Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Périer - Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Périer Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Périer (November 8, 1847 - March 11, 1907) was a French politician, fifth president of the French Republic. He was born in Paris, the grandson of Casimir Pierre Périer, premier of Louis Philippe. He entered public life as secretary to his father, AVLC Périer, who was minister of the interior under the presidency of Thiers. In 1874 he was elected general councillor of the Aube, and was sent by the same department to the chamber of deputies in the general elections of 1876, and he was always re-elected until his presidency. In spite of the traditions of his family, Casimir-Périer joined the group of Republicans on the Left, and was one of the 363 on the Seize-Mai (1877). He.
Jean Henri Georges Laguerre - Jean Henri Georges Laguerre Jean Henri Georges Laguerre (June 24, 1858 - ?) was a French lawyer and politician. Born in Paris, he was called to the bar in 1879 and distinguished himself by brilliant pleadings in favour of socialist and anarchist leaders, defending Prince Kropotkine at Lyons in 1883, Louise Michel in the same year. In 1886, with Alexandre Millerand as colleague he defended Ernest Roche and Duc Quercy, the instigators of the Decazeville strike. His strictures on the procureur de la Republique on this occasion being declared libellous he was suspended for six months and in 1890 he again incurred suspension for an attack on the attorney-general, Quesnay de Beaurepaire. He pleaded in the greatest criminal cases of his time, but from 1893 onwards.
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire - Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (March 12, 1802 - November 22, 1861), was a French ecclesiastic and orator. He was born at Recey-sur-Ource, Côte d'Or, the second of four children. The eldest, Jean Theodore Lacordaire, later became professor of comparative anatomy at Liège. For several years Lacordaire studied at Dijon, showing a marked talent for rhetoric; this led him to a legal career, and in the local debates of the advocates he attained a high celebrity. At Paris he thought of going on the stage, but was induced to finish his legal training and began to practise as an advocate (1817-1824). Meanwhile Lamennais had published his Essai sur l'Indifference--a passionate plea for Christianity and in particular for Roman Catholicism as necessary for the social.
Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz - Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (1614 - August 24, 1679), French churchman and agitator, was born at Montmirail. The family was one of those which had been introduced into France by Catherine de Medici, but it acquired great estates in Brittany and became connected with the noblest houses of the kingdom. It may be added that Retz himself always spelt his designation "Rais." He was the third son, and according to Tallemant des Réaux was made a knight of Malta on the very day of his birth. The death of his second brother, however, destined him for a closer connexion with the church. The family of Retz had military traditions, but it had also much.
Jean Victor Marie Moreau - Jean Victor Marie Moreau Jean Victor Marie Moreau (February 4, 1763 - September 2, 1813), French general, was born at Morlaix in Brittany. His father was an avocat in good practice, and instead of allowing him to enter the army, as he attempted to do, insisted on his studying law at the university of Rennes. Young Moreau showed no inclination for law, but revelled in the freedom of a student's life. Instead of taking his degree he continued to live with the students as their hero and leader, formed lhem into a sort of army, which he commanded as their provost, and when 1789 came he commanded the students in the daily affrays which took place at Rennes between the young noblesse and the populace. In.
Jean Chrétien - Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (born January 11, 1934) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003. The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien Rank: 20th Term of Office: November 3, 1993 - December 12, 2003 Predecessor: Kim Campbell Successor: Paul Martin, Jr Date of Birth: January 11, 1934 Place of Birth: Shawinigan, Quebec Spouse: Aline Chainé Profession: lawyer, politician Political Party: Liberal Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Life 2 Prime Minister 3 Retirement 4 Legacy Early Life Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Chrétien studied law at Laval University. When he was 12, he had a severe case of frostbite after walking to church for his sister's wedding in extremely cold weather. The frostbite damaged nerves, causing permanent paralysis.
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are. —Brillat-Savarin Quite possibly the most famous French epicure and gastronome of all, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826) was born in the town of Belley. He studied law, chemistry and medicine in Dijon in his early years and thereafter practiced law in his hometown. He acquired some limited fame particularly for a public speech of his in defense of capital punishment. His second surname was adopted by him upon the death of an aunt named Savarin who left him her entire fortune conditioned upon his adoption of her name. During the French Revolution, there was a bounty on his head and he sought asylum.
