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Piquer (surname)
Piquer is a Spanish surname, and may refer to: * Andrés Piquer (1711–1772), Spanish physician, philosopher, logician and writer * Bernardo López Piquer (1799–1874), Spanish painter * Concha Piquer (1908–1990), Spanish singer * Francisco Piquer Chanza (1922–2009), Spanish actor * Juan Piquer Simón (1935-2011), Spanish film director * Vicente Piquer (1935-2018), Spanish retired footballer See also * Piqué (surname) As a surname, Piqué may refer to: * Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Josep Piqué (born 1955), Spanish politician and businessman * Lorenzo Piqué (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Marco Piqué (born 1980), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer ... {{surname, Piquer Spanish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Piquer
Andrés Piquer (1711–1772) was a Spanish physician, philosopher, logician, writer and author. During the eighteenth century, a critique and re-evaluation of the Hippocratic Corpus within Spanish universities was pushed by Galenist scholars. Piquer contributed to this analysis of the corpus and served as a philosopher and doctor to the Kings Ferdinand VI of Spain, Ferdinand VI and Charles III of Spain, Charles III. Piquer is recognized for his translations of Hippocratic treatises from ancient Greek to Spanish and his efforts to transform medical university instruction in Spain to follow Hippocrates, Hippocratic theory. Piquer's translation and commentary of Epidemics 1 and 3, and partially Epidemic 2, are noteworthy. His medical and physiological work relates to Hippocrates and the medical theories of Thomas Sydenham, 'the English Hippocrates', who is recognized for his work ''Observationes Medicae'' (1676). Early years Piquer was the son of an Aragonese father and a Valenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo López Piquer
Bernardo López Piquer (20 August 1799/1800, Valencia – 1 August 1874, Madrid) was a Spanish portrait painter; noted especially for his pastels. Biography His father was the portrait painter, Vicente López Portaña. His brother, Luis, also became a painter. Later, they would work together at Orihuela Cathedral. He and his brother enrolled at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1825. Thanks to the influence of his father, he was able to find work at the Royal Palace, where he painted portraits in his father's style.Brief biography @ the Museo del Prado. After 1844, he held the position of Director of Studies at the Real Academia. He served as President of the Paint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concha Piquer
María de la Concepción Piquer López (13 December 190612 December 1990), better known as Concha Piquer (and sometimes billed as Conchita Piquer), was a Spanish singer and actress. She was known for her work in the '' copla'' form, and she performed her own interpretations of some of the key pieces in the Spanish song tradition, mostly works of the mid-20th century trio of composers Antonio Quintero, Rafael de León y Manuel Quiroga. Biography Piquer was born in Valencia, Spain. In 1922, she made her stage debut in New York City at the age of 14, and later appeared with Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Eizer Yoelson; June 9, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed ..., and Fred Astaire, Fred and Adele Astaire. On 15 April 1923, she appeared in a short film, ''From Far Seville'', made by Lee de Forest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Piquer Chanza
Francisco Piquer Chanza (2 June 1922 – 11 December 2009) was a Spanish actor. Piquer's career as a stage, film, television and voice actor spanned six decades beginning in 1940. He won the Prix du Cinema Writers Circle for his role as the protagonist in the 1957 film ''Dirty Hands''. He was Juan Proctor in fourteen episodes of the comedy ''Studio 1'' and appeared in four episodes of ''El Comisario'' among many others. One of his last film roles was in 1998 in José Luis Garci’s '' The Grandfather'' where he played the Prior of Zaratay. In 2007, he received what was his best role, that of Belardo with the National Classical Theater Company in ''Del Rey Abajo, Ninguno''. On 11 December 2009 Francisco Piquer Chanza died in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Piquer Simón
Juan Piquer Simón (16 February, 1935 – 8 January, 2011) was a Spanish film director best known for directing two cult classic horror film, horror exploitation film, exploitation films, ''Pieces (1982 film), Pieces'' (1982) and ''Slugs (1988 film), Slugs: The Movie'' (1988). Career He also directed two Jules Verne-based films, ''Where Time Began'' (1976) and ''Mystery on Monster Island'' (1981), as well as ''Supersonic Man'' in 1979 (which was spoofed by RiffTrax), and ''The Pod People'' in 1983 (which was famously featured on an episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''). He also directed ''Cthulhu Mansion'' and ''The Rift (1989 film), The Rift'', both in 1990. Legacy ''Pieces (1982 film), Pieces'' is one among the many cult classic horror films that have been restored and digitally remastered by Bob Murawski of Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing. Juan Piquer Simón owned his own independent studio in Madrid, Spain, and designed many of his own special effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Piquer
Vicente Piquer Mora (24 February 1935 – 1 March 2018) was a Spanish football right back and manager. He played 341 competitive matches with Valencia, in a 12-year professional career. Club career Born in Algar de Palancia, Valencian Community, Piquer finished his development at local club Valencia CF. He started playing as a senior with the reserves in Segunda División and, on 24 February 1957, he made his La Liga debut for the first team in a 2–3 away loss against FC Barcelona. He scored his first goal in the latter competition in the next fixture, as the hosts beat Real Sociedad, 3–2; he added six appearances in the Copa del Generalísimo to help the side reach the semi-finals. In the following years, Piquer was a regular for the ''Che'', notably starting in all 18 games as they won consecutive editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. During his spell, he earned a reputation for his man-marking of Real Madrid's Francisco Gento. Piquer retired in 1968 at the age of 33, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piqué (surname)
As a surname, Piqué may refer to: * Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Josep Piqué (born 1955), Spanish politician and businessman * Lorenzo Piqué (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Marco Piqué (born 1980), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer * Mitchell Piqué (born 1979), Dutch footballer See also * Piquer (surname) * Piquet Piquet (; ) is an early 16th-century plain-trick card game for two players that became France's national game. David Parlett calls it a "classic game of relatively great antiquity... still one of the most skill-rewarding card games for two" but ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Pique (surname) Catalan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
