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Pierre (other)
Pierre is a French given name. Pierre may also refer to: Places * Pierre, South Dakota, USA; the capital of South Dakota * Rivière à Pierre (Batiscan River tributary), in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada * Pierre River (Mitchinamecus River tributary), in Baie-Obaoca, Quebec, Canada Facilities and structures * Pierre University, a former university in Pierre, SD, that moved to Huron, SD, and was renamed * ''Pierre'' (restaurant), a restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong * The Pierre, a luxury hotel in New York City Literature * '' Pierre; or, The Ambiguities'', a novel by Herman Melville * '' Pierre (A Cautionary Tale)'', a children's story by Maurice Sendak Other uses * Pierre (penguin) (1983–2016), an African penguin at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco * "Pierre" (song), a 2015 song by Ryn Weaver * ''Pierre'', a 1985 animated film by John R. Dilworth See also * * * Pier (other) * Saint-Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,091. Pierre is the eleventh-most populous city of South Dakota, and the second-least populous U.S. state capital (after Montpelier, Vermont). Founded in 1880 on the Missouri River, the city was selected to be the state capital when South Dakota was admitted as a state in 1889. Near the center of the state, the then-new settlement was across the river from the settlement of Fort Pierre, and near what became an important railroad crossing of the River. History Pierre was founded in 1880 on the east bank of the Missouri River opposite Fort Pierre, a former trading post that developed as a community. It was designated as the state capital when South Dakota gained statehood on November 2, 1889. Huron challenged the city to be selected as the capital, but Pierre was selected for its geographic centrality in the state. Fort Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière à Pierre (Batiscan River Tributary)
The rivière à Pierre (''English: River of Pierre'') is a tributary of the east bank of the Batiscan River, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Blanc (township of Neilson) and Linton (township of Tonty), as well as in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre (township of Bois), in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the "rivière à Pierre" descends on the northeast side of the Batiscan River and on the northeast side of the St. Lawrence River. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Batiscan River which generally winds south to the north bank of the St. Lawrence River. The upper course of the "Pierre river" is entirely in the forest zone up to Lac du Dépôt; as well as the lower part from the outlet of Lac Cinquante. The agricultural area is concentrated around the village of Rivière-à-Pierre. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre River (Mitchinamecus River Tributary)
The Pierre River is a tributary of the Mitchinamecus River which is a tributary of the rivière du Lièvre, flowing in the unorganized territory of Baie-Obaoca, in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Pierre river flows entirely in the forest zone. From the middle of 19th century, forestry was the dominant economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The lower part of this small valley is served by the Chemin de Parent. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-November to the end of April. Safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation. Geography The watersheds neighboring the Pierre River are: * north side: Mitchinamecus River; * east side: Lac de la Souris, lac Pothole; * south side: Lake Wagwabika, Lake Nemiscachingue, Lake Potho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre University
Huron University, also known as Si Tanka University at Huron, was a private university formerly located in Huron, South Dakota. Founded in 1883, it closed on April 1, 2005. History Founding What became Huron University was founded in 1883 as Presbyterian University of Southern Dakota, founded in Pierre while it was still Dakota Territory. A year later, the school became Pierre University, but was commonly known as Pierre College. On May 31, 1887, the university conferred its first degree, which was the first degree to be awarded in the Dakota Territory. In 1897, the efforts of John L. Pyle, Mamie Shields Pyle, and other Huron residents led to the university's move to Huron, where it became Huron College. By 1915, the school had become accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Two years later one of its alumni won a Rhodes Scholarship and in 1932 one of its attending students also won the award. One student was George M. McCune, co-developer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre (restaurant)
Pierre is a closed French cuisine restaurant which was situated on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong. It opened in October 2006 after a major renovation to the hotel and was Pierre Gagnaire’s pied-à-terre in Hong Kong. It replaced Vong's (1997–2005), which replaced Pierrot (1979–1997), a classic French restaurant. After 14 years in service, Pierre closed on 31 July 2020. Accolades The restaurant received two star in the Michelin Guide The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few restaurants ...'s Hong Kong and Macau edition. References External links Official site Restaurants in Hong Kong Defunct restaurants Defunct French restaurants {{Asia-restaurant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pierre
The Pierre is a luxury hotel located at 2 61st Street (Manhattan), East 61st Street, at the intersection of that street with Fifth Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City, facing Central Park. Designed by Schultze and Weaver, Schultze & Weaver, the hotel opened in 1930 with 100+ employees, now with over a thousand. In 2005, the hotel was acquired by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces of India. Standing tall, it is located within the Upper East Side Historic District as designated in 1981 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. History Context Charles Pierre Casalasco left his father's restaurant in Ajaccio, Corsica, where he had started as a busboy, assumed Charles Pierre as his full professional name, and began work at the Hotel Anglais in Monte Carlo. Charles Pierre went on to study ''haute cuisine'' in Paris, and he later traveled to London where he met the American restaurateur, Louis Sherry, who offered him a position. After Pierre arrived in New York as a 25-yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities
''Pierre; or, The Ambiguities'' is the seventh book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in New York in 1852. The novel, which uses many conventions of Gothic fiction, develops the psychological, sexual, and family tensions between Pierre Glendinning; his widowed mother; Glendinning Stanly, his cousin; Lucy Tartan, his fiancée; and Isabel Banford, who is revealed to be his half-sister. According to scholar Henry A. Murray, in writing ''Pierre'' Melville "purposed to write his spiritual autobiography in the form of a novel" rather than to experiment and incidentally work some personal experience into the novel.Murray, Henry A. (1949). "Introduction" and "Explanatory Notes". ''Herman Melville, 'Pierre; or, the Ambiguities''. Edited by Henry A. Murray. New York: Hendricks House, Inc. p. xxiv. Published after the lukewarm reaction to '' Moby-Dick'', ''Pierre'' was a critical and financial disaster. Reviewers universally condemned its morals and its style. More recen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre (A Cautionary Tale)
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak illustrated many works by other authors, such as the ''Little Bear (book), Little Bear'' books by Else Holmelund Minarik. He achieved acclaim with ''Where the Wild Things Are'' (1963), the first of a trilogy followed by ''In the Night Kitchen'' (1970) and ''Outside Over There'' (1981). He designed sets for operas, notably Mozart's ''The Magic Flute''. In 1987, Sendak was the subject of an ''American Masters'' documentary, "Mon Cher Papa". In 1996, he received the National Medal of Arts. Per Margalit Fox, Sendak, "the most important children's book artist of the 20th century", "wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, terrifying and hauntingly beautiful recesses of the human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre (penguin)
Pierre (February 16, 1983 – May 6, 2016) was an African penguin (''Spheniscus demersus'') who lived at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He was the first penguin to have bald spots restored. Life Pierre hatched at the Maryland Zoo in Maryland in 1983 and was transferred in June to the Steinhart Aquarium facilities at the CAS. In 1997, the then-14-year-old Pierre began coughing periodically, due to an allergic reaction inflaming the upper respiratory tract, treated with one or two daily doses of hydroxyzine. Most penguins live to 15. However, Pierre showed no other health issues. On April 15, 2016, Pierre was diagnosed with renal failure. He died on May 6, 2016. Baldness and treatment In June 2004, Pierre molted and did not regrow his feathers properly. Pierre, who was the alpha male in his colony, began to become antisocial, and was shunned by the other penguins. He wouldn't swim much, since the water was too cold and he would have risked developing po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre (song)
"Pierre" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Ryn Weaver. It is the third track on her debut studio album, '' The Fool'', which was released on June 16, 2015, through Interscope Records. Commercial performance "Pierre" saw little commercial success after its initial release in 2015. In 2021, interest was revitalized in the song after it went viral on the social media platform TikTok, leading to its debut on the global Spotify Viral 50 chart at number eight. "Pierre" has been used to soundtrack multiple trends on the platform, such as the #PerfectDrink challenge in which users attempt creating a drink by the end of a 45-second clip of the song. "Pierre" found notable success in the British Isles. It first charted in Ireland, reaching number 30 in its seventh week on the IRMA singles chart. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 50 in the first week of March 2021, spending four weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception "Pierre" received genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
