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Victorin (Belyaev)
Victorin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Victorin de Joncières (1839–1903), French composer *Victorin Duguet (1905–1989), French trade union leader *Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset (1862–1913), French film pioneer *Victorin Lurel (born 1951), French politician *Marie-Victorin Kirouac (1885–1944), Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools *Johan Fredrik Victorin (1831–1855), Swedish zoologist *Guillaume Victorin (born 1990), French athlete *Louis Victorin Cassagne (1774–1841), French general *Djong Victorin Yu (born 1957), South Korean conductor and composer See also *Victorin's warbler Victorin's warbler (''Cryptillas victorini'') or Victorin's scrub warbler, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It was recently split from the genus '' Bradypterus'' and now belongs to a monotypic genus ''Cry ..., species of African warbler * Marie-Victorin (other), multiple items {{give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorin De Joncières
Félix-Ludger Rossignol (12 April 1839 – 26 October 1903), known as Victorin de Joncières (), was a French composer and music critic.Wright LA. "Victorin de Joncières". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London & New York, 1997. Biography Son of a political writer and editor of ''La Patrie'' and ''Constitutionel'', he was born at Paris, and his first musical lessons were from aunts. Leaving the Lycée Bonaparte at 16, he decided to study to be a painter, entering the studio of François-Édouard Picot, Picot.François-Joseph Fétis, Fétis F-J. ''Biographie universelle des musiciens.'' Paris, 1878. However, Joncières kept up his musical interest and had a short opéra comique performed by students of the Conservatoire de Paris, and was advised to abandon art and take up music. He entered the Conservatoire and followed the classes of Simon Leborne in fugue and counterpoint. However, after hearing one of Richard Wagner's first concerts in the French capital, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorin Duguet
Ferdinand-Victorin Duguet (28 July 1905 – 10 October 1989) was a French trade union leader. Born in Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet, Duguet followed in the family tradition of coal mining. He worked in the mines at Trélys- Le Martinet from 1918 until 1929, excepting one years' military service. He joined the National Federation of Miners (FNTSS), an affiliate of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) in 1921, then the following year, was part of the split which formed the National Federation of United Miners, an affiliate of the United General Confederation of Labour (CGTU). Duguet joined the French Communist Party (PCF) in 1928, and the following year, became the leader of the CGTU miners' union in the Gard. He wrote regularly for both the communist press, and the mining union journal, and this propelled him to prominence. In 1935, he was elected as general secretary of the National Federation of United Miners, and negotiated a merger with the FNTSS. This was complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset (30 March 1862 - 22 June 1913) was an early film pioneer in France, active between the years 1905 and 1913. He worked on many genres of film and was particularly associated with the development of detective or crime Serial film, serials, such as the Nick Carter (literary character)#Films, Nick Carter and Zigomar series. Career Victorin Jasset was born to a pair of innkeepersRichard Abel''Encyclopedia of Early Cinema'' (Milton Park, Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2005), p. 347. in Fumay in the Ardennes region of France in 1862, and after studying painting and sculpture with Jules Dalou, Dalou, he began a career designing theatre costumes and as a decorator of fans. He then became known as the producer and designer of spectacular ballets and pantomimes, notably ''Vercingétorix'' in 1900 at the newly built Théâtre de l'Hippodrome in Paris. In 1905 he was hired by the Gaumont Film Company to work with Alice Guy on film productions such as ''Esmeralda (1905 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorin Lurel
Victorin Lurel ( ; born 20 August 1951 in Vieux-Habitants, Guadeloupe) is a French politician who represented the 4th district of Guadeloupe in the French National Assembly from 2002 to 2012. He also served as the President of the Regional Council of the French overseas department The overseas departments and regions of France (, ; DROM) are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France (also known as " metropolitan France"). These overseas entities have exactly the s ... of Guadeloupe from 2004 until 2015. His term began on 15 August 2004 and was renewed on 14 March 2010. In May 2012, he was made the Minister of Overseas France in Jean-Marc Ayrault's cabinet and was replaced in the national assembly by his supplementary candidate Hélène Vainqueur-Christophe. However, on 23 March 2014, he lost the local elections in Vieux-Habitants, and as of 2 April 2014, he was not reappointed to the Valls Cabinet. On 13 Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Victorin Kirouac
Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (; April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. Marie-Victorin gained worldwide fame as the author of Flore laurentienne and father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal. Biography He was born Joseph-Louis-Conrad Kirouac to Cyrille Kirouac, a wealthy merchant, and Philomène Luneau in, Kingsey Falls, Quebec. Prior to taking religious vows and becoming Brother Marie-Victorin, he was known as Conrad. Although Brother Victorin is on record as having suggested that Montreal build its own botanical gardens as early as 1919,Le frère Marie-Victorin : l’âme du Jardin botanique by Yves Gingras, in ''Quatre-Temps'', vol. 30, June 2006; pp. 16-19 the Garden wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Fredrik Victorin
Johan Fredrik Victorin (24 February 1831 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg, Sweden - 3 November 1855 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg) was a Swedish zoologist and explorer in South Africa. He died at only 24 years of age, soon after returning from his African trip, having collected a large number of natural history specimens including over 2000 insects. Johan Fredrik Victorin, Retrieved 2019-02-28 He was the eldest son of Per Henric Victorin (1790–1857), an industrialist from Kvarns Bruk, and his cousin 'Hedda' Hedvig Lovisa Westring (1804–1864), the daughter of Johan Petter Westring, physician to Karl XIV Johan of Sweden. Johan Fredrik's siblings were Carl Henrik Victorin, Eric Gabriel Victorin, Axel Rickard Victorin, August Christoffer Victorin, Ture Otto Victorin and Per Arvid Victorin. Johan Fredrik was first home-schooled by his father before attending a primary school in Linköping in 1844 and then a high school in 1847. He proved to have a sharp mind and excellent memory, with a talent for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Victorin
Guillaume Victorin (born 26 May 1990) is a French athlete specialising in the long jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 European U23 Championships. He also finished eighth at the 2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburg .... His personal bests in the event are 8.00 metres outdoors (+1.7 m/s, Albi 2018) and 7.91 metres indoors (New York 2014). International competitions References 1990 births Living people French male long jumpers Sportspeople from Montpellier Athletes from Occitania (administrative region) 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-longjump-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Victorin Cassagne
Louis Victorin Cassagne (; 5 June 1774 – 6 July 1841) became a French division commander during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1793 he joined a free company which was immediately absorbed into a volunteer battalion. Until 1795 he fought in the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees as a captain. In 1795–1797 he served in the Army of Italy, fighting at Loano, Lonato and Tarvis. In 1798–1801 he participated in the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, fighting at the Pyramids, Acre and Alexandria. In 1801 he was made commander of an infantry regiment. Cassagne was wounded an extraordinary number of times, especially during his early campaigns. Cassagne led his regiment at Auerstadt and Pułtusk in 1806 and Eylau in 1807. He was promoted general of brigade in 1807 and became Baron of the Empire in 1808. He transferred to Spain and was captured at Bailén. After exchange he served at Talavera and Cadiz. Promoted to general of division in 1813, he led a division that year at Vitoria. Transf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djong Victorin Yu
Djong Victorin Yu (; born June 2, 1957 in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...) is a South Korean conductor and composer. Yu has made numerous CDs in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra. His first CD with the Philharmonia Orchestra (titled ''Russian Masterpieces'') earned the following review: “His Mussorgsky Pictures reminds me of the young Karajan of the 1950s . . . stunning . . . marvellous.”Bill Newman (1994-09) CD Review Link Djong Victorin Yu Official Website References University of Pennsylvania alumni Living people 1957 births Male classical composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century South Korean classical composers 21st-century South Korean conductors (music) 21st-century South Korean classical composers Musicians from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorin's Warbler
Victorin's warbler (''Cryptillas victorini'') or Victorin's scrub warbler, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It was recently split from the genus '' Bradypterus'' and now belongs to a monotypic genus ''Cryptillas''. It is endemic to the fynbos of South Africa's coastal Afromontane area. The common name and scientific name commemorates Johan Fredrik Victorin (1831-1855), a Swedish traveler who visited South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References * BirdLife International 2004.Bradypterus victorini 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. External links * Victorin's warbler Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Fynbos Victorin's warbler Endemic birds of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