Jean Lannes - Jean Lannes Jean Lannes, duke of Montebello (April 11, 1769-1809), marshal of France, was born at Lectoure (Gers). He was the son of a livery stables keeper, and was apprenticed to a dyer. He had had little education, but his great strength and proficiency in all manly sports caused him in 1792 to be elected sergeant-major of the battalion of volunteers of Gers, which he had joined on the breaking out of war between Spain and the French republic. He served through the campaigns in the Pyrenees in 1793 and 1794, and rose by distinguished conduct to the rank of chef de brigade. However, in 1795, on the reform of the army introduced by the Thermidorians, he was dismissed from his rank. He re-enlisted as a.
Jean Alesi - Jean Alesi Jean Alesi, born Giovanni Alesi on June 11, 1964 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France is a French racing driver of Italian origins. Jean Alesi drove a long time in F1 for Ferrari and was very popular among the tifosi. Starting his career with a passion for Rallying rather than racing, Alesi graduated to single seaters through the French Renault 5 championship. In the late 1980s he was very much a coming man in motor racing, winning the 1988 French Formula 3 title, and following it up in 1989 with the International Formula 3000 crown, both after duels with his rival Erik Comas. Also in 1989, he made his Grand Prix debut at Paul Ricard in the French Grand Prix, finishing 4th first time out. 1990.
Jean Jaurès - Jean Jaurès Jean Léon Jaurès (September 3, 1859 - July 31, 1914) was a French Socialist leader). He was one of the first social democrats, differentiating his French Socialist Party from those taking advocating revolutionary class war and strict communism. He was born at Castres (Tarn) and educated at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and the école normale supérieure. He took his degree as associate in philosophy in 1881. After teaching philosophy for two years at the lycée of Albi (Tarn), he lectured at the University of Toulouse. He was elected republican deputy for the département of Tarn in 1885. In 1889, after unsuccessfully contesting Castres, he returned to his professional duties at Toulouse, where he took an active interest in municipal affairs, and helped to found the.
Ingres - article is about a relational database system. For the artist, see Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Ingres was an early relational database system, created as a research project at the University of California, Berkeley starting in the early 1970s and ending in the early 1980s. The code, like that from other projects at Berkeley, was available at minimal cost under a version of the BSD license. By the mid-1980s Ingres had spawned a number of commercial database applications, including Sybase, SQL Server, NonStop SQL, Informix and a number of others. A follow-on project started in the mid-1980s as Postgres, leading to the development of PostgreSQL, Illustra, and later versions of Informix. By any measure, Ingres is one of the most influential modern computer research projects. History Ingres In 1973 when the System.
History of the Central African Republic - independence for all French territories in western and equatorial Africa. In 1946, all A.E.F. inhabitants were granted French citizenship and allowed to establish local assemblies. The assembly in C.A.R. was led by Barthelemy Boganda, a Catholic priest who also was known for his forthright statements in the French Assembly on the need for African emancipation. In 1956 French legislation eliminated certain voting inequalities and provided for the creation of some organs of self-government in each territory. The French constitutional referendum of September 1958 dissolved the A.E.F., and on December 1 of the same year the Assembly declared the birth of the Central African Republic with Boganda as head of government. Boganda ruled until his death in a March 1959 plane crash. His cousin, David Dacko, replaced him, governing the country until.
Humphrey Bogart - (1951) (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor), and The Caine Mutiny (1954). He appeared in 75 feature films in all. Bogart is something of a cult figure overseas. French actors such as Jean-Paul Belmondo were deeply influenced by his work and image. In Breathless, perhaps the best-known work of French director Jean-Luc Godard, the protagonist Michel worships the persona of Humphrey Bogart and mimes some of Bogart's best-known gestures in a way that is both absurd and touching. Francois Truffaut, another French director of the "New Wave," directed Shoot the Piano Player, another homage to Bogart. India's great national film star Ashok Kumar has listed Bogart as a major influence on his "natural" acting style. When Bogart reached Leopoldville to film The African Queen, his plane was.
