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Parmentier Park
Parmentier can refer to: People * André Parmentier (landscape architect) (1780–1830), American landscape architect * André Parmentier (sport shooter) (1876-1969), French Olympic sport shooter *Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737–1813), French scientist and promoter of the use of potatoes as a food source at the end of the 18th century * Armand Parmentier (born 1954), former Olympic long-distance runner from Belgium *Henri Parmentier, French archeologist * Jean Parmentier (diplomat) (1883–1936) * Jean Parmentier (explorer) (1494–1529), French navigator, cartographer, and poet *Julie-Marie Parmentier (born 1981), French actress * Koene Dirk Parmentier, KLM airplane pilot in the 1948 KLM Constellation air disaster * Marc Parmentier (born 1956), Belgian scientist *Pauline Parmentier (born 1986), French tennis player * Philippe Parmentier (1787–1867), Belgian sculptor Other uses * Parmentier (Paris Metro), station on the Paris Metro * Parmentier (band), a short-lived mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Parmentier (landscape Architect)
André Joseph Ghislain Parmentier, also known as Andrew Parmentier (3 July 1780 in Enghien, Belgium – 27 November 1830 in Brooklyn) is one of a generation of United States of America, American landscape designers who arrived from Europe in the early years after Independence (not to be confused with the French pharmacist and promoter of the potato, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier). Many of these designers, including William Russell Birch and George Isham Parkyns, also practiced landscape depiction, reinforcing the picturesque connection of landscape art as both making and representing places. He married Sylvie Parmentier (1793–1882) on 3 May 1813 at Tubize, Belgium. After some bad business ventures in Belgium, and with the help of his brothers, André Parmentier moved to the United States in 1821. He lived in Brooklyn, where he was active in horticulture with a lot of success. One of his creations is a garden of 120.000 m2. In 1828 he published his "Periodical catalogue of fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 KLM Constellation Air Disaster
A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner (named ''Nijmegen'' and registered PH-TEN) crashed into high ground near Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on 20 October 1948; all 40 aboard died. A subsequent inquiry found that the accident was likely caused by the crew's reliance on a combination of erroneous charts and incomplete weather forecasts, causing the crew to become distracted and disoriented in the inclement conditions. The flight Events prior to approach The aircraft was piloted by Koene Dirk Parmentier, one of the winners of the MacRobertson Air Race, widely regarded as one of the great flyers of the era, and KLM's chief pilot. The co-pilot on the flight was Kevin Joseph O'Brien. ''Nijmegen'' was scheduled to fly from its home base at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam at 8:00 p.m. CET to New York via Prestwick, with Shannon Airport in Ireland as the alternative stopover point in case of bad weather at Prestwick. The aircraft carried sufficient fuel to divert to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachis Parmentier
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or in its French version hachis Parmentier is a savoury dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato and baked. The meat used may be either previously cooked or freshly minced. The usual meats are beef or lamb. The two English terms have been used interchangeably since they came into use in the late 18th and the 19th century, although some writers insist that a shepherd's pie should contain lamb or mutton, and a cottage pie, beef. History Cottage pie The term was in use by 1791. Parson Woodforde mentions "Cottage-Pye" in his diary entry for 29 August 1791, and several times thereafter. He records that the meat was veal but he does not say what the topping was. In 20th-century and later use it has widely, but not exclusively, been used for a dish of chopped or minced beef with a mashed potato topping. The beef may be fresh or previously cooked; the latter was at one time more usual. Well into the 20th century the absence of refrigeration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmentier (band)
Parmentier were a short-lived electronic music band from New Zealand, based in Australia. It was founded in 1996 by Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman (two ex-members of the trio Thela). They toured, then released two albums in 1998. Discography External links An interview with Parmentierfrom ''Bananafish'' magazine * Discography of Parmentierat AMG Discography of Parmentierat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... New Zealand electronic music groups {{NewZealand-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmentier (Paris Metro)
Parmentier can refer to: People *André Parmentier (landscape architect) (1780–1830), American landscape architect *André Parmentier (sport shooter) (1876-1969), French Olympic sport shooter *Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737–1813), French scientist and promoter of the use of potatoes as a food source at the end of the 18th century *Armand Parmentier (born 1954), former Olympic long-distance runner from Belgium *Henri Parmentier, French archeologist *Jean Parmentier (diplomat) (1883–1936) *Jean Parmentier (explorer) (1494–1529), French navigator, cartographer, and poet *Julie-Marie Parmentier (born 1981), French actress *Koene Dirk Parmentier, KLM airplane pilot in the 1948 KLM Constellation air disaster *Marc Parmentier (born 1956), Belgian scientist *Pauline Parmentier (born 1986), French tennis player *Philippe Parmentier (1787–1867), Belgian sculptor Other uses *Parmentier (Paris Metro), station on the Paris Metro * Parmentier (band), a short-lived music band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Parmentier
Philippe Joseph Parmentier (15 November 1787 – 5 May 1867) was a Belgian sculptor. Life and work Philippe Joseph Parmentier was born in Feluy in 1787. He was a son of the sculptor Antoine François Parmentier and Marie Madeleine Remiens. He received his first training from his father and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a student of, among others, François Joseph Bosio. Parmentier exhibited several times, including at the Brussels and Ghent Salon and the Exhibition of Living Masters in Amsterdam (1824) and Haarlem (1825). In 1836 he was appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ..., a position he held until 1850. References Notes External links Year of birth uncertain 1784 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Parmentier
