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Asselin
Asselin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christopher Asselin (born 1969), American former politician * Edmund Tobin Asselin (1920–1999), Canadian politician, administrator and businessman * Émile Asselin (born 1996), Canadian curler * Félix Asselin (born 1994), Canadian curler * Guillaume Asselin (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player * Gérard Asselin (1950–2013), Canadian politician * Jacques J.A. Asselin, Canadian diplomat * Janelle Asselin (born 1983), American comic book editor * Jean-Louis Asselin de Cherville (1772–1822), French Orientalist * Joe Asselin (born 1977), American musician * Jonathan Asselin (born 1958), Canadian equestrian * Joseph-Omer Asselin (1890–1961), Canadian businessman and politician * Josh Asselin (born 1978), American basketball player * Kevin Asselin (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Louis-Napoléon Asselin (1850–1921), Canadian lawyer and politician * Marie-Anne Asselin (1888–1971), Canadian mezzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Asselin
Maurice Paul Jean Asselin (24 June 1882 – 27 September 1947) was a French painter, watercolourist, printmaker, lithographer, engraver and illustrator, associated with the School of Paris. He is best known for still lifes and nudes. Other recurring themes in his work are motherhood, and the landscapes and seascapes of Brittany. He also worked as a book illustrator, particularly in the 1920s. His personal style was characterised by subdued colours, sensitive brushwork and a strong sense of composition and design. He was awarded the rank of Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1939. Biography Early life Maurice Asselin was born on 24 June 1882 in Orléans. His father was a coachman, and his mother ran the tobacco shop ''La Pipe d'or'' at the corner of rue Sainte-Catherine and rue Jeanne-d'Arc, before they took over a restaurant called ''L'Auberge de la rue Sainte-Catherine''. After studying design and painting at the Collège Sainte-Croix in Orléans, which ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Asselin
Josh Asselin (born December 24, 1978) is a former basketball player who primarily played in Spain during the 2000s to 2010s. Before playing in Spain, Asselin was on the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team from 1997 to 2001. As part of his 879 career points, Asselin's 136 blocks remained in the top ten for most career blocks at Michigan for almost twenty years. During his time with multiple teams in the Liga Española de Baloncesto duiring the 2000s, Asselin and Bà squet Manresa won the 2006–07 LEB season playoffs. As a Liga ACB player from 2007 to 2015, Asselin had the 2007-2008 league season record in blocks and reached the Eurocup Basketball 2010–11 Quarterfinals with Asefa Estudiantes. Outside of Spain, Asselin was on the Roanoke Dazzle with the National Basketball Development League from 2003 to 2004. During the season, he held the season record for most free throws and was part of the All-NBDL First Team. With the Dominican Republic, Asselin and his team reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Asselin
Félix Asselin (born November 17, 1994) is a Canadian curler from Montreal. He currently skips his own team out of Montreal, Quebec. Career Asselin skipped Quebec at four Canadian Junior Curling Championships during his junior career in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. In 2012, he led his team to a 7–5 seventh-place finish and in 2013 he finished in eighth with a 3–7 record. His best result came in 2015, where he qualified for the championship pool with a 6–0 record. He then went 1–3 in the championship pool, qualifying for the tiebreaker. He defeated Alberta in the tiebreaker before losing to Saskatchewan in the second, ultimately being eliminated. His final appearance in 2016 was a 6–4 fifth-place finish. Out of juniors, Asselin joined the Mike Fournier rink at third with William Dion at second and Miguel Bernard at lead. On the World Curling Tour, the team won the Capital Curling Fall Open Men, finished runner-up at the Capital Curling Classic and made the semifinals a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janelle Asselin
Janelle Asselin is an American former comic book editor and writer, known for creating the now-defunct publishing company Rosy Press. As of 2017, Asselin works as a claims adjuster and resides in Omaha, Nebraska. Personal life Asselin was born on April 10, 1983, and grew up in Malvern, Iowa, where she attended Malvern Community Junior Senior High School. She later attended Southern New Hampshire University, where she graduated in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in English, and went on to receive a master's degree in Publishing in 2011 from Pace University. Asselin was married to a man she met while at DC Comics. Subsequent to their divorce, she identified herself as lesbian. Asselin has suffered from health issues such as depression and fibromyalgia. Early career Asselin began working for Newsarama as a pop culture reviewer and eventually moved to ''Fangoria Graphix'', where she performed various tasks such as proofreading and designing layout. After leaving ''Fangoria Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émile Asselin
Émile Asselin (born November 15, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Montreal, Quebec. He currently plays second on Team Félix Asselin. Career Playing lead for his brother Félix Asselin, Émile won back-to-back Quebec Junior Curling Championships in 2015 and 2016. The team had a strong showing at the 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, qualifying for the championship pool with a 6–0 record. They then went 1–3 in the championship pool, qualifying for the tiebreaker. Team Asselin defeated Alberta in the tiebreaker before losing to Saskatchewan in the second, ultimately being eliminated. The team just missed the playoffs the following season, finishing tied for fourth place with a 6–4 record. After Félix aged out of juniors, Émile joined the Alek Bédard rink out of Lacolle for his final two years of juniors. The team consisted of Bédard at skip, Louis Quevillon at third, Asselin at second and Bradley Lequin at lead. After failing to win the provincial champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Asselin
