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Barre (given Name)
Barre or Barré is a male given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale, Somali politician * Barré Charles Roberts (1789–1810), English antiquarian * Barre Phillips (1934–2024), American jazz and free improvisation bassist * Barré Lyndon (1896–1972), British playwright and screenwriter * Barre Seid (born 1932), American businessman from Chicago {{given name, Barre See also *La Barre (other), La Barre *Barre (surname) *Barre (other) Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale
Barre Adan Shire (, ), also known as Barre Hiiraale, Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, or Abdikadir Adan Shire, Somali politician, former president of Jubaland state of Somalia. He is the former Minister of Defense of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG). He was previously the TFG Minister for National Reconstruction and Resettlement. Hiiraale was also the chairman of the now defunct Juba Valley Alliance, which controlled Southern and Southwestern Somalia, including the nation's third-largest city, the strategic port town of Kismayo. Juba Valley Alliance He was chairman of the Juba Valley Alliance (Isbahaysiga Dooxada Juba), which declared autonomy from the rest of Somalia in 1998, and controlled Kismayo and the Juba Valley until the defeat of his forces by the ICU in 2006. On August 6, 2001, after 10 days of heavy fighting in a battle involving 40 technicals and 1,000 militiamen, the JVA took the town of Jilib from the SRRC. With hopes to end the violence, Col. Hiral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barré Charles Roberts
Barré Charles Roberts (13 March 1789 – 1 January 1810) was an English antiquarian. Biography Roberts was the second son of Edward Roberts, clerk of the pells in the exchequer, who died on 14 May 1835, aged 87. He was born in St. Stephen's Court, Westminster, the official residence of his father, on 13 March 1789, and received his first baptismal name from Colonel Barré, his father's early friend. From May 1797 to June 1799 he was educated under Dr. Horne at Chiswick, and from the latter date to the summer of 1805 under the Rev. William Goodenough at Ealing. He was entered as a commoner at Christ Church, Oxford, on 11 October 1805, and at Christmas 1805 he was nominated as a student by the presentation of Dr. Hay, at the request of Lord Sidmouth. He graduated B.A. on 19 November 1808. Roberts was well versed in antiquities, especially topography and numismatics. His taste for collecting coins began in early youth; he confined himself to the coins of his own country, and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips (October 27, 1934 – December 28, 2024) was an American jazz double bass, bassist. A professional musician since 1960, he moved to New York City in 1962, then to Europe in 1967. From 1972 he was based in southern France, where in 2014 he founded the European Improvisation Center. Life and career Phillips was born in San Francisco, California on October 27, 1934. He studied briefly in 1959 with S. Charles Siani, Assistant Principal Bassist with the San Francisco Symphony. During the 1960s, he recorded with (among others) Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Giuffre, Archie Shepp, Peter Nero, Attila Zoller, Lee Konitz, Marion Brown, Gong (band), Gong, Nino Ferrer, and Colette Magny. Phillips' 1968 recording of solo bass improvisations, issued as ''Journal Violone'' in the US, ''Unaccompanied Barre'' in England, and ''Basse Barre'' in France on Futura Records, is generally credited as the first solo bass record. A 1971 record with Dave Holland (bassist), Dave Holland, ''Music from Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barré Lyndon
Alfred Edgar Frederick Higgs (12 August 1896 – 23 October 1972), who wrote under the name Barré Lyndon, was a British playwright and screenwriter. Born in London, Lyndon may be best remembered for his stage play '' The Man in Half Moon Street'', which opened at London's New Theatre on 22 March 1939 and ran for 172 performances, starring Leslie Banks, Malcolm Keen and Ann Todd,''Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection: An Annotated Repertoire'' by Amnon Kabatchnik, 2009 as well as for three screenplays from the 1940s: '' The Lodger'' (1944), '' Hangover Square'' (1945) and '' The Man in Half Moon Street'' (1945). The last was remade by Hammer Film Productions in 1959 as '' The Man Who Could Cheat Death''. Lyndon began his writing career as a journalist, particularly about motor-racing, and short-story writer before becoming a playwright. His first play, '' The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'', was made into an Edward G. Robinson film in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barre Seid
