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Duchêne Réactionnaire
Duchêne may refer to: People *Achille Duchêne (1866–1947), French garden designer *Deborah Duchêne (born 1962), American film, television, and stage actress *Denis Auguste Duchêne (1862–1950), French World War I general * Gabrielle Duchêne (1870–1954), French feminist and pacifist * Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne (1919–2009), French bishop of the Roman Catholic Church *Kate Duchêne (born 1959), British actress * Maria Duchêne (born 1884), French contralto of the Metropolitan Opera * Marysa Baradji-Duchêne (born 1982), French épée fencer *Matt Duchene (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *Roger Duchêne (1930–2006), French biographer * Stefanie Duchêne, former member of German gothic metal band "Flowing Tears" Other uses *Canard-Duchêne, French champagne house See also *María Duchén Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type astero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Duchêne
Achille Duchêne (1 November 1866 – 12 November 1947) was a French garden designer who worked in the grand manner established by André Le Nôtre. The son of the landscaper Henri Duchêne, Achille Duchêne was the garden designer most in demand among high French society at the turn of the 20th century. He built up a large office to handle the practice, which was responsible over a period of years for some six thousand gardens in France and worldwide. Among the more notable commissions: * Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte for Alfred Sommier * Carolands, for Harriett Pullman Carolan in Hillsborough, California, US * Château de Champs, Champs-sur-Marne, for Comte Louis Cahen d'Anvers * Château de Courances, for the marquise Jean de Ganay * Château du Marais, for comte Boni de Castellane (1903–1906) * Château de Breteuil (Yvelines) (with his father Henri Duchêne) * Château de Rosny-sur-Seine (Yvelines), for Paul Lebaudy (end of the 19th century) * Château de Voisins at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Duchêne
Deborah Duchene (born July 3, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former film, television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ..., and stage (theatre), stage actress. She grew up in the United States, U.S. and Canada, the daughter of a Baptist Minister of religion, minister. She has appeared in film, stage and television with her most notable role being Janette du Charme (Forever Knight), Janette in the ''Forever Knight'' series. She graduated from McGill University. One of her brothers serves in the United States Army, U.S. Army. She has retired from acting, lives in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and currently attends the University of Toronto majoring in music to become a teacher. Filmography Film Television Stage performances *''A Funny Thing Happened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Auguste Duchêne
Denis Auguste Duchene (23 September 1862 – 9 June 1950) was a French World War I general. He was born on 23 September 1862 at Juzennecourt, Haute-Marne and died on 9 June 1950 at Bihorel, Seine-Inférieure. He was promoted General de Brigade (brigadier-general) on 27 October 1914, then acting General de Division (equivalent to the Anglophone rank of major-general) on 12 March 1915 with the rank confirmed on 28 September 1916. He commanded the French Tenth Army between December 1916 and December 1917. Duchêne is best known for his command of the French Sixth Army from December 1917 to June 1918. During the Third Battle of the Aisne (the Blücher-Yorck phase of the German spring offensive), Duchêne's group held the high ground of the Chemin des Dames. However, he was openly contemptuous of General Philippe Petain's order to maintain a defence in depth, preferring instead to consolidate his troops in the front line. When the Germans attacked in late May 1918, his line bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Duchêne
Gabrielle Duchêne (26 February 1870 – 3 August 1954) was a French feminist and pacifist who was active in the French section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Early years Gabrielle Duchêne was born into a bourgeois family in Paris on 26 February 1870. Although she became a socialist, she was a wealthy woman. She became interested in politics with the Dreyfus affair, and then became involved in philanthropic work. In 1908 she co-founded ''Entr’aide'' (Mutual Aid), a cooperative for the makers of lingerie and fashion items. In the following years she fought against exploitation of home workers in the garment industry, for higher wages and improved working conditions, for establishing a law defining minimum wages (which was enacted on 10 July 1915), for equal pay and for the promotion of syndicalism through education of the workers. Duchêne was a member of the council of the Chemiserie-Lingerie union, and from 1913 to 1915 she was president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne
Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne (29 July 1919 – 29 November 2009) was a French bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Duchênet was born in Moussey, France and was ordained a priest on 14 July 1946. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Metz as well as Titular bishop of Tela on 18 September 1971 and ordained bishop on 11 December 1971. Duchênet was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Saint-Claude The Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sancti Claudii''; French: ''Diocèse de Saint-Claude'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the civil '' ... on 10 June 1975 and retired from diocese on 1 December 1994. External linksGilbert-Antoine Duchêne's profile at Catholic Hierarchy.org 1919 births 2009 deaths Bishops of Metz 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France {{france-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Duchêne
Kate Duchêne (, born Catherine Anne Purves Duchêne; 5 January 1959) is an English actress best known for her role as the teacher Miss Hardbroom in the adaptation of the children's books ''The Worst Witch''. Career Duchêne started to act at the age of 14. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge in the 1980s, where she became a member of the Footlights theatre group, writing and performing her own material.Mini Bio at She also acted with the Cambridge Mummers, appearing in such plays as Measure For Measure (as Isabella) in Cambridge and the Edinburgh Fringe. In the 1980s she joined the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, appearing in the premiere productions of Losing Venice and The White Rose. Since 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Duchêne
Maria Duchêne-Billiard (5 December 1883 – 2 April 1947) was a French contralto of the Metropolitan Opera from 1912 to 1916. She portrayed such roles as Amneris in ''Aida'', Giulietta in ''The Tales of Hoffmann'', Lola in ''Cavalleria rusticana'', Maddalena in ''Rigoletto''. She sang the role of the Old Woman in ''L'amore dei tre re'', Rosette in ''Manon'', Schwertleite in ''Die Walküre'', and the Solo Madrigalist in ''Manon Lescaut'' among others. Biography Duchêne was born in France and arrived in the United States in 1907 at the age of 23, already calling herself an "artiste". In 1910, she created the role of Adah in ''Naughty Marietta (operetta), Naughty Marietta'' on Broadway. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 16 March 1912 as La Cieca in Amilcare Ponchielli's ''La Gioconda (opera), La Gioconda'' with Emmy Destinn in the title role, Enrico Caruso as Enzo, and Arturo Toscanini conducting. She appeared in the American premiere of ''Boris Godunov (opera), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
