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	Desportes Fox Desportes is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre-François Desportes (1661–1743), French painter * Émile Desportes (1878–1944), French classical composer and conductor Hélène Desportes (1620–1675) Narcisse Henri François Desportes (1776–1856), French botanist and bibliographer Nicolas Desportes Nicolas Desportes (1718–1787) was a French painter, specialising in representations of animals and hunting scenes. Desportes was born in Buzancy, Ardennes, Busancy. He trained under his uncle Alexandre-François Desportes, an animal painte ... (1718–1787), French painter Philippe Desportes (1546–1606), French poet * Vincent Desportes (born 1953), French general and military theorist * Yvonne Desportes (1907–1993), French classical composer, writer and music educator {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	Alexandre-François Desportes Alexandre-François Desportes (24 February 1661 — 20 April 1743) was a French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animals. Desportes was born in Champigneulle, Ardennes. He studied in Paris, in the studio of the Flemish painter Nicasius Bernaerts, a pupil of Frans Snyders. During a brief sojourn in Poland, 1695–96, he painted portraits of John III Sobieski and Polish aristocrats; after the king's death Desportes returned to Paris, convinced that he should specialise in animals and flowers. He was received by the Académie de peinture et de sculpture in 1699, with the ''Self-Portrait in Hunting Dress'' now in the Musée du Louvre. In 1712–13 he spent six months in England. He received many commissions for decorative panels for the royal châteaux: Versailles, Marly, Meudon, Compiègne and, his last royal commission, for Louis XV at Choisy, 1742. He also did decorative paintings for the duc de Bourbon at Chantilly. Both Louis XIV and Louis XV commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Émile Desportes Émile Desportes (1878, Pont l'Evêque, France1944, Méricourt) was a French composer and conductor. He was the father of composer Yvonne Desportes (1907–93). Desportes was originally a lawyer at Caen, then professor of music and conductor. He studied composition with Paul Dukas, but soon became more interested in other activities. Most of his compositions were written for wind instruments A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube) in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at or near the end of the resonator. The pitch ..., but he also wrote songs,Le Fureteur breton: bulletin documentaire 1908 "Le chanteur Marius Bouteloup, poète à ses heures, a écrit les paroles de trois gracieuses mélodies d'Émile Desportes : Ariette, Noèl d'amour, Ma mie Rosette, éditées chez Roudanez" and his best known piece is ''Pastorale joyeuse'' for flute and guitar. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Hélène Desportes Hélène Desportes (c. 1620 – June 24, 1675) is often cited as the first white child born in Canada (New France). There is considerable disagreement about when she was born and, in particular, if she was born in Quebec or just before she arrived on the continent. Early life Her parents were French habitants Pierre Desportes (1580 – after 1629), who was in charge of the warehouse in Quebec as well as the village baker, and his wife Françoise Langlois (c1595 – after 1629), who settled in Quebec. Her father was a lawyer in the Parlement de Paris and an investor in the Company of 100 Associates which funded Champlain's colony. Her godmother was Madame Hélène Boullé, the wife of Samuel de Champlain. In his will, Champlain left her 300 New France livre, livres (about $15,000 in 1997). After the fall of Québec City in 1629, Hélène and her parents, along with Champlain were transported to London, and then back to France. Shortly after peace was restored in 1632, Hél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Narcisse Henri François Desportes Narcisse Henri François Desportes (12 December 1776 – 7 June 1856) was a French botanist and bibliographer who was a native of Champrond. He worked as an auditor to Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' in Paris, and became curator of the ''Musée d'histoire naturelle'' in Le Mans. He was the author of bibliographies associated with the departments of Sarthe and Mayenne. In 1829 Desportes identified 2562 species and varieties of rose known to exist in France, of which he catalogued in a work titled ''Roses cultivées en France, au nombre de 2562 espèces ou variétés, avec la synonymie française et latine''. Publications * ''Roses cultivées en France, au nombre de 2562 espèces ou variétés, avec la synonymie française et latine''. Paris : Mme Huzard ; Le Mans : Pesche, 1829, XVII-124 p. Le faux-titre porte : ''Rosetum gallicum, ou Énumération méthodique des espèces et variétés du genre rosier, indigènes en France ou cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Nicolas Desportes Nicolas Desportes (1718–1787) was a French painter, specialising in representations of animals and hunting scenes. Desportes was born in Buzancy, Ardennes, Busancy. He trained under his uncle Alexandre-François Desportes, an animal painter to king Louis XV, thus gaining the nickname "Desportes le neveu" (Desportes the nephew). Nicolas was admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1723. On his uncle's death, he sold his studio contents to the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Manufacture de Sèvres. He died in Paris. Notes Bibliography * Antoine Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville, ''Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres, avec leurs portraits gravés en taille-douce, les indications de leurs principaux ouvrages, quelques réflexions sur leurs caractères, et la manière de connoître les desseins des grands maîtres. Par M* de l'Académie royale des sciences de Montpellier'' […]. ''Nouvelle édition, revue, corrigée & augmentée de la Vie de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Philippe Desportes Philippe Desportes or Desports (1546 – 5 October 1606) was a French poet.Jean Balsamo. Philippe Desports (1546-1606) Volume 62 of Actes et colloques. Editor, Contributor, Jean Balsamo. Publisher, Klincksieck, 2000 Biography Philippe Desportes was born in Chartres. While serving as secretary to the Bishop of Le Puy he visited Italy, where he learned Italian poetry. This experience became a good account. On his return to France he attached himself to the duke of Anjou, and followed him to Cracow on his election as king of Poland. Nine months in Poland satisfied the civilized Desportes, but in 1574 his patron became king of France as Henry III. He showered favours on the poet, who received, in reward for the skill with which he wrote occasional poems at the royal request, the abbey of Tiron and four other valuable benefices. A good example of the light and dainty verse in which Desportes excelled is furnished by the well-known ''villanelle'' with the refrain "Qui premier s' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Vincent Desportes Vincent Desportes (born 24 February 1953) is a retired French Army general and military theorist. Desportes graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, specialising in armour warfare. He also holds an engineer's degree, a ''diplôme d'études approfondies'' in sociology, an MBA, and graduated from the U.S. Army War College. He was Military attaché in the French embassy in the USA, aid to the General secretary for national defence, and director of the Centre de doctrine et d'emploi des forces. Along with Jean-Francois Phelizon, Desportes is co-director of the "Stratégies & Doctrines" collection of Economica editions. Desportes headed the Collège interarmées de défense in 2008-2010. Honours Officer of the Legion of Honour Officer of the National Order of Merit * Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature * Badge of Honour of the ''Bundeswehr'' (Germany) Officer of the Legion of Merit (USA) Meritorious Service Medal (USA) Works Books * ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	Yvonne Desportes Yvonne Desportes (18 July 1907 – 29 December 1993) was a French composer, writer, and music educator. She was born in Coburg, Germany, to Émile Desportes, a composer, and Bertha Froriep, a painter. She was a student of Paul Dukas and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1932. She taught at the Paris Conservatoire and wrote many music textbooks. She composed over 500 works. Education She studied piano with Yvonne Lefébure and Alfred Cortot. She took a preparatory solfege class at the Paris Conservatoire in 1918. She studied for three years at the École Normale de Musique and then attended the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris from 1925 to 1932. She took classes from Jean and Noël Gallon, Marcel Dupré Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré (; 3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Early life and education Born in Rouen into a wealthy musical family, Marcel Dupré was a child prodigy. His father Aimable Albert Dupré ..., Mauric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]