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Borrel
Borrel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amédée Borrel (1867–1936), French biologist who was born in Cazouls-lès-Béziers *Andrée Borrel (1919–1944), French heroine of World War II * Cleopatra Borrel (born 1979), female shotputter from Trinidad and Tobago * José Borrel Tudurí *Josep Borrell Josep Borrell Fontelles (; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician who served as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Spani ... (born 1947), Spanish and EU politician * Wilfred II Borrel, count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 897 to 911 See also * Borel (other) * Borrell (other) {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles (; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician who served as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007 and as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation from 2018 to 2019. Born and raised in the Catalan village of La Pobla de Segur, Borrell is an aeronautical engineer and economist by training as well as a professor of mathematics. He entered politics in the 1970s as a member of the PSOE during Spain's transition to democracy, and went on to serve in several positions during the governments of Felipe González, first within the Ministry of Economy and Finance as General Secretary for the Budget and Public Spending (1982–1984) and Secretary of State for Finance (1984–1991), then joining the Council of Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrée Borrel
Andrée Raymonde Borrel (18 November 1919 – 6 July 1944), code named Denise, was a French woman who served in the French Resistance and as an agent for Britain's clandestine Special Operations Executive in World War II. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany. SOE agents allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. Described by author Elizabeth Nicholas as a "towering figure" in the French Resistance, in September 1942, Borrel was the first female agent of SOE to arrive in France by parachute, which also made her the first female secret agent known to have parachuted into enemy territory. Based in Paris, she became a member of the SOE's Prosper network (also called "circuit" and "''reseau'') in occupied France. She worked as a courier. Prosper was SOE's largest and most important network in France and Borrel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amédée Borrel
Amédée Marie Vincent Borrel (1 August 1867 – 14 September 1936) was a French physician and microbiologist born in Cazouls-lès-Béziers, Hérault. Biography Borrel studied natural sciences and medicine at the University of Montpellier, where he earned his degree in 1890. From 1892 to 1895, Borrel worked in the laboratory of Ilya Ilyich Metchnikoff (1845–1916) at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Here he performed research of tuberculosis, and with Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943) and Léon Charles Albert Calmette (1863–1933), he worked on a vaccine against bubonic plague. With Yersin and Calmette, he co-published the treatise ''Le microbe de la peste à bubons'' concerning the plague bacillus. He is also credited for pioneer investigations on the virology, viral theory of cancer. From 1896 to 1914 he served as laboratory chief of the microbiology course at the Pasteur Institute. In 1919 he attained the chair of bacteriology at the University of Strasbourg. A genus of bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Borrel Tudurí
Doctor José Borrel Tudurí was one of the last National Chief Scouts of Cuban Scouting. Scouting existed in Cuba itself until the 1960s, when Cuban Scouting ceased operations after the Cuban revolution of 1959. Cuban Scouts rendered service during those times, directing traffic, collecting rations, helping in hospitals and establishing first aid stations. In 1961, the World Scout Conference terminated the World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ... membership, claiming that the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba had ceased to exist. The last of the National Chief Scouts were Virgilio Morales Díaz and José Borrel Tudurí, along with Doctor Celina Cardoso, President and Secretary of the National Council. Kenneth Symington of Cañal wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred II Borrel
Wilfred II or Wifred II, also known as Borrell I or Borrel I (''Guifré II Borrell I'' in Catalan language, Catalan), was List of counts of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 897 to 911, succeeding his father, Wilfred the Hairy, Wilfred I the Hairy. His mother was Guinedilda. Upon his father's death, the patrimony was divided between his sons Wilfred ΙΙ, Sunifred II, Count of Urgell, Sunifred ΙΙ, Miró II of Cerdanya, Miró and Sunyer, Count of Barcelona, Sunyer. Sunyer (the youngest) assisted Wilfred II in the governing of his three counties, as he was a minor at their father's death. Upon Wilfred II's death in 911, his counties passed to Sunyer. Wilfred II founded and was buried at Sant Pau del Camp monastery in Barcelona. The executor of his testament was Bishop Idalguer of Vic. References , - , - , - Counts of Barcelona 911 deaths 9th-century people from the County of Barcelona 10th-century people from the County of Barcelona Year of bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borel (other)
Borel may refer to: People * Antoine Borel (1840–1915), a Swiss-born American businessman * Armand Borel (1923–2003), a Swiss mathematician * Borel (author), 18th-century French playwright * Borel (1906–1967), pseudonym of the French actor Jacques Henri Cottance * Émile Borel (1871–1956), a French mathematician known for his founding work in the areas of measure theory and probability * Mary Grace Borel (1915–1998), American socialite * Pascal Borel (born 1978), German footballer * Pierre Borel, 17th-century French chemist Places * Borel (crater), a lunar crater, named after Émile Borel Mathematics * Borel algebra, operating on Borel sets, named after Émile Borel, also: ** Borel measure, the measure on a Borel algebra * Borel distribution, a discrete probability distribution, also named after Émile Borel * Borel subgroup, in the theory of algebraic groups, named after Armand Borel Other uses * Borel (surname), a surname * Etablissements Borel, an aircraft manufactu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra Borrel
Cleopatra Ayesha Borel (from 2005 until 2010 Borel-Brown; born 10 March 1979) is a female shot putter from Plaisance, Mayaro, Trinidad and Tobago and a 2014 Sportswoman of the Year Award recipient. Early life Borel is a graduate of Mayaro Government Primary School and a former attendee of Mayaro Composite School and Saint Stephen's College, Princes Town, Trinidad. In 2002 she graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a bachelor's degree in health psychology and pre-physical therapy and later pursued a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Tech. Career In 2018 Cleopatra Borel participated at the Launch Meeting Circuit of Central Coliseum - National Stadium in Chile, receiving her second gold medal for the year. In April of the same year, she participated at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at which she lost a bronze medal to Brittany Crew. Her personal best throw is 19.42 metres, achieved in July 2011 at the Paris Diamond League Meeting. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