Barre Seid (born 1932) is an American businessman from Chicago. He was the owner of Tripp Lite, an electrical products manufacturer. Seid donated the company to Marble Freedom Trust, a funder of conservative causes, which in 2021 sold Tripp Lite to American Irish power company Eaton for US$1.65 billion. Early life and education Seid was born in 1932 to Reuben and Anne Seid, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago. Seid has two brothers. Seid attended the University of Chicago under a special bachelor's degree program. In 2010, Seid was given an honorary degree by Israel's Bar-Ilan University. Career After attending college, Seid served for two years in the U.S. Army. He then returned to Chicago to take a job as an assistant to investor and businessman Graham Trippe, owner of Trippe Manufacturing. In the mid-1960s, Seid became president of Trippe Manufacturing, an electrical products manufacturer that later became known as Tripp Lite. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Barre (other)
La Barre can refer to: Surname * la Barré People * André de La Barre (1749–1794), French general * Anne Chabanceau de La Barre (1628–1688), French soprano of the Baroque era * Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre (1622–1688), governor of New France from 1682 to 1685 * François Poullain de la Barre François Poullain de la Barre (; July 1647 – 4 May 1723) was an author, Catholic priest, and a Cartesian philosopher. Life François Poullain de la Barre was born during July 1647 in Paris, France, to a family with judicial nobility. He adde ... (1647–1723), French author, Catholic priest, and a Cartesian philosopher * François-Jean de la Barre (1745–1766) * Luc de La Barre de Nanteuil (1925–?), Ambassador of France * Michel de la Barre (1675–1745), French composer and renowned flautist * William de la Barre (1849–1936), Austrian engineer and salesman Places in France * La Barre, Haute-Saône * La Barre, Jura * La Barre-de-Monts, in the Vendée ''départem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barre (surname)
Barre or Barré is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Abdulrahman Jama Barre, former Foreign Minister of Somalia * Adhémar Barré de Saint-Venant, (1797–1886), French mechanician * Adriana Barré (born 1995), Ecuadorian professional footballer * Alexandra Barré (born 1958), Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker * Alex Barré-Boulet (born 1997), Canadian professional ice hockey forward * Albert Désiré Barre (1818–1878), French engraver, medalist, and the 18th Chief Engraver * Denis Barré (born 1948), Canadian sprint canoer * Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (born 1947), French virologist * Guled Salah Barre, Somali politician * Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1972), prime minister of Somali * Isaac Barré (1726–1802), Irish soldier and politician * Jacques-Jean Barre (1793–1855), French engraver (also often styled "Jean-Jacques Barre") * Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), French neurologist * Jean-Auguste Barre (1811–1896), French sculptor and medalist * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barre (other)
Barre or Barré may refer to: People * Barre (given name) or Barré * Barre (surname) or Barré Places United States * Barre, Massachusetts, a New England town ** Barre (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town * Barre, New York, a town * Barre (city), Vermont * Barre (town), Vermont * Barre, Wisconsin, a town * Port Barre, Louisiana, a town Other countries * Barre, Tarn, France * Barré Glacier, Antarctica * Mount Barre, Antarctica Other uses * Barré (automobile) (1899–1930), French automobile manufacturer established by Gaston Barré * Barre (ballet), a handrail used in ballet exercises * Barre (brewery), a German beer brewer * Barre (exercise), a form of physical exercise that uses the ballet barre and ballet-inspired movements and positions * Barré (fabric), a defect in fabrics * Barre chord, a type of guitar chord * Barre Granite, a variety of Vermont granite * Barré Studio, an early film studio dedicated to animation * Purple drank, a recreation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
