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Pecqueur
Pecqueur is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Constantin Pecqueur (1801–1887), French economist *Jean-Paul Pecqueur, American poet, critic, and professor *Onésiphore Pecqueur Onésiphore Pecqueur (1792–1852) was a French mechanical engineer who patented the modern-day differential gear, found on the axles that connect to the powertrain of all automobiles. Early life He was born in the Pas-de-Calais. Career He wo ... (1792–1852), French mechanical engineer {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantin Pecqueur
Charles Constantin Pecqueur (26 October 1801 – 17 December 1887) was a French economist, socialist theoretician and politician. He participated in the Revolution of 1848 and influenced Karl Marx. Life and Thought Charles Constantin Pecqueur was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in the ''Department du Nord''; his town of birth is variously given as Arleux or Douai. He studied engineering and mathematics. He worked for a time as a geometer. In the 1820s he entered the Military Teaching Hospital in Lille, where he completed a treatise on education and became interested in utopian socialist theories. In 1830 he moved to Paris. At first he joined the followers of Saint-Simon. He contributed to ''Le Globe'' and other Saint-Simonian papers, but left the Saint-Simonian school in 1832, dissatisfied with the religious direction in which Prosper Enfantin was taking it. Until 1836 he belonged to the school of Fourier and joined a phalanstère or Fourierist community. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Pecqueur
Jean-Paul Pecqueur is an American poet, critic, and professor. He is author of ''The Case Against Happiness'' (Alice James Books, 2006), winner of a New England/New York Award. ''Publishers Weekly,'' in praising ''The Case Against Happiness,'' wrote "...a promising poet with a generosity of spirit and the knowledge that 'joy is not impossible,'" and ''Library Journal'' wrote, "Sardonic and humorous, cynical and complex, these metaphysical musings celebrate the nameless dread, the logic of the illogical. They address big ideas: life, death, heaven, shoe shopping. They twist and loop, follow to unexpected conclusions...." Pecqueur has had his poems and reviews published in literary journals and magazines including ''American Letters & Commentary, The Hat,'' ''ZYZZYVA,'' and ''Rain Taxi.'' Pecqueur is from Tacoma, Washington, and earned his B.A. in interdisciplinary studies and his M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Washington. He teaches at the Pratt Institute and Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onésiphore Pecqueur
Onésiphore Pecqueur (1792–1852) was a French mechanical engineer who patented the modern-day differential gear, found on the axles that connect to the powertrain of all automobiles. Early life He was born in the Pas-de-Calais. Career He worked as a watchmaker. In 1823 he won the National Exhibition Gold Medal for inventing a watch that showed sidereal and mean time. He invented the differential in 1827 (known in French as the ''différentiel mécanique''). He invented it whilst at the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins .... It was derived from his work as a watchmaker, whereby cogs move at different rates. The differential allowed the adjustment of rotational ratios of two wheels turning on the same axle. Personal life He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |