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Géraud IV D'Armagnac
Géraud is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Géraud-Pierre-Henri-Julien Bessières (1777–1840), French scientist and diplomat *Géraud de Cordemoy (1626–1684), French philosopher, historian and lawyer *Géraud Duroc (1772–1813), French general noted for his association with Napoleon *Pierre Géraud-Keraod (1917–1997), one of the founders of the Bleimor Scouting movement in 1946 *Géraud Michel de Pierredon (1916–2006), the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to France *Géraud du Puy (died 1420), French Roman Catholic bishop of Montauban, Saint-Flour, Mende and Carcassonne *Géraud Réveilhac (1851–1937), French career officer, Général de division during World War I *Jules-Géraud Saliège (1870–1956), French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *Géraud Sénizergues (born 1957), French computer scientist at the University of Bordeaux See also *La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud, commune in the Corrèze department in central France *Saint-Géraud, commune i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géraud De Cordemoy
Géraud de Cordemoy (6 October 1626 – 15 October 1684) was a French philosopher, historian and lawyer. He is mainly known for his works in metaphysics and for his theory of language. Biography Géraud de Cordemoy was a member of a family of ancient nobility originating from Auvergne (from the town of Royat), but was born and died in Paris. He was the third of four children. His father was a master in arts at the University of Paris named Géraud de Cordemoy who died when he was nine years old. His mother was named Nicole de Cordemoy. As for Géraud, he was a private tutor and a linguist and practised as a lawyer. Géraud de Cordemoy used to haunt the philosophical circles of the capital; he made acquaintance with Emmanuel Maignan and Jacques Rohault. A friend and a protégé of Louis Bossuet, Bossuet who admired René Descartes, Descartes too, Géraud de Cordemoy was appointed ''lecteur'' (tutor) to the Louis, Dauphin of France (1661–1711), Dauphin (son of King Louis XIV) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géraud Duroc
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc (; born du Roc; 25 October 1772 – 23 May 1813), Duke of Frioul, was a French people, French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, who appointed him as the first Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Military Household of the Emperor, Emperor's military household. He is sometimes referred to as ‘Napoleon's shadow’ (''l'ombre de Napoléon'' in French). Early life and education Duroc was born in Pont-à-Mousson on 25 October 1772, to a family of the ''noblesse de robe'' from Gévaudan. His father, Claude du Roc, was a former captain of the dragoons who had retired to Pont-à-Mousson due to hearing loss. Duroc entered the local military school in 1781, where he studied for eight years. He then entered the School of Applied Artillery, School of Artillery of Châlons-en-Champagne, Châlons as a second lieutenant, in March 1792. Around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Géraud-Keraod
Perig (Pierre) Géraud-Keraod (July 1, 1917 – October 21, 1997) was one of the founders of the Bleimor Scouting movement in 1946, and later founder of the '' Scouts d'Europe''. Background He attended the railroad school of Orléans, to become an inspector, and developed training courses. At the end of World War II, he was deputy stationmaster in Étampes, where he avoided being shot by the Wehrmacht. After the war he entered the Ministère de la Reconstruction (Ministry for Rebuilding) and moved his family in Paris. New to the capital, he entered a Celtic Circle, where participants meet each week, welcome newcomers from Brittany and dance and sing together. Among the members of this Celtic Circle were many Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. At this point he and his wife Lizig had the idea to create a ''Centre Scout d'expression bretonne'' (Scout Center of Breton Expression). This center took the name ''Bleimor'', the pen name of the Breton poet Jean-Pierre Calloc'h, who died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géraud Michel De Pierredon
Count Géraud Michel de Pierredon (22 April 1916, Magné - 17 November 2006, Magné, Vienne) served as Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to France from 1982. Life The son of Count Thierry Michel de Pierredon and Princess Mabel Constance de Polignac, his family were created papal counts in 1882. The family own Château de la Roche, near Magné in France, where the ''Museum of the Knights of Malta'' is located. The Count wrote several books on the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and was a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order, and a Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi The Order of Merit (; ) is the order of merit of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, established in 1920. It is awarded to recipients who have brought honour to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, promoted Christian values and for chari .... His elder daughter, Countess Marie-Ange Michel de Pierredon (born 1953), who married firstly in 1995 (divorced) the 5th Earl of Liver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géraud Du Puy
