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Calixte
Calixte is a surname and unisex given name of French-origin, from the Latin '' Callistus''. People with the name include: Surname *Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte, Haitian politician and military leader *Marc Calixte, Canadian gridiron football player *Orlando Calixte, Dominican baseball player * Widlin Calixte, Haitian footballer Given name *Calixte Dakpogan, Beninese sculptor *Calixte Delmas, French wrestler and rugby player *Calixte Duguay, Canadian artist *Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier, Canadian politician *Calixte Ganongo, Congolese politician *Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American composer best known for composing ''O Canada'', the national anthem of Canada *Pierre-Calixte Neault, Canadian politician * Calixte "Charles" Payot, French ice hockey player * Calixte Savoie, Canadian businessman and politician *Henri Serrur, French painter who often signed his paintings Calixte *Calixte Zagré, Burkinabè football manager and coach Papal name *Pope Callixtus I, 217-222 *Pope Callix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte
Démosthènes Pétrus Calixte ( – unknown) was a Haitian conservative noirist politician and military figure who led the Garde d'Haïti. In 1937, Calixte became involved in political chaos, where officers within the Garde tried to overthrow president Sténio Vincent and replace him with Calixte. This led to the replacement of Calixte, who fled to the Dominican Republic. Upon his return in the 1940s, Calixte was made a presidential candidate by the Mouvement Ouvriers et Paysans in 1946. However, he lost the election to Dumarsais Estimé. Career in the Garde Calixte signed onto the Garde d'Haïti in 1915 as a private, rising in the ranks until he reached the rank of major. During his military career, he trained under the United States Marine Corps (USMC). As a major in December 1930, the US gave him one out of the five military departments of the Garde as part of the process of Haitianization within the Garde, as they were withdrawing from their occupation of Haiti. On 1 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Calixte
Orlando Calixte (born February 3, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder and shortstop for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants. Background Calixte was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to parents born in Haiti. His father Dieudonne, emigrated to the Dominican Republic in 1977; obtained legal status and had several other children who also pursued baseball. Career Kansas City Royals Calixte was signed by the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in August 2010. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Royals. He played