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André François
André François may refer to: *André François (athlete) (born 1964), Vincentian sprinter *André François (footballer) (1886–1915), French international footballer *André François (cartoonist) (1915–2005), Hungarian-born French cartoonist See also *André-François Bourbeau, Canadian survival expert and professor emeritus *André-François Deslandes (1689–1757), French philosopher *André François-Poncet (1887–1978), French politician and diplomat *André François Bron de Bailly (1757–1847), French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War *André François Miot de Mélito (1762–1841), French statesman and scholar {{DEFAULTSORT:François, André ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André François (athlete)
André François (born 1 July 1964) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vincentian Sprint (running), sprinter. He competed in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, men's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Career François was part of the first Saint Vincent and the Grenadines team to compete at the Summer Olympics in 1988. He competed in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, Men's 200 Metres. He ran his heat in 21.88 seconds and finished seventh out of eight runners. This was not quick enough for him to advance to the next round. References 1964 births Living people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male sprinters Olympic athletes for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SaintVincent-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André François (footballer)
André François (13 January 1886 – 17 March 1915) was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu .... References External links * * * 1886 births 1915 deaths French men's footballers France men's international footballers Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics French military personnel killed in World War I Footballers from Roubaix Men's association football forwards RC Roubaix players 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André François (cartoonist)
André François (9 November 1915 – 11 April 2005), born André Farkas, was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist. Life He was born in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timișoara, Romania), He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest (1932–33). He moved to Paris in 1934 and entered to the atelier of the famous poster artist Adolphe Cassandre (1935–36). He became a French citizen in 1939. He worked as a painter, sculptor and graphic designer, but is best remembered for his cartoons, whose subtle humor and wide influence bear comparison to those of Saul Steinberg. François initially worked for French leftist newspapers ('' Le Nouvel Observateur'') and illustrated books by authors such as Jacques Prévert, but gradually reached a larger audience, publishing in leading magazines of the United Kingdom ('' Punch'') and the United States (''The New Yorker''). He also did a masterpiece cover illustration of the 1965 UK Penguin paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-François Bourbeau
Andre-Francois Bourbeau is a noted Canadian survival expert and professor emeritus at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Bourbeau co-founded the survival skills Outdoor Adventure Program (also called the Outdoors Pursuits and Adventure Tourism Program ) at that university and taught there for more than 30 years. The students at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi have affectionately given Bourbeau the nickname "Doc Survival" due to his skills. Biography Bourbeau was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and raised in the 200-person village of Spragge north of Lake Huron in central Ontario. He is the eldest son of Georges Bourbeau and Gertrude Bourbeau. Georges Bourbeau was a culinary professor and placement officer at the Provincial Institute of Trade (now George Brown College). Georges Bourbeau founded a meal-services business called G.B. Catering in 1969 (still in business today), catering initially to Camp Shalom, a Jewish children's summer camp. Gertrude was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-François Deslandes
André-François Boureau-Deslandes (21 May 1689 – 11 April 1757) was a French philosopher. Deslandes has been viewed as an important precursor of the ''Encyclopédistes''. He was appointed Commissioner of the Port of Brest in 1716, was a corresponding member from La Rochelle of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Family background Deslandes was born into an important family in Pondichéry. He was the son of André Boureau-Deslandes (born in Tours) and grandson of François Martin (1634–1706), the founder and first governor of Pondichéry. His father André Boureau-Deslandes played a major role in the diplomatic relations between France and Siam, then in India where he became Director General of Commerce in Bengal. On his return to France, he was sent to Saint-Domingue as an officer in the Navy of the kings of France and Spain, and inspector-general of "l'Assiente". He was ennobled by letters in 1703 and die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André François-Poncet
André François-Poncet (13 June 1887 – 8 January 1978) was a French politician and diplomat whose post as ambassador to Germany allowed him to witness first-hand the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and the Nazi regime's preparations for World War II. Biography François-Poncet was the son of a counselor of the Court of Appeals in Paris. A student of German studies at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, his first area of study was journalism. One of François-Poncet's early written works included observations made during several journeys to the German Empire in the years prior to World War I. During the war, he served as an infantry lieutenant. Between 1917 and 1919, he was assigned to the press office of the French embassy in Bern, Switzerland and later served with the International Economic Mission in the United States and in other diplomatic roles under a series of French leaders. François-Poncet became managing director of the ''Société d'étu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André François Bron De Bailly
André François Bron de Bailly (20 November 1757 – 18 May 1847) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War. Career French Revolutionary Wars André-François Bron first enlisted as a dragoon in the Duke of Artois' Regiment in 1777. In September 1791, he was promoted to '' sous-lieutenant'' in the 18th Dragoons, and the following year he was again promoted, to lieutenant. After serving with the Army of the Var, he was sent to the Army of the Western Pyrenees and promoted to captain in April 1793. That July he was wounded by a pistol shot and two sabre blows to the head. In March 1794 he was promoted to ''chef d'escadrons'' in the newly formed 24th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment. He next served in the Army of Italy throughout 1796 and 1797, and in April of 1797 he served at Storo and Brück. He was promoted to ''chef de brigade'' of the 3rd Dragoons the following September. Bron served briefly with the Army of Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |