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Rousseau (surname)
Rousseau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arts *Eugene Rousseau (saxophonist) (born 1932), American saxophonist *Frederick Rousseau (born 1958), French musician *Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), French naive painter, also known as Douanier Rousseau *Jacques Rousseau (painter) (1630–1693), French ''trompe l'œil'' painter * Jean Rousseau (1644–1699), French musician and author *Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1671–1741), French poet *Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan author and philosopher *Jean-Jacques Rousseau (author-filmmaker) (1946-2014), Belgian film director *Jeanne Rij-Rousseau (1870–1956), French painter and art theorist * Jean Simeon Rousseau de la Rottiere (1747–1820), French decorative painter * Nita Rousseau (1949–2003), French writer * Philippe Rousseau (1816–1887), French still life painter * Samuel Rousseau (born 1971), French artist * Samuel-Alexandre Rousseau (1853-1904), French composer *Serge Rousseau (1930–2007), Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Rousseau (saxophonist)
Eugene Rousseau (born August 23, 1932 in Blue Island, Illinois) is an American classical saxophonist. He plays mainly the alto and soprano saxophones. Career Eugene Rousseau studied at the Paris conservatory on a Fulbright grant with Marcel Mule in 1962. Following his studies at the Paris Conservatory, he earned a doctoral degree at the University of Iowa where his principal teacher was Himie Voxman. With Paul Brodie, another pupil of Marcel Mule, he was the co-organizer of the first World Saxophone Congress in Chicago in 1969. During 2005 Rousseau served as President of the Organizing Committee for the World Saxophone Congress XIII, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The North American Saxophone Alliance honored him with its highest award, an Honorary Life Membership. He has been a consultant for saxophone research to the Yamaha Corporation since 1972. The "Eugene Rousseau saxophone mouthpiece" has been commercially available since the late 1970s. In 1985, he recorded a vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil C
Cecil may refer to: People with the name * Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada *Cecil, Alberta, Canada United States *Cecil, Alabama *Cecil, Georgia * Cecil, Ohio * Cecil, Oregon *Cecil, Pennsylvania *Cecil, West Virginia *Cecil, Wisconsin *Cecil Airport, in Jacksonville, Florida * Cecil County, Maryland Computing and technology * Cecil (programming language), prototype-based programming language *Computer Supported Learning, a learning management system by the University of Auckland, New Zealand Music *Cecil (British band), a band from Liverpool, active 1993-2000 *Cecil (Japanese band), a band from Kajigaya, Japan, active 2000-2006 Other uses *Cecil (lion), a famed lion killed in Zimbabwe in 2015 * Cecil (''Passions''), a minor character from the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' *Cecil (soil), the dominant red clay soil in the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Rousseau
Vincent Rousseau (born 29 July 1962 in Mons, Hainaut) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first place in the Rotterdam Marathon. Twice (1985 and 1993) Rousseau was named ''Belgian Sportsman of the Year''. He had much success at the Lotto Cross Cup (Belgium's annual cross country running series) and was the overall season winner five times consecutively between 1983–88 and he earned a further three consecutive wins between 1990 and 1993. Among his other wins on the circuit were the Dam tot Damloop in 1987, Eurocross in 1990,Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (28 February 2009)Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women) Association of Road Racing Statisticians The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Rousseau (athlete)
Jacques Rousseau (born 10 March 1951 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe), is a French athlete. In 2006, he was living in Guadeloupe. Achievements * Personal best in the long jump: 8.26 meters in 1976 (French record) * European champion long jumper in 1978 * European indoor long-jump champion in 1975 and 1976 * French champion long jumper in 1975, 1976 and 1977 * French indoor long-jump champion in 1973, 1975 and 1976 * He participated in two Olympics, in 1972 at Munich (tenth) and in 1976 at Montréal (fourth) * European junior vice-champion d'Europe in long jump in 1970 * Selected several times for the junior and senior French teams, he also won a European cup for long jump and 4 by 4 relays. Along with his team, the Racing Club of France, he was French champion of the 4 × 400 m relay. * A versatile athlete, he also has turned in the following performances: **47.5 in the 400 meter **20.7 in the 200 meter **10.3 in the 100 meter **2 meters in the high jump References ''This is a tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Rousseau
Odette Rousseau (; 1927 – 7 December 2012) was a French parachutist. She qualified at the age of 23 and became French national champion in 1953 and a world champion in 1954. Rousseau made a world record jump on 25 August 1955 from a height of . She later attended many Fédération Aéronautique Internationale committees and was appointed an officer of the Legion of Honour. Early life Odette Rousseau was born in 1927 in Saigon, French Indochina. Her father was a French engineer and held a private pilots license. In 1946 she moved to Paris, France to further her studies. Whilst at college in 1950 she saw a Ministry of Transport poster advertising aerosports. Rousseau began parachute training at the Saint-Yan Aeroclub where she was the only female member. Her initial 300 jumps were carried out from a parachute tower as she was considered too young to jump from an aircraft. She qualified as a parachutist at the age of 23. Rousseau's parents, still in Indochina, knew noth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Rousseau (cyclist)
