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Perie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Augustine Périé (1832–1892), French Catholic missionary * Bianca Perie (born 1990), Romanian hammer thrower *Hugo Perié (1944–2011), Argentine politician *John Perie (1831–1874), Scottish soldier and Victoria Cross recipient See also *Perry (surname) Perry is a surname with several distinct origins. In England, deriving from the Old English (pear tree), referring to one who dwells by a pear tree, Retrieved 25 January 2014 while in Wales Perry, along with Parry, arose as patronymics, via a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine Périé
Augustine Périé (14 August 1832 — 16 January 1892) was a Catholic missionary who was active in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. Early life Périé was born in Saint-Chamarand, Saint-Chamarand, France on 14 August 1832. He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society seminary on 4 October 1856. He was ordained a priest on 18 June 1859. Career Périé was first sent to Permatang Tinggi, Penang, Malaysia and then to Batu Kawan. In 1860, he was sent to Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah, Singapore to head the Bukit Timah mission. In 1562, he established the St Mary's Chapel in Kranji. In 1863, Périé went back to Malaysia and established a Mission Station in Pontian Kitsil along the Pontian River. In exchange for the land on which the colony was built, which was provided by Abu Bakar of Johor, Périé was appointed the kangchu of the river. He soon banned gambling and opium within the colony, which deterred non-Christian Chinese from settling. The colony's terrain was marshy and further deterr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Perie
Bianca Florentina Ghelber (née Perie; born 1 June 1990) is a hammer thrower from Romania. Her personal best throw is 74.18 metres, achieved in August at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Career Perie was born in Roman. As a junior, she was dominant in her field. She won gold medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2007 World Youth Championships, the 2007 European Junior Championships and the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... without reaching the final. Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghelber, Bianca 1990 births Living people Romanian female hammer throwers Athletes (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Perié
Hugo Perié (18 January 1944 – 15 August 2011) was an Argentine politician and member of the legislature from the year 2003 until his death on the 15 August 2011. Perié died of lung disease aged 67. He was a member of the Front for Victory The Front for Victory ( es, Frente para la Victoria, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner we ..., and its former component, the Justicialist Party. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Perie
John Perie VC (1831 – 17 September 1874) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Perie was born in Gartly, north-west of Aberdeen on 7 April 1821. Perie was approximately 25 years old, and a sapper in the Royal Sappers and Miners, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 18 June 1855 during the Siege of Sevastopol, Sapper Perie showed conspicuous gallantry, with a lieutenant (Gerald Graham) in leading a ladder party at the assault on the Redan. He also volunteered to go with the lieutenant to help bring in a wounded sailor lying in the open, even though he was himself suffering from a musket wound in the side. He died at 69 East North Street in Aberdeen on 17 September 1874 and was buried in the "Strangers Land" (communal paupers grave) of St Peter's Cemeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded by countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command. No civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two-thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. The investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace. The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Only 15 medals, of which 11 to members of the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
