 until 1981, and as Minister of the Interior from 1981 to 1986. Since 2002 Nothomb has been Vice President of the European Movement international. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb is the great-uncle of the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. Honours He has been awarded the following decorations: National honours * : ** 1995 : Minister of State, By Royal Decree of HM King Albert II. ** 1995 : Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown. ** 1991 : Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II ** 1987 : Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold ** 1985 : Civic Medal, 1st Class Foreign honours * : Grand Officier of the Legion of honour (20 February 1984) * : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Gabon) (14 January 1982) * : Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (3 April 1982) * ...
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Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
Jean-Baptiste, Baron Nothomb (3 July 1805 – 16 September 1881) was a Belgian statesman and diplomat, who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1841 to 1845. Life Revolution Born at Messancy in Luxembourg on 3 July 1805, he was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg and the University of Liège, and was in Luxemburg when the Revolution of August broke out, but was nominated a member of the commission appointed to draw up the Constitution. Nothomb became a member of the national congress, and became secretary-general of the ministry of foreign affairs under Érasme-Louis Surlet de Chokier. He supported the candidature of the Orléanist Louis, Duke of Nemours, and joined in the proposal to offer the crown to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, being one of the delegates sent to London. When the ''Eighteen Articles'' of the Treaty of London were replaced by the Twenty-four less favorable to Belgium, he insisted on the necessity of compliance, and in 1839 he faced violent ...
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