Pauline Parmentier (; born 31 January 1986) is a French former tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings, WTA singles ranking is world No. 40, which she attained on 21 July 2008. On 30 April 2012, she peaked at world No. 89 on the WTA doubles rankings. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as ten singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She competed in the Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, singles and Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles, women's doubles events at the Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, and had been playing for France Fed Cup team, France in the Fed Cup since 2010 (win–loss record: 7–14). Parmentier retired following the 2020 French Open. Personal life Parmentier was born in the northern French town of Cucq. Parmentier's parents are named Dominique and Jean-Philippe and she has two older brothers named Olivier and Julien. Pauline began playing tennis at age six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Parmentier
Marc Parmentier (born 24 March 1956) is a Belgian scientist, and professor at the Institute of Multi-disciplinary Research in Human and Molecular Biology (IRIBHM) of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), where he completed his PhD in 1990. His research interest is on G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR), and of transgenic models of human pathologies. In 1999, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Biological and Medical Sciences. Awards * 1985 - Marc Herlant prize * 1991 - Galien Prize of Pharmacology * 1993 - Belgian Endocrine Society Lecture * 1994 - Harrington De Vishere prize of the European Thyroid Association * 1997 - Merck Sharpe and Dohme Prize * 1998 - Liliane Bettencourt Prize * 1999 - Francqui Prize The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize named after Émile Francqui. Normally annually since 1933, the Francqui Foundation awards it in recognition of the achievements of a scholar or scientist, who at the start ... Publications * Parme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koene Dirk Parmentier
Koene Dirk Parmentier (27 September 1904 – 21 October 1948) was a pilot of the Dutch national airline KLM. Parmentier worked at Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker from 1920 to 1924. During his military service, he obtained his pilot's license in 1927, after which he joined KLM in 1929. In 1934 Parmentier flew KLM's Douglas DC-2 with registration number PH-AJU ''Uiver'' ("Stork") in the MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia. The ''Uiver'' was KLM's first aircraft to consist entirely of metal. With the only big passenger aircraft to compete in the nearly 20,000-kilometer air race, Parmentier achieved an honorable second place with his crew. After the outbreak of World War II, Parmentier moved to England with the DC-3 Egret (PH-ARZ) on May 13, 1940. There he led the KLM crews who had fled to England with a number of DC-3s and one DC-2 and were deployed by British Overseas Airways Corporation, BOAC on the Bristol-Lisbon scheduled service. On April 19, 1943, the DC-3 ''Ib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Parmentier (sport Shooter)
André Parmentier (29 May 1876 – 17 September 1939) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sauveterre de Guyenne, Gironde. In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition. He also finished fourth with the French team in the team military rifle event. In the 1908 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events: * 300 metre free rifle - eighth place * moving target small-bore rifle - tenth place * disappearing target small-bore rifle - 21st place Twelve years later he won the silver medal as member of the French team in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition. In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events: * Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fourth place * Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fifth place * Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - fifth place * Team 600 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Julie-Marie Parmentier (born 13 June 1981) is a French actress. She began practising theater at nine years old, in Saint-Quentin, Aisne. At the age of fifteen, she played in her first feature film, ''Petites'', by Noémie Lvovsky. Since then, she has worked with many important directors. She garnered critical acclaim for her roles in films such as '' Les Blessures Assassines'' by Jean-Pierre Denis, ''Charly'' by Isild Le Besco and '' No et moi'' by Zabou Breitman. She has been nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in '' Les Blessures Assassines'' and for which she won a Best Actress Award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival. She has also appeared in such films as ''Sheitan'' by Kim Shapiron, ''Around a Small Mountain'' by Jacques Rivette and '' Les Adieux à la reine'' by Benoît Jacquot. She is also a famous actress on stage. She has collaborated for more than ten years with André Engel, for who she played, among others, Cordelia in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Parmentier (explorer)
Jean Parmentier (1494–1529), born in Dieppe, France, was a navigator, cartographer, and poet. Jean and his brother Raoul made numerous voyages for the shipowner Jean Ango. In 1531 Pierre Crignon, published a collection of Jean's poetry. Although Jean was well known as a cartographer, none of his maps have survived. In their voyages he supposedly was accompanied by "Jean Sasi, le grand Peintre". Upon their return they triggered the development of the Dieppe maps, influencing the work of Dieppe cartographers, such as Jean Rotz Jean Rotz, also called Johne Rotz, was a 16th-century French artist-cartographer. He was born to a Scottish father and a French mother. Career Rotz was a member of the school of the Dieppe maps. He may have accompanied Jean Parmentier to Sumatra .... Works * ''Journal du voyage de Jean Parmentier, de Dieppe, à l'Ile de Sumatra en l'année 1529'' Notes See also * France-Asia relations 1494 births 1529 deaths People from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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