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Brasseur
Brasseur is a French-language surname, meaning "brewer" and may refer to: A family of French actors: * Pierre Brasseur (1905–1972), a French actor * Claude Brasseur (1936-2020), a French actor * Alexandre Brasseur (born 1971), a French actor A family of Luxembourgish politicians: * Dominique Brasseur (1833–1906), a Luxembourgish politician * Robert Brasseur (1870–1934), a Luxembourgish politician * Xavier Brasseur (1865–1912), a Luxembourgish politician Others: * André Brasseur (born 1939), a Belgian musician * Anne Brasseur (born 1950), a Luxembourgish politician * Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (1814–1874), a French historian * Élisabeth Brasseur (1896–1972), French choral conductor * Isabelle Brasseur (born 1970), a Canadian figure skater See also * Brauer * Breuer * Brewer * Brouwer * Sládek {{surname French-language surnames Occupational surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Étienne Brasseur De Bourbourg
Abbé Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (8 September 1814 – 8 January 1874) was a noted French writer, ethnographer, historian, archaeology, archaeologist, and Catholic Church, Catholic priest. He became a specialist in Mesoamerican studies, travelling extensively in the region. His writings, publications, and recovery of historical documents contributed much to knowledge of the region's languages, writing, history and culture, particularly those of the Maya civilization, Maya and Aztec civilizations. However, his speculations concerning relationships between the ancient Maya and the lost continent of Atlantis inspired Ignatius L. Donnelly and encouraged the pseudo-science of Mayanism. Early life and writings He was born in Bourbourg, a small town with many Flemings, Flemish influences near Dunkirk, France, as the First French Empire was ending. As a youth he went to Ghent in newly independent Belgium to study theology and philosophy. He became interested in writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur (; 22 December 1905 Р16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name ''Brasseur'' was continued by his son Claude Brasseur, Claude and his grandson Alexandre Brasseur, Alexandre. Renowned for playing outsized characters, Brasseur is best remembered for his (semi-fictionalised) portrayal of the actor Fr̩d̩rick Lemątre in ''Children of Paradise, Les Enfants du Paradis'' (''Children of Paradise'', 1945) and as Docteur G̩nessier (more subdued) in the horror film ''Eyes Without a Face (film), Les Yeux sans visage'' (''Eyes Without a Face'', 1960) co-starring Alida Valli. On 30 May 1927, he performed the spoken role of the Narrator in the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera-oratorio ''Oedipus rex (opera), Oedipus Rex''. Honours Brasseur was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the L̩gion d'honneur in 1966. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Brasseur
François Xavier Brasseur (19 October 1865 – 4 July 1912) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, graduating in 1884. Afterwards, he studied law, graduating on 17 June 1890, and began practising in 1894. He worked for his uncle Alexis's steelworks as legal counsel. On 5 January 1897, Brasseur stood as the liberal candidate against the socialist Michel Welter in partial elections in Esch-sur-Alzette. After the Socialist Party was founded in 1902, Brasseur joined them, and stood in the elections of 7 April 1902 in Esch as a 'democratic' candidate, being elected to the Chamber (along with Welter and three other Socialist candidates). Brasseur consistently introduced legislation expanding Esch's prestige in the country, including the creation of a new district tribunal in Esch (along with those in Luxembourg City and Diekirch) and the creation of an industrial school in the town; both were defeated. More successful was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Brasseur
Dominique Alexis Brasseur-Brasseur (14 June 1833 – 17 October 1906) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. He served as Mayor of Luxembourg City between 1891 and 1894. Brasseur was educated at the Athénée, graduating in 1853, before studying law at Heidelberg and Ghent.Mersch (1959), p. 77 Receiving his degree on 11 October 1858, he was called to the bar on 17 October 1861. He founded, with Léon Lamort-Pescatore, the ''Societé des Hauts-Fourneaux de Luxembourg'', of which he took full control upon Pescatore's death in 1872. Two years later, Brasseur moved into a large house on ''rue du St-Esprit'', where he would live for the rest of his life and where he would eventually die. Brasseur was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1866, representing the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. He would represent Esch until 1890, whereupon he began representing Luxembourg City, which he continued to do until his retirement from politics in 1899.Mersch (1959), p. 79 He immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élisabeth Brasseur
Élisabeth Brasseur (8 January 1896 – 23 November 1972) was a French choral conductor. In 1920 she founded a choir which has borne her name since 1943. Biography Marie Josèphe Jeanne Élisabeth Brasseur was born in Verdun in Lorraine, to Jean Marie Joseph Brasseur, transport entrepreneur, and Marguerite Maria Grosjean. Élisabeth taste for music came from her maternal line: her grandfather Ernest Grosjean was organist of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun and it was with him that she started studying music. She continued her singing and piano studies at the . In 1920, Brasseur founded the women's Choir of the , which later became mixed and took the name in 1943. This was to become one of the most famous choir formations of the post-war period. Under the direction of André Cluytens, she directed the choir of the Aix-en-Provence Festival in a production of '' Mireille'' by Charles Gounod. With Pierre Dervaux, she directed the Chœur du Conservatoire de Paris in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur (; 15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor. Life and career Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur. He was a member of the French bobsleigh team in the 1960s and a winning Paris-Dakar rally competitor as co-pilot of Jacky Ickx. From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in overall 150 film and television productions. One of his film roles was as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's '' Bande à part'' (1964). Brasseur played the title role in the early 1970s historical crime television series '' The New Adventures of Vidocq''. A big commercial success were the comedies '' La Boum'' (1980) and '' La Boum 2'' (1982), in which he played the father of Sophie Marceau's teenage character. Brasseur died on 22 December 2020 at the age of 84. He is buried alongside his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Brasseur