Hyperreality - is a concept in semiotics and postmodern philosophy. The most famous hyperrealists include Jean Baudrillard, Daniel Boorstin, and Umberto Eco. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Introduction 2 The Birth of a Hyperreality 3 Significance of Hyperreality 4 Definitions of Hyperreality 5 Examples of Hyperreality 6 See Also Introduction Hyperrealism is a symptom of postmodern culture. Hyperreality does not "exist" or "not exist." It simply is a way of describing the information to which the consciousness is subject. Most aspects of hyperreality can be thought of as "reality by proxy." Baudrillard in particular suggests that the world we live in has been replaced by a copy world, were we seek simulated stimuli and nothing more. Baudrillard borrows the example of a society whose cartographers create a map so detailed that it covers.
French Socialist Party - much electoral success. They were hemmed in between the middle class liberals of the Radical Party and the revolutionary syndicalists who dominated the trade unions. In 1899 there was a realignment of French socialism, with the formation of the Socialist Party of France (Parti Socialiste de France) on the left and the French Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Français) on the right, led by Alexandre Millerand. In 1905, however, these two parties united under the leadership of Jean Jaurès in the Parti Socialiste Unifié. The French socialists were strongly pacifist, but following the assassination of Jaurès in 1914 they were unable to resist the wave of militarism which followed the outbreak of World War I. The Socialists suffered a severe split over particpation in the wartime government of national unity. In 1919.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Ethel Barrymore - None But the Lonely Heart Jennifer Jones - Since You Went Away Angela Lansbury - Gaslight Aline MacMahon - Dragon Seed Agnes Moorehead - Mrs. Parkington 1945 Anne Revere - National Velvet Eve Arden - Mildred Pierce Anne Blyth - Mildred Pierce Angela Lansbury - The Picture of Dorian Gray Joan Lorring - The Corn Is Green 1946 Anne Baxter - The Razor's Edge Ethel Barrymore - The Spiral Staircase Lillian Gish - Duel in the Sun Flora Robson - Saratoga Trunk Gale Sondergaard - Anna and the King of Siam 1947 Celeste Holm - Gentleman's Agreement Ethel Barrymore - Paradine Case Gloria Grahame - Crossfire Marjorie Main - The Egg and I Anne Revere - Gentleman's Agreement 1948 Claire Trevor - Key Largo Barbara Bel Geddes -.
Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Imazu, Edwin B. Willis - The Great Ziegfeld William S. Darling - Lloyds of London Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Otterson - The Magnificent Brute Cedric Gibbons, Frederic Hope, Edwin B. Willis - Romeo and Juliet Perry Ferguson - Winterset 1937 Stephen Goosson - Lost Horizon Cedric Gibbons, William Horning - Conquest Carroll Clark - A Damsel in Distress Ward Ihnen - Every Day's a Holiday Anton Grot - The Life of Emile Zola John Victor MacKay - Manhattan Merry-Go-Round Lyle Wheeler - The Prisoner of Zenda Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson - Souls at Sea Alexander Toluboff - Vogues of 1938 William S. Darling, David Hall - Wee Willie Winkie Jack Otterson - You're a Sweetheart 1938 Carl J. Weyl - The Adventures of Robin Hood Lyle Wheeler - The Adventures of.
Alexandre Ribot - he opposed violent measures against the unauthorized congregations. He devoted himself especially to financial questions, and in 1882 was reporter of the budget. He became one of the most prominent republican opponents of the Radical party, distinguishing himself by his attacks on the short-lived Gambetta ministry. He refused to vote the credits demanded by the Ferry cabinet for the Tongking expedition, and helped Georges Clémenceau overthrow the ministry in 1885. At the general election of that year he was a victim of the Republican rout in the Pas-de-Calais, and did not re-enter the chamber till 1887. After 1889 he sat for St Omer. His fear of the Boulangist movement converted him to the policy of "Republican Concentration," and he entered office in 1890 as foreign minister in the Freycinet cabinet. He.
Andrew Young - career of dentistry, but then felt a religious calling. He entered the ministry and received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Hartford Theological Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut in 1955. Andrew Young then served as pastor of a church in Marion, Alabama. In Marion he met Jean Childs, who was to become his wife, and studied the writings of Mohandas Gandhi. Young became interested in Gandhi's concept of non-violent resistance as a tactic for social change. He encouraged African Americans to register to vote in Alabama, sometimes facing death threats while doing so. He became a friend and ally of Dr. Martin Luther King at this time. In 1957 moved to New York City to accept a job with the National Council of Churches. However as the civil rights movement heated up.
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