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De La Cour
De la Cour is a French-language surname, meaning "of the court". The alternative forms Delacour and Delacourt were used by a Huguenot refugee who settled in Portarlington, County Laois, as well as his descendants who later moved to County Cork and then to England. De la Cour * Didier de La Cour (1550–1623), French Benedictine monk * Claude-Michel Bégon de la Cour (1683–1748), French colonial military officer * Charles-Joseph Mathon de la Cour (1738–1793), French art critic * Ethel De la Cour (1869–1957), British educator * Joseph De La Cour (1894–1967), American politician * Michaela Dornonville de la Cour (born 1961), Swedish pop singer * Henric de la Cour (born 1974), Swedish songwriter * Adam de la Cour (born 1979), British composer * Anne Cecilie de la Cour (born 1993), Danish handball player Delacour * William Delacour (1700–1767), French painter * Alfred Delacour (1817–1883), French playwright and librettist * Reginald B. DeLacour (1886–1948), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , ; ) are a Religious denomination, religious group of French people, French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Besançon Hugues, was in common use by the mid-16th century. ''Huguenot'' was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle (department), Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutheranism, Lutherans. In his ''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', Hans Hillerbrand wrote that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community made up as much as 10% of the French population. By 1600, it had declined to 7–8%, and was reduced further late in the century after the return of persecution under Louis XIV, who instituted the ''dragonnades'' to forcibly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Delacour
Yves Christian Victor Delacour (15 March 1930 – 14 March 2014) was a French rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... In 1956 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless four event. References 1930 births 2014 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurassic World Dominion
''Jurassic World Dominion'' is a 2022 American Science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Emily Carmichael (filmmaker), Emily Carmichael from a story by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow. The sequel to ''Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018), it is the third installment in the Jurassic World (film series), ''Jurassic World'' series and the sixth installment overall in the Jurassic Park, ''Jurassic Park'' film series, concluding the original storyline that began with ''Jurassic Park (film), Jurassic Park'' (1993). Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, and Omar Sy reprise their roles from the previous films, along with Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill, who appear together for the first time since the original ''Jurassic Park''. Also joining the cast were DeWanda Wise and Mamoudou Athie. The film is set four years after the events of ''Fallen Kingdom'', with Dinosaur, dinosaurs and other De-extinction, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Jurassic Park Characters
The following is a list of fictional characters from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel ''Jurassic Park (novel), Jurassic Park'', its 1995 sequel ''The Lost World (Crichton novel), The Lost World'', and their film adaptations, ''Jurassic Park (film), Jurassic Park'' (1993) and ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997). Also included are characters from the sequel films ''Jurassic Park III'', ''Jurassic World'', ''Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'', ''Jurassic World Dominion'', and the short film ''Battle at Big Rock''. These films are not adaptations and have no original source novels but contain some characters and events based on the fictional universe of Crichton's novels. Some cast members from the films have also reprised their roles #Video games, in certain video games. The original novel introduces several characters who would appear throughout the film series, including Alan Grant (Jurassic Park), Dr. Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Dr. Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park), Dr. Ia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Delacourt
Benjamin Delacourt (born 10 September 1985) is a French footballer who plays for R.W.D. Molenbeek. Career Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Delacourt joined R.W.D. Molenbeek. dhnet.be, 4 June 2019 References French men's footballers Belgian Pro League players 1985 births Living people R.E. Mouscron players[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Delacourt
Susan Delacourt is a Canadian political journalist. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Milton, Ontario. She first developed her skills as a journalist while at the University of Western Ontario, where she was an editor of the UWO Gazette, the student newspaper. In 2011, Delacourt was selected by her peers as the recipient of the Charles Lynch Award, for lifetime achievement in political writing. Mark BourrieWell-connected, visible, a lot of clout with Liberal-leftie network The Hill Times, March 5, 2012. Retrieved via electronic subscription, July 16, 2012. In 2012, Delacourt was named by Canadian political newspaper '' Hill Times'' as one of "The Top 100 Most Influential People in Government and Politics". In 2007, she was among the first inductees into Milton's Walk of Fame for the town's 150th anniversary to honor her achievements. Delacourt is a senior writer at the ''Toronto Star''. Previously, she was the senior political writer at the ''National Post'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne De Pierres
