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Adrien-Jean (other)
Adrien-Jean is a double-barrelled French given name. Notable people with the name include: * Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur (1880–1958), Belgian painter * Adrien-Jean-Pierre Thilorier (1790–1844), French inventor * Adrien-Jean-Quentin Beuchot Adrien-Jean-Quentin Beuchot (13 March 1777, in Paris – 8 April 1851, in Paris) was a 19th-century French bibliographer. Raised by the oratorians of Lyon, He then worked briefly with a notary, and eventually studied medicine. In 1794 he was appo ... (1777–1851), French bibliographer See also * {{given name, Adrien-Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur
Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès (9 February 1880 — 31 May 1958) was a Belgian painter from Ixelles who lived the latter part of his life in Bali. Biography Le Mayeur came to Bali at Singaraja by boat in 1932. He then stayed in Denpasar and was fascinated by what remained then of Balinese culture, including the Balinese people's traditional way of life, the temple rituals and local dances. He was also impressed by the light, color and beauty of the surroundings in the then still quite unspoilt island. Le Mayeur rented a house in ''banjar'' Kelandis, Denpasar, where he got acquainted with 15-year-old legong dancer, Ni Nyoman Pollok, known by her nickname Ni Pollok , who later on became Le Mayeur's model for his paintings. A number of Le Mayeur's Bali works using Ni Pollok as model were exhibited in Singapore for the first time in 1933, which turned to be a very successful exhibition and made him more widely known. Returning from Singapore, Le Mayeur bought a piece of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien-Jean-Pierre Thilorier
Adrien-Jean-Pierre Thilorier (16 February 1790 – 2 December 1844) was a French inventor who was the first person to produce solid carbon dioxide ("dry ice"). Early years Adrien-Jean-Pierre Thilorier was born in Paris, France, on 16 February 1790.Joost Mertens (2003"Du côté d’un chimiste nommé Thilorier: Balthazar Claës modèle d’Adrien Thilorier"(Towards a chemist named Thilorier: Balthazar Claës model Adrien Thilorier), ''L'Année balzacienne 2003'', 1 (4) : 251-263. He was the son of a lawyer, Jean-Charles Thilorier (1756-1818). Jean-Charles achieved some notoriety: In 1786, he served as defense attorney to Count Alessandro di Cagliostro in the "Affair of the Queen's Necklace". In this affair, a French cardinal (the Cardinal de Rohan) tried to ingratiate himself with the queen of France (Marie Antoinette) by buying for her—through intermediaries—a diamond necklace. However, the intermediaries proved to be con men who defrauded the cardinal and the jewele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |