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Yvon (surname)
Yvon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolphe Yvon (1817–1893), French painter * Carlo Yvon (1798–1854), Italian composer, oboist, and English horn player * Claude Yvon (1714–1791), French encyclopedist * Dominique Yvon Dominique Yvon (born 5 July 1968) is a French former ice dancer. With Frédéric Palluel, she is a two-time French national champion (1989, 1992). They finished 8th at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (13 ... (born 1968), French ice dancer * George Yvon (1887–1957), British diver {{surname, Yvon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Yvon
Adolphe Yvon (1817–1893) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars. Yvon studied under Paul Delaroche, rose to fame during the Second Empire, then finished his career as a teacher. Career Shortly after the end of the Crimean War in September 1855, Yvon was commissioned by the French government to paint a large picture of the capture of the Malakoff at Sevastopol. He sailed for the Crimea on February 19, 1856, where he spent six weeks compiling a portfolio of sketches, as well as visiting the battlefield of Inkerman. In 1857, the finished painting ''La Prise de la tour de Malakoff 8 septembre 1855'' was shown at the Paris Salon, and two years later came ''La Gorge de Malakoff'', and ''La courtine de Malakoff''. ''La Prise'' was a massive piece measuring 6 metres by 9 metres and represented the moment when the fortification was captured around midday. In the succeeding years, Emperor Napoleon III began to admire his battle scenes; naturally he glorifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Yvon
Carlo Yvon (29 April 1798 in Milan – 23 December 1854 in Milan) was an Italian composer, virtuoso oboist and English horn player, and music educator. He studied at the Milan Conservatory in his native city and later was a teacher at that school. For many years he served as principal oboist at La Scala. Several of his symphonic and chamber works feature the oboe, many of which are still performed today. Selected works * ''Allegro e variazioni'' for oboe and orchestra * ''Canto notturno'' for soprano and piano * ''Capriccio per tre oboi'' (Capriccio for 3 Oboes) (composed between 1835 and 1850) * ''2 Duetti'' for 2 oboes :# G major :# E major * Sonata in F minor for English horn (or viola, or clarinet) and piano (published 1831) * ''6 Studi'' (6 Etudes) for oboe and piano * ''12 Studi'' (12 Etudes) for oboe Discography * Carlo Yvon: Opera integrale per Oboe' (Carlo Yvon: Complete Works for Oboe); ; Alessandro Cappella (piano); Tactus Records TC.792401 (2004) * ''Music for Oboe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Yvon
The Abbé Claude Yvon (15 April 1714 – November 1791) was a French encyclopédiste, a savant who contributed to the ''Encyclopédie'' edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Early career Yvon was born in Mamers, Maine on the border with Normandy on 15 April 1714. Nothing is known about his early life, except that he received holy orders before moving to Paris. There he made a poor living as a teacher at the Sorbonne, preparing students for their exams, and wrote several anonymous works. His first work published under his own name were articles in the ''Encyclopédie'' on ''Ame'' (Soul), ''Atheé'' (Atheism), ''Dieu'' (God) and several others. In these articles, Yvon gives many arguments in favour of the soul and of God, but proposes that the best arguments are the natural or philosophical ones. The apparently harmless articles attracted the attention of the official controllers of the philosophical press, who notified the advocate-general, Omer Joly de Fleury. Joly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Yvon
Dominique Yvon (born 5 July 1968) is a French former ice dancer. With Frédéric Palluel, she is a two-time French national champion (1989, 1992). They finished 8th at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ... and 7th at the 1992 World Championships. Results With Palluel: References 1968 births Living people French female ice dancers Olympic figure skaters for France Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Versailles, Yvelines 20th-century French women {{France-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