Michel Rousseau (5 February 1936 – 23 September 2016) was a French amateur track cyclist. He won gold medals in the individual sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1956–1958 world championships, finishing second in 1959 and 1961. cyclingarchives.com His grandson is an Australian diver who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Maurice Rousseau
Maurice Rousseau (28 September 1906 – 22 August 1977) was a French artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished eighth with the French team. His best individual result was 32nd place on the rings Ring may refer to: * Ring (jewellery), a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry * To make a sound with a bell, and the sound made by a bell :(hence) to initiate a telephone connection Arts, entertainment and media Film and .... References 1906 births 1977 deaths Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for France Sportspeople from Nièvre French male artistic gymnasts 20th-century French people {{France-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Rousseau
Gregory Rousseau (born April 5, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami Hurricanes football, Miami. As a Redshirt (college sports), redshirt freshman there in 2019, he recorded 15.5 sacks and won all-conference honors and was named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. Rousseau was selected by the Bills in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Early life and college Born to Haiti, Haitian parents from New York, Rousseau attended Champagnat Catholic School in Hialeah, Florida. He played defensive end, Safety (gridiron football position), safety and wide receiver in high school. He committed to the University of Miami to play college football. Rousseau played in the first two games of his true freshman year in 2018 before suffering a season-ending ankle injury and redshirted. He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2019 as a backup but eventually took over as starter later in the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974 in Orléans) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming to make his eyes bulge - to help him concentrate at the start of races. In retirement he became one of France's national sprint coaches. Youth Rousseau spent much of his childhood and went to school in Patay. He began as a soccer player but, seeing no future in team sports, switched to cycling. He showed early talent on the track and joined the national sports institute, INSEP, in western Paris in 1990. He won the world junior kilometre championship in 1992 and the world senior championship in 1993 and 1994. Career Florian Rousseau's win in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States, started a golden period for French track cycling that lasted four years. He won the kilometre at Atlanta but dropped the discipline to beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Rousseau (chess Player)
Eugène Rousseau (13 November 1805, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France – Paris, France, 1870) was a French chess master. He was the strongest chess player in New Orleans in the first half of the 1840s. The Rousseau Gambit is named after him. Chess biography In 1845, Rousseau played a match against the Englishman Charles Stanley for the title of chess champion of the US, the first contest ever for that title. The match was played for a stake of $1,000. Rousseau lost the match (+8 −15 =8) and Stanley became the first US Champion. Rousseau's second in the match was Ernest Morphy, who took his eight-year-old nephew, Paul Morphy, along and allowed him to be present for the contests. Later, Paul was allowed to play Rousseau, and it became clear that Paul was the better player, despite his young age. In 1850, Johann Löwenthal paid a visit to New Orleans, and beat Rousseau five games straight. Notable game Rousseau beat Winawer with the black pieces in Paris Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Rousseau
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau (born July 26, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL rookie of the year. Playing career Early career Rousseau started his career with the St. Jean Braves of the Quebec Junior Hockey League in 1955-56 where he led the league in scoring with 53 goals and 85 points in 44 games. The next season, Rousseau moved on with the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens. Rousseau helped the team reach the 1957 Memorial Cup finals where they would play against the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The Canadiens took their opponents to a game 7 where they lost 3–2. This would not deter the Canadiens as they returned to the Memorial Cup again in 1957-58. Rousseau and his team won the Memorial Cup this time as they beat the Regina Pats in 6 games. In 1960, Rousseau was loaned to the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rousseau (water Polo)
Alex Rousseau (born November 4, 1967) is an American former water polo player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 .... References External links * 1967 births Living people American male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Paris Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Water polo players at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century American people {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |