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Georges Vésier
Georges Vésier (26 October 1858 – 6 November 1938) was a French engineer who for many years headed the Compagnie française des métaux, a major metallurgy company in France specializing in copper and aluminum products. Early years Georges Louis Vésier was born on 26 October 1858 in Paris. Vésier's birth certificate in the Paris archives does not name his father and does not record the profession of his mother. He studied at the Lycée Condorcet. He was engaged for his military service in the artillery in 1878, leaving with the rank of sub-officer. He then studied at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, where he was a brilliant pupil. He graduated as an engineer in 1882. He married a Mlle Damour de Valbray. Vésier was an engineer and then director at the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a chemical products manufacturer, from 1882 to 1889. He became a director at the Forges d'Einville from 1889 to 1891, then managing director of the Stéarinerie de l'Etoile in Saint-Denis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagnie Française Des Métaux
The Compagnie française des métaux (CFM) was a French metallurgy company founded in 1892 that acquired the assets of a predecessor that had gone into liquidation. The company operated a number of plants in different locations in France, mainly making copper and aluminum products. In 1962 it was merged with Tréfileries et Laminoirs du Havre to form Tréfimétaux. Predecessors The Société J. Laveissière et Cie was founded in 1812 to manufacture copper products. The Compagnie française des métaux was created in 1867 in Saint-Denis on a site. It processed red copper and brass, and employed 500 workers. The plant was at 72 rue Ambroise Croisat. In 1869 Pierre-Eugène Secrétan (1836–1899) bought a copper and brass mill in the village of Sérifontaine on the Epte river about northwest of Paris. The plant had been set up by the d’Arlincourt family in 1833–35 as a zinc and brass foundry and rolling mill. Secrétan later donated the copper sheets that cover the Statue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Condorcet
The Lycée Condorcet () is a secondary school in Paris, France, located at 8, rue du Havre, in the city's 9th arrondissement. Founded in 1803, it is one of the four oldest high schools in Paris and also one of the most prestigious. Since its inception, various political eras have seen it given a number of different names, but its identity today honors the memory of the Marquis de Condorcet. Henri Bergson, Horace Finaly, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Marcel Proust, Jean-Luc Marion, Francis Poulenc and Paul Verlaine are some of the students who attended the Lycée Condorcet. Some of the school's famous teachers include Jean Beaufret, Paul Bénichou, Jean-Marie Guyau, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Stéphane Mallarmé. History During the greater part of the nineteenth century, the school was the "great Liberal High School" on the right bank with its relatively flexible regime that was chosen by the progressive bourgeoisie for its sons. It is among the few schools in Paris that never had st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Centrale Des Arts Et Manufactures
École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoie, a French commune * École-Valentin, a French commune in the Doubs département * Grandes écoles, higher education establishments in France * The École The École, formerly Ecole Internationale de New York, is an intimate and independent French-American school, which cultivates an internationally minded community of students from 2 to 14 years old in New York City’s vibrant Flatiron Distric ..., a French-American bilingual school in New York City * Ecole Software, a Japanese video-games developer/publisher {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it also produces a variety of construction, high-performance, and other materials. Saint-Gobain is present in 76 countries and employs more than 170,000 people. History 1665–1789: Manufacture royale Since the mid-17th century, luxury products such as silk textiles, lace, and mirrors were in high demand. In the 1660s, mirrors had become very popular among the upper classes of society: Italian cabinets, châteaux, ornate side tables, and pier-tables were decorated with these expensive and luxurious products. At the time, however, the French were not known for mirror technology; instead, the Republic of Venice was known as the world leader in glass manufacturing, controlling a technical and commercial monopol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superphosphate
Superphosphate is a chemical fertiliser first synthesised in the 1840s by reacting bones with sulfuric acid. The process was subsequently improved by reacting phosphate coprolites with sulfuric acid. Subsequently, other phosphate-rich deposits such as phosphorite were discovered and used. Soluble phosphate is an essential nutrient for all plants, and the availability of superphosphate revolutionised agricultural productivity. History The earliest phosphate-rich fertilisers were made from guano, animal manure, or crushed bones. So valuable were these resources during the Industrial Revolution that graveyards and catacombs across Europe were pillaged for human bones to satisfy demand. In 1842, the Reverend John Stevens Henslow found coprolites – fossilised dinosaur dung – in the cliffs of south Suffolk in England. He was aware of previous research in Dorset by William Buckland which showed that coprolites were rich in phosphate that could be made available for plants by dissolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges De Crequi-Montfort
Henri Georges Le Compasseur de Créqui-Montfort Marquis de Courtivron (27 September 1877 – 4 April 1966) was a French explorer, anthropologist, diplomat, businessman and shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Personal life He was born in Sainte-Adresse, Normandy. His mother Eugénie Fiocre was a ballerina, principal at Opera Garnier in Paris. His father, Stanislas Le Compasseur de Créqui-Montfort Marquis de Courtivron, was a landlord and aristocrat. Sport career In 1912, he was a member of the French team which finished sixth in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team clay pigeons, team clay pigeons event. In the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, individual trap competition he finished 35th. He was also a member of the French team, which finished sixth in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 30 metre team military pistol, team 30 metre dueling pistol event. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
