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Poisson (surname)
Poisson is a French surname meaning "fish". Notable people with the surname include: * Abel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny (1727–1781), French nobleman who served as the director general of the King's Buildings * Albert Poisson (1868–1893), French alchemist * David Poisson (politician) (born 1951), American politician * David Poisson (alpine skier) (1982–2017), French alpine skier * Émile Poisson (1905–1999), Beninese politician *Eric Poisson (born 1965), Canadian gravitational physicist * Georges Poisson (1924–2022), French art historian * Gilles Poisson (born 1947), Canadian professional wrestler * Jean-Frédéric Poisson (born 1963), French politician * Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721–1764), better known as Madame de Pompadour, a member of the French court and the official chief mistress of Louis XV * Pascal Poisson (born 1958), French cyclist * Paul Poisson (actor) (1658–1735), French actor * Paul Poisson (politician) (1887–1983), Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel-François Poisson
Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, marquis de Marigny () and marquis de Menars (1727 – 12 May 1781), often referred to simply as marquis de Marigny, was a French nobleman who served as the director general of the King's Buildings. He was the brother of King Louis XV's influential mistress Madame de Pompadour. Early life Non-noble by birth, Abel-François Poisson de Vandières was raised in a family of Parisian financiers. When his elder sister, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson became, in 1745, the official mistress of Louis XV and was given the title "marquise de Pompadour", she had him follow her to the court, where the young man attracted the favours of the king. When Philibert Orry retired, the king arranged for Abel-François Poisson de Vandières - then aged 18 - to inherit the direction of the Bâtiments du Roi ("direction générale des Bâtiments, Arts, Jardins et Manufactures"), while Charles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem, believed to be the marquise de Pompado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Poisson
Pascal Poisson (born 29 June 1958) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He spent ten years as a professional, retiring in 1990. After retiring he moved to Guadeloupe. Major results ;1981 : 1st Boucles des Flandres : 1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir : 2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise : 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ;1982 : 2nd Overall Tour de Corse : 3rd Bordeaux–Paris : 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships : 5th Overall Tour de l'Aude ;1983 : 1st Stage 15a Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 1 Tour du Vaucluse : 2nd Critérium des As : 3rd Six Days of Grenoble (with Ralf Hofeditz) : 8th Overall Tour of the Americas ;1984 : 1st GP de Mauléon Moulins : 1st Stage 12 Tour de France : 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude : 6th Bordeaux–Paris ;1985 : 4th Bordeaux–Paris : 10th La Flèche Wallonne ;1987 : 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie ;1988 : 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Grand Prix de Denain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Poisson
Raymond Poisson (1630–1690) was a French actor and playwright. Mainly a comic actor, he used the stage names Crispin in comedy and Belleroche in tragedy.Gaines 2002, p. 374. Career Poisson joined the company of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris, primarily as a comic rival to Molière, who played at the Palais-Royal. As a comedian Poisson wore a black servant costume in a Spanish style and was noted for his stutter.Hartnoll 1983, p. 73 ("Belleroche"). He appropriated the character of Crispin from Scarron's ''L'Écolier de Salamanque'' (1654), playing it himself, and wrote and appeared in ''Lubin'' (1660) and ''Le Baron de la Crasse'' (1661). He became a founding member of the Comédie-Française in 1680.Hartnoll 1983, p. 169 ("Comédie-Française"). His son Paul and his grandsons Philippe and Francois-Arnoul all became actors, whilst his granddaughter Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez became a writer. Notes Bibliography * Curtis, A. Ross (1972). Crispin Ier : la vie et l'œuv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Marie Poisson
Pierre-Marie Poisson was born in Niort on 19 November 1876 and died in Paris on 11 January 1953. He was a French sculptor and medallist. Biography Pierre-Marie Poisson was born in Niort on 19 November 1876. Early studies at the local school were followed by the Nantes's college "Toutes Aides". From 1893 to 1896 he studied at the Toulouse École des Beaux-Arts before enrollment at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was attached to Louis-Ernest Barrias's studio. From 1899 he started exhibiting at the Société des Artistes Français. In 1907 he won the Société des Artistes Français' medal of honour which was accompanied by a bursary to allow him to study at the villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria. He was to stay there for 6 years. In 1923 he became a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He practiced as a medallist and sculptor both of monuments and busts and in 1922 his home town of Niort commissioned him to carry out the sculptural work on their war memorial. This was follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Poisson (actor)
Philippe Poisson (8 February 1682 – 4 August 1743), known professionally as Crispin III, was a French actor and playwright. Life He, as well as the actor François-Arnoul Poisson de Roinville and the novelist and playwright Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez were all children of the actor Paul Poisson. Born in Paris, Philippe made his début in 1700 in a tragedy, playing secondary roles with some success and also appearing in high comedy. Retiring with his father in 1711, he returned to the stage in 1715 before leaving it for good in 1722. He died in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Like those of his grandfather Raymond Poisson, his plays lack invention – their style is less trivial but still lacks elegance, though their dialogue is naturalistic. The two most notable ones are ''le Procureur arbitre'' (1728) and ''l’Impromptu de campagne'' (1733), whilst the others are ''la Boite de Pandore'' (1729), ''Alcibiade'' (1731), ''le Réveil d’Épiménide'' (1736), ''le Mariage par lettres d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Poisson