Christopher P. Asselin (born 1969) is an American former politician. Early life Christopher Asselin was born on March 10, 1969, one of five children to parents Raymond Sr. and Janet Asselin. He graduated from Western New England College with a bachelor of arts degree. He later earned a master's of education degree at Westfield State College. Christopher Asselin is married to Merylina S. Asselin. Public office Asselin first ran for public office in 1999, losing a Democratic Party primary to Jack Keough prior to a special election called to replace Dennis M. Murphy on the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Asselin defeated Keogh in a party primary the next year, and succeeded him in office. Asselin won reelection uncontested in 2002. Investigation In September 2002, Christopher Asselin's house was raided during a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivar Asselin
Olivar Asselin (November 8, 1874 – April 18, 1937) was a writer and journalist in Quebec, Canada. He was a prominent nationalist, pamphleteer and polemist. Biography Asselin was born in Saint-Hilarion, Charlevoix, Quebec. His name is a combination of the French first name "Olivier" and the last name of Latin American independence leader Simón BolÃvar. He did his primary studies in a Sainte-Flavie school (near Rimouski) and his secondary studies at the Séminaire de Rimouski. For financial reasons, his family emigrated to the United States in 1891. After a while working at the Coton Mills there, he worked for numerous newspapers in what was then called the " French Canadian" community. He was first journalist for ''Le Protecteur Canadien'' of Fall River, in 1894. A year later, he was editor of ''Le National'' of Lowell, Massachusetts (notorious as an emigration target for Quebecers of the day) and ''Le Jean-Baptiste'' of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From 1896 to 1898, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Asselin
Joe Asselin (born 1977, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States) is an American Chicago blues and electric blues musician based out of Champaign, Illinois. He has appeared on five releases with the Blues Music Award-nominated Kilborn Alley Blues Band, with three of them being produced by fellow blues musician Nick Moss at his Blue Bella Records label. He was also a part of the International Blues Challenge finalist group the Sugar Prophets from 2011-2013. More recently he has worked with several other Champaign-based local blues, rock, and country bands and released his own solo acoustic album ''Blue Genes'' in 2016. Biography Asselin originally learned how to play keyboards and harmonica when he was eight years old. While living in Litchfield, New Hampshire, he supposedly picked up the harmonica after stealing one out of his older brother Mark's glove box in his car. Music was a large part of his early family life. His brother Mark worked for the alternative band Cold as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Asselin
Guillaume Asselin (born September 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for HC Ajoie of the National League (NL). He previously played with HC Banska Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga and with HC Sierre of the second tier Swiss League (SL). Playing career Asselin played junior hockey with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before enrolling at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières where he played hockey with the UQTR Patriotes. Asselin briefly played in the ECHL at the conclusion of his college career before signing a one-year deal with HC Banska Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga on October 31, 2017. He went on to win the Slovak championship and agreed to a one-year contract extension with the team on July 10, 2018. On June 4, 2019, Asselin signed a one-year contract with HC Sierre of the Swiss League (SL). On February 4, 2020, Asselin agreed to a two-year contract extension with HC Sierre throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Tobin Asselin
Joseph Patrick Tobin Asselin (March 29, 1930 – August 31, 2005), known as Patrick Tobin Asselin, was a Canadian politician. A Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada for two terms in the 1960s, he returned to Parliament a quarter-century later to work as a security guard. He was born on a farm in Bromptonville, Quebec in the Eastern Townships and was educated in Montreal at both English and French high schools. Asselin was descended from politicians on both sides of his family. He was the grandson of Edmund William Tobin, who had spent thirty years in the House of Commons, representing the same Quebec riding Asselin later represented. Tobin was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1930. His father, Joseph-Omer Asselin, was chairman of Montreal City Council's powerful executive committee. His mother, Beatrice Tobin, was a Liberal organizer in the era of William Lyon Mackenzie King, and served as president of the Women's Liberal Association of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Aurèle Asselin
Pierre-Aurèle Asselin (1881–1964) was a French Canadian furrier and tenor singer. Asselin came from a musical family; he was the brother of mezzo-soprano Marie-Anne Asselin and great uncle of pianist André Asselin. Asselin was born in the town of Sainte-Famille on ÃŽle d'Orléans in 1881. He moved with his family to Montreal around 1901, and, in 1903, he married Cora Laviolette in Notre-Dame cathedral. Singing career Asselin began a career as a furrier soon after his marriage. He would remain a furrier until his retirement. Asselin sang in church for some time, but it would not be until 1916, when he was 35, that he would make his first professional performance. He performed for Ladies' Morning Musical Club of Quebec City, a club devoted to classical music appreciation. He was well received and, within a year, had signed a contract with Columbia Records. Under this contract, he recorded arias from French operas, various songs from operettas, and other class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Asselin
Mathieu Asselin (born 25 June 1973) is a French-Venezuelan photographer artist specializing in documentary photography and portraiture related to social issues. He is based in New York City. In 2017 his book ''Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation,'' "a powerful indictment of corporate power and ecological irresponsibility", won the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation First PhotoBook Award and was a finalist for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. Life and work Asselin began his career working on film productions in Caracas, Venezuela and then as a photographer in Europe. He currently works as a photographer in New York City. In 2011 Asselin photographed Occupy Wall Street protestors in Zuccotti Park, using a small open-air studio. The same year he made portraits of people who had lived through the 2011 Joplin tornado in Joplin, Missouri. In 2014, he was Artist in Residence with Imagine Science Films. For his book ''Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation,'' Asselin spent five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