Géraud du Puy, also known as Géraud du Puy de Miremont (? – September 4, 1420) was a French, Roman-Catholic bishop of Montauban, Saint-Flour, Mende and Carcassonne. He also had a substantial political career. He was perhaps born in Saint-Flour in Auvergne, although this is uncertain. On 13 November 1403, he was elected bishop of Montauban. One year later, on 17 December 1404, he also became bishop of Saint-Flour, although he didn't take office until 25 May 1410. On January 4, 1413, the bishopric of Mende was added, which ''ex officio'' made him also the count of Gévaudan, because of an arrangement in 1307 with the French crown. In May of the same year, his fourth and final title was added, the bishop of Carcassonne. Next to his ecclesiastical career, du Puy had an extensive politic and diplomatic career. In 1415, he attended the Council of Constance and was sent on a mission to Paris to negotiate the resignation of pope Benedict XIII.Mortimer, Ian. '1415 Henry's Year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géraud Réveilhac
Géraud François Gustave Réveilhac (16 February 1851 – 26 February 1937) was a French général de division during World War I. He gained infamy for the Souain corporals affair in 1915 when four non-commissioned officers were executed as an example to other troops he commanded who had refused to attack a heavily-defended position on the Western Front. His actions were an inspiration for Humphrey Cobb's novel ''Paths of Glory''; the 1957 film of the same name was made by Stanley Kubrick.Military Directory of 1913 web.genealogie.free.fr In 1916 he was relieved of front line duty. He was made a commander in the French reserves until the end of the war. Early life and career Born on 16 February 1851 in |
Jules-Géraud Saliège
Jules-Géraud Saliège (24 February 1870 – 5 November 1956) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toulouse from 1928 until his death, and was a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism in France. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. For his efforts to protect Jews during the Nazi Holocaust he was recognised as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Biography Born in Mauriac, Cantal, in the Diocese of Saint-Flour, Jules-Géraud Saliège studied at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris before being ordained to the priesthood on 21 September 1895. He then taught at the minor seminary in Pleaux until 1903, and at the seminary in Saint-Flour from 1903 to 1907, when he was named its rector. He was made an honorary canon of the cathedral chapter of Saint-Flour on 14 September 1905, before becoming an honorary vicar general on 31 March 1918. During World War I, he served as a military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géraud Sénizergues
Géraud Sénizergues (born 9 March 1957) is a French computer scientist at the University of Bordeaux. He is known for his contributions to automata theory, combinatorial group theory and abstract rewriting systems. He received his Ph.D. (Doctorat d'état en Informatique) from the Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7) in 1987 under the direction of Jean-Michel Autebert. With Yuri Matiyasevich he obtained results about the Post correspondence problem. He won the 2002 Gödel Prize The Gödel Prize is an annual prize for outstanding papers in the area of theoretical computer science, given jointly by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) and the Association for Computing Machinery Special Inter ... "for proving that equivalence of deterministic pushdown automata is decidable". In 2003 he was awarded with the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize. References External linksHomepage* Living people French computer scientists Academic staff of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud
La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Population Geography The Maronne river forms the commune's northeastern boundary. See also *Communes of the Corrèze department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Corrèze department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Fren ... References Communes of Corrèze {{Corrèze-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Géraud
Saint-Géraud (; ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Saintgeraud {{LotGaronne-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Géraud-de-Corps
Saint-Géraud-de-Corps (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Fren ... References Communes of Dordogne {{Bergerac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
