Pierre Durand (other)
Pierre Durand may refer to: * Pierre Durand (pastor) (died 1732), French Huguenot pastor and martyr * Pierre Durand (equestrian, born 1931) (1931–2016), French Olympic equestrian * Pierre Durand (equestrian, born 1955), French Olympic equestrian champion * Pascal Pia, born with name Pierre Durand See also * Peter Durand, British merchant who patented the tin can * Durand (surname) Durand, du Rand or du Randt is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include: * André Durand (born 1947), Canadian painter * Angèle Durand (1925–2001), Belgian singer and actress * Anthony Durand (1956–2009), American ...

Pierre Durand (pastor)
Pierre Durand was a French Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ... pastor and martyr. He was baptised a Catholic. He was the elder brother of Marie Durand. He was hanged at Montpellier on 22 April 1732. The charge for which he was executed is recorded: Five priests are recorded as being at the hanging to encourage him to abjure. He refused to do so. References {{Reflist 1732 deaths 18th-century French people Huguenots ...
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Pierre Durand (equestrian, Born 1931)
Pierre Durand (15 December 1931 – 2 October 2016) was a French equestrian. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1931 births 2016 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Charente {{France-equestrian-bio-stub ...
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Pierre Durand (equestrian, Born 1955)
Pierre Durand (born 16 February 1955) is a French show jumping champion, and 1988 Olympic champion. Olympic record Durand participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping, and also a team bronze medal."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Equestrian"
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Pascal Pia
Pascal Pia (15 August 1903, Paris Р27 September 1979, Paris), born Pierre Durand, was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose, Pascal Fely and others. In 1922 he published the erotic work ''Les Princesses de Cyth̬re''. His ''La Muse en rut'', a collection of erotic poems, appeared in 1928. He also illustrated erotic works, such as the Songs of Bilitis. In 1938 he founded the leftist journal ''Alger r̩publicain'' in Algiers (which was part of the French rule in Algeria, French colony of Algeria at the time). The journal was forbidden in 1939. During World War II Pia participated in the French Resistance (in the group "Combat") and in 1944 he became chief editor of the clandestine resistance journal ''Combat'', using the pseudonym Pontault. He said "We will try to make a reasonable newspaper. And as the world is absurd, it will fail." Albert Camus worked as a journalist at the ''Alger r̩publicain'' and later also at ...
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Peter Durand
Peter Durand (21 October 1766 – 23 July 1822) was an English merchant who is widely credited with receiving the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans. The patent (No 3372) was granted on August 25, 1810, by King George III of the United Kingdom. The patent specifies that it was issued to Peter Durand, a merchant of Hoxton Square, Middlesex, United Kingdom, for a method of preserving animal food, vegetable food and other perishable articles using various vessels made of glass, pottery, tin or other suitable metals. The preservation procedure was to fill up a vessel with food and cap it. Vegetables were to be put in raw, whereas animal substances might either be raw or half-cooked. Then the whole item was to be heated by any means, such as an oven, stove or a steam bath, but most conveniently by immersing in water and boiling it. The boiling time was not specified, and was said to depend on the food and vessel size. Neither was the patent clear on the preser ...
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