Pire Parish, Uganda
Pire may refer to: * 3228 Pire, a minor planet * Pire, Žepče, a village in Bosnia-Herzegovina * Pire Parish, Uganda, a parish in Kaabong District, see :Template:Kaabong District People * Christian Pire (1930–2000), French Olympic diver * Dominique Pire (1910–1969), Belgian Dominican friar, recipient of the 1958 Nobel Peace Prize * Hippolyte Piré (1778–1850), French general * Jules Pire (1878–1953), Belgian soldier and resistance leader of World War II * Louis Alexandre Henri Joseph Piré Louis Alexandre Henri Joseph Piré (1827–1887) was a Belgian botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist wh ...

3228 Pire
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ...
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Pire, Žepče
Pire is a village in the Žepče municipality , Zenica-Doboj Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History Until 2001 village Pire was part of the Maglaj municipality. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 338, all Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, .... References Populated places in Žepče {{ZenicaDobojCanton-geo-stub ...
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Pire Parish, Uganda
Pire may refer to: * 3228 Pire, a minor planet * Pire, Žepče, a village in Bosnia-Herzegovina * Pire Parish, Uganda, a parish in Kaabong District, see :Template:Kaabong District People * Christian Pire (1930–2000), French Olympic diver * Dominique Pire (1910–1969), Belgian Dominican friar, recipient of the 1958 Nobel Peace Prize * Hippolyte Piré (1778–1850), French general * Jules Pire (1878–1953), Belgian soldier and resistance leader of World War II * Louis Alexandre Henri Joseph Piré Louis Alexandre Henri Joseph Piré (1827–1887) was a Belgian botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist wh ...

Christian Pire
Christian Pire (1 September 1930 – 13 June 2000) was a French diver. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * * 1930 births 2000 deaths French male divers Olympic divers for France Divers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tunis 20th-century French people {{France-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ...
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Dominique Pire
Dominique Pire, O.P. (born Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Pire; 10 February 1910 – 30 January 1969) was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled ''Brotherly Love: Foundation of Peace'', in December 1958. Early biography Pire was born in Dinant, Belgium. He was the eldest child of four born to Georges Pire Sr., a civic official, and Berthe (Ravet) Pire. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Pire's family fled from Belgium to France in a boat to escape advancing German troops. After the armistice of 1918, the family was able to return to Dinant, which had been reduced to ruins. Education Pire studied Classics and Philosophy at the Collège de Bellevue and at the age of eighteen entered the Dominican priory of La Sarte in Huy. He took his final vows on 23 September 1932, adopting the name Dominique, after the Order's founder. He ...
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Hippolyte Piré
Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume de Rosnyvinen, Comte de Piré, (Rennes, 31 March 1778 – Paris, 20 July 1850) was a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed on the second column of the Northern Pillar of the Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (, , ; ) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the ''étoile'' .... Notes References * * * Further reading * 1778 births 1850 deaths Military personnel from Rennes Barons of the First French Empire French generals Generals of the First French Empire Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Knights of the Order of Saint Louis Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe {{France-mil-bio-stub ...
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Jules Pire
Jules Joseph Pire (1878-1953) was a Belgian career soldier and a leading figure in the Belgian Resistance during World War II. In this capacity, he led the Secret Army, the largest faction of the resistance, from January 1944. Career Pire was born in Hannut, Liège Province, Belgium on 29 March 1878. He enlisted in the Belgian Army in 1897, initially as a non-commissioned officer and subsequently as an officer. He was admitted to the Ecole de Guerre and served in the staff of the 3rd Brigade during the German invasion of Belgium in World War I. Transferring to the infantry, Pire rose rapidly through the ranks during the war and in its aftermath. The culmination of his career was as commander of the newly created Corps of Chasseurs Ardennais from 1936 to 1939. He retired in April 1939 as a lieutenant general, before being recalled in September when the outbreak of World War II led to the mobilisation of the Belgian Army, despite its neutral status. During the 18 Days' Campaign, ...
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