Marianne de Pierres (born 1961) is an Australian science fiction author. Born in Western Australia, she finished her undergraduate studies at Curtin University in Perth and later studied a Postgraduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland. In 2019, she completed her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland. Throughout her writing career she has been actively involved in promoting Speculative Fiction in Australia and is the co-founder of the Vision Writers Group with Rowena Cory Daniells, and ROR – wRiters on the Rise, a critiquing group for professional writers. She was also involved in the early planning stage of Clarion South. Publications The greater body of her work has seen publication in the UK and Australia. In 2004, her series of novels with the protagonist Parrish Plessis, a postapocalyptic bodyguard and bounty hunter, was published in the United Kingdom through Orbit Books and in 2005 in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégoire Delacourt
Grégoire Delacourt (born 26 July 1960 in Valenciennes) is a French advertiser and writer. Biography In his youth, Delacourt was an intern at the Jesuit College "La Providence" in Amiens (the same college that current French president Emmanuel Macron attended 17 years later). He obtained his baccalauréat in Lille and then began law studies in Grenoble, which he quickly put an end to. He became a publicist in 1982 and in 2004, created with his wife Dana Philp his own advertising agency, ''Quelle Belle Journée'' ("What a beautiful day") with which he signed contracts with brands such as Sephora, GO Sport, Caudalie, Folio (Éditions Gallimard), Taittinger, Crozatier, Directours, Unilever... It was following his dismissal from his previous company that he decided to found his own agency. He published his first novel at the age of fifty, "L'Écrivain de la famille", (more than 20,000 copies sold in large format, 100,000 in pocket-sized edition) then ''La Liste de mes envies'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith
Charles George Percy Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith (25 April 1917 – 2 August 1972), was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Background and education Born in Windsor and named after his father, he was the only son of Charles Smith and his wife Ethel.Who's Who (1963), p. 2825 He was educated at Windsor Grammar School and went then to Wadham College, Oxford, graduating with a Master of ArtsDod (1969), p. 78 At Oxford he was elected Librarian of the Oxford Union. Working life After university, he became employed at the New Fabian Research Bureau as a research assistant. In 1939, he came to the Civil Service Clerical Association and was an assistant secretary until 1953. Subsequently, he joined the Post Office Engineering Union, serving as its general secretary 1967.Silva (1973), p. 510 In 1960, he was nominated a justice of the peace, assigned to the County of London. Political career Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Delacourt-Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petronella De La Court
Petronella de la Court (24 August 1624 - 22 March 1707) was a Dutch art collector. De la Court married her cousin, the silk merchant Adam Oortmans, on 24-8-1649 in Leiden, and they had 10 children together. They lived in the Stilsteeg.Petronella de la Court in the DVN In 1657 the couple Oortmans-De la Court bought the brewery "De Zwaan" on the in Amsterdam, located where the is situated today. She is best known for he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter De La Court
Pieter de la Court (1618 – May 28, 1685) was a Dutch economist and businessman, he is the progenitor of the De la Court family. He thought about the economic importance of free competition and was an advocate of the republican form of government. Biography Pieter de la Court was born in Leiden, the son of Pieter de la Court the Elder and Jeanne des Planques. His parents were Protestant immigrants from Flanders, who settled in Leiden around 1613 in order to be able to practise their faith and to profit from the rapid expansion of Leiden as the world centre of cloth manufacturing. Pieter de la Court the Elder was a successful cloth merchant before he arrived in Leiden. His wife also came from a family of wealthy cloth manufacturers. They had established themselves as members of the local economic elite by the time Pieter was born. The couple had three other children; Jacob (born 1617), Johanna (born 1620) and Johan (1622–1660). Johan is generally seen as the author of at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Delacour
The following is a list of characters from the ''Harry Potter'' series. Each character appears in at least one ''Harry Potter''–related book or story by J. K. Rowling. These books and stories include the seven original ''Harry Potter'' novels (1997–2007), '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2001), '' Quidditch Through the Ages'' (2001), '' The Tales of Beedle the Bard'' (2008), '' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' (2016), '' Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists'' (2016), '' Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies'' (2016), '' Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide'' (2016) and the ''Harry Potter'' prequel (2008). Characters by surname A * – Hufflepuff prefect in the same year as Harry Potter. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Hannah leaves Hogwarts in '' Half-Blood Prince'' after her mother is murdered by Death Eaters, but returns in '' Deathly Hallows'' to participate in the Battle of Hogwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