Isabelle Brasseur, (born July 28, 1970) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her partner, Lloyd Eisler, she won two Olympic medals and the 1993 World Championships. Personal life Brasseur was born on July 28, 1970, in Kingsbury, Quebec. She married the American former pairs skater Rocky Marval (Marvaldi) on August 10, 1996. Their daughter, Gabriella Marvaldi, was born on November 1, 2000, in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Brasseur has vasodepressor syncope, causing her heart to stop for 31 seconds shortly before Gabriella's birth. Her daughter is also a pairs skater and won the 2012 U.S. juvenile pairs title with partner Kyle Hogeboom. Career Early in her career, Brasseur competed with Pascal Courchesne. They were 5th at the 1985 Skate America. Brasseur teamed up with Eisler in 1987. At the Canadian Figure Skating Championships, they won the gold medal in 1989, came in third place in 1990, reclaimed the title in 1991, and retained it for the next three year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Brasseur
Anne Brasseur (born 19 May 1950 in Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgish politician and former sports and training minister. On 28 January 2014 Brasseur was elected as the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for a one-year renewable term, the second woman to hold this post. Political career Brasseur began her political career when she was elected to the city council of Luxembourg in 1976. She is president of the ''Association des femmes libérales''. Minister for National Education, Vocational Training and Sports, 1999–2004 From 1999 to 2004 Brasseur was a cabinet minister of Luxembourg, Minister for National Education, Vocational Training and Sports (Ministre de l'Éducation nationale, de la Formation professionnelle et des Sports), in the government of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 2009–present From 2009 to 2014, Brasseur was president of The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brasseur
Robert Brasseur (19 November 1870 – 15 February 1934) was a Luxembourgish politician, jurist, and journalist. Born in Luxembourg, Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, before studying law at University of Strasbourg and in Paris (at the École de Droit, the Sorbonne and the Collège de France). While in Paris, he became a bibliophile, starting a library to which he would continue to contribute over the rest of his life.Mersch (1959), p. 103 He began working in journalism, reporting on the Dreyfus affair. Brasseur qualified on 16 December 1895, and was called to the bar on 3 January 1896.Mersch (1959), p. 105 He followed his father into politics, and was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1899, representing Luxembourg City.Mersch (1959), p. 108 In 1904, he was a founding member of the Liberal League. In the same year, he was elected to the communal council of Luxembourg City. He would sit in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Luxembourg City cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Brasseur
André Emile Ghislain Brasseur (born ) is a Belgian keyboard player and organist. His most successful recording was "Early Bird" released in 1965. Career Brasseur was playing in bars when he was signed in 1964, and started releasing albums and singles in his own country Belgium. His first single was unsuccessful, but his second, the 1965 instrumental single "Early Bird" (named after the Intelsat I satellite launched the same year), reached No. 1 in Flemish chart, and it also reached the top 10 in Germany and Austria. The recording was his most successful single and it has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. He followed it with "Atlantide"/"Studio 17" and "Mad Train", released under the name André Brasseur & His Multisound Organ. Brasseur is best known in the United Kingdom for his double A-sided single ''The Kid''/''Holiday'', which was released on the CBS label. Though it never reached the UK charts, ''The Kid'' became popular in the famous Northern Soul venue The Twisted Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Brasseur
Alexandre Brasseur (born Alexandre Espinasse; 29 March 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of actor Claude Brasseur, the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. Filmography *''Le Souper'' (1992) *''Les Ténors'' (1993) *''Le plus beau pays du monde'' (1998) *''La courte-échelle'' (1999), with Serge Lama. Short film directed by Thierry Poirier, based on a short story by Gédéon Picot *'' Maigret'' (TV series) (from 1999 to 2002), as Inspector Paul Lachenal *''Le Mal de vivre'' (2002) *''La Bataille d'Hernani'' (TV, 2002) *''La Liberté de Marie'' (2002) *''Les Thibault'' (TV, 2003) *'' Les Textiles'' (2004) *'' Malabar Princess'' (2004) *''Le plus beau jour de ma vie'' (2004) *''Quand les anges s'en mêlent'' (2004) *''Jaurès'' (téléfilm 2005) *''Le Juge est une femme'' (TV, 2005) *'' La Croisière'' (2011) *''La Maison des Rocheville'' (TV, 2010) * '' Colt 45'' (2014) *'' Joséphine, ange gardien'' (TV, 2016) *'' The Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewer (surname)
Brewer is a surname of English origin, meaning ''a person who brews beer''. It has an alternative derivation from the old French ''bruière'' meaning "heath", either via Bruyère in Calvados or from residence at a heath in England. Notable people with the surname include: * A. Max Brewer (1923–1966), American politician * Aaron Brewer, several people * Aida Brewer (born 1955), American public official * Alan West Brewer (1915–2007), Canadian-English physicist and climatologist. * Albert Brewer (1928–2017), American politician, Governor of Alabama 1968–71 * Alex Brewer, several people * Alexander Brewer (1906–1984), English cricketer and soldier * Alison Brewer, American ice hockey player * Allison Brewer (born 1954), Canadian social activist and politician * Andrew Brewer (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey coach * Annie Brewer (1874–1921), British nurse * Anthony Brewer, several people * Ashleigh Brewer (born 1990), Australian actress * Ashley Brewer (born 1991), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