Philippe Poisson (born 1984), better known as Phil Fish, is a French-Canadian former indie game designer best known for the 2012 platformer '' Fez''. He was born and raised in Quebec, where his experiences with Nintendo games in his youth would later influence his game design. He studied game design at the Montreal National Animation and Design Centre, and worked at Ubisoft and Artificial Mind and Movement before starting Polytron in 2008. Fish was a founding member of Kokoromi, a collective that explores experimental gameplay ideas, and organized Montreal's annual GAMMA games events. While ''Fez'' was in development, Fish worked on other unreleased games at Polytron including ''SuperHyperCube'' and ''Power Pill''. ''Fez'' was released in April 2012 to widespread acclaim after a protracted five-year development cycle. Its final phases of development were shown in the 2012 documentary '' Indie Game: The Movie'', which brought Fish fame unusual for game developers. Following an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Poisson (politician)
Paul Poisson (July 25, 1887 – December 3, 1983), was the first mayor of the town of Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada in 1921.Barnett, Herbert E. and Hugh Fraser, ed. ''Who’s Who In Canada 1969-70: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time'', p. 1027. Toronto: Ontario, International Press Ltd, 1969. He also served in the Ontario Legislature from 1926 to 1934. He served in the cabinet of George Stewart Henry as a Minister without Portfolio. A veteran of both World War I and World War II, he was awarded the Military Cross for his contribution in the Coucelette Campaign in 1915. He also served as President Medical Board M.D. No. 1 at Medical Headquarters Ottawa, as Officer Commanding Montreal Military Hospital.Teno, Wm. “Tecumseh's First Mayor.” ''50 years, 1921-1971'', Tecumseh, Ont., p. 5. 1971. Prior to politics and military service, Poisson ran a medical practice in Sandwich East, currently the Town of Tecumseh. Early life and career Born to Dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Poisson (actor)
Paul Poisson (1658 – 28 December 1735) was a French actor. Life Born in Paris, he was the son of the actor Belleroche and succeeded his father in the role of 'Crispin' in 1686. He retired for the first time in 1711, returning in 1715 and retiring for good in 1724. He married the actress Marie Angélique Gassot (1658–1756). Their two sons, Philippe and Francois-Arnoul, both became actors, whilst their daughter, Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez, became a writer. He died at the hôtel de Gesvres, 23 rue Neuve-Saint-Augustin, Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Sources * Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ... (1876)"Poisson (Paul)" p. 1621, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures''. Paris: Hachette. Date of birth missing 1658 births 1735 deaths 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise De Pompadour
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (, ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court. She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and remained influential as court favourite until her death. Pompadour took charge of the king's schedule and was a valued aide and advisor, despite her frail health and many political enemies. She secured titles of nobility for herself and her relatives, and built a network of clients and supporters. She was particularly careful not to alienate the popular Queen, Marie Leszczyńska. On 8 February 1756, the Marquise de Pompadour was named as the thirteenth lady-in-waiting to the queen, a position considered the most prestigious at the court, which accorded her with honors. Pompadour was a major patron of architecture and decorative arts, especially porcelain. She was a patron of the ''philosophes'' of the Enlightenment, including Voltaire. Hosti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Poisson
Albert Poisson (1868–1893), was a Romantic author, particularly interested in alchemy Cabalista y Rosacruz. In 1891, at the age of 22, he published what would become his most famous book: ''Théories et symboles des alchimistes'' (The theories and symbols of alchemy), which saw several editions. He died in 1893, aged 24, a causa de una tuberculosis pulmonar Works * ''Théories et symboles des alchimistes'' Chacornac, 1891. * ''L'initiation alchimique (13 lettres inédites sur la pratique du Grand Œuvre)'', Paris, Édition de l'Initiation, 1900. * ''Nicolas Flamel Nicolas Flamel (; 1330 – 22 March 1418) was a French ''écrivain public'', a draftsman of public documents such as contracts, letters, agreements and requests. He and his wife also ran a school that taught this trade. Long after his death, ..., Histoire de l'Alchimie'', Paris, Gutenberg reprint, 1981. * ''Le livre des feux'', paru dans la Revue Scientifique, n° 15, avril 1891. * ''Cinq traités d'alchimie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Frédéric Poisson
Jean-Frédéric Poisson (; born 22 January 1963) is a French right-wing politician and the president of VIA, the Way of the People (previously called the Christian Democratic Party). He was mayor of Rambouillet from 2004 to 2007, then became a National Assembly member from 2007 to 2017. Early life and education Poisson was born 22 January 1963 in Belfort, the son of Burgundian parents. He and his four younger siblings spent their early years in Drôme. When the 1973 oil crisis hit, their father, a technician, lost his job and the family moved to the Villeneuve-la-Garenne area of Paris; his parents divorced not long after. Poisson lived in low-income housing for fifteen years and attended 8 schools, including reformatories, and was suspended from 7. He often left classes to do odd jobs around town to help support his family. By the time he turned 19, he was the president of the local House of Youth and Culture (MJC), which organized tutoring and summer camps for foster (DDASS) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Poisson
Gilles Poisson (born 1947) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, known by his ring name Pierre or Gilles "The Fish" Poisson, who competed in North American regional promotions including the American Wrestling Association, International Wrestling, Grand Prix Wrestling, Maple Leaf Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling during the 1970s and 1980s. With manager "Classie" Freddie Blassie, he also had a brief stint as Louis Cyr in the World Wide Wrestling Federation. During his time in the WWWF, he feuded with Dominic DeNucci, "Irish" Pat Barrett and WWWF World Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi and Louis Cerdan throughout 1976. Some websites refer to him as Charles Berger, but as he mentioned in an interview for ''SLAM! Wrestling'', he doesn't know where that originated. Career Early career Making his professional debut in 1970, Poisson wrestled in Quebec and the Maritimes during his early career and also made an appearance in Stampede Wrestling as Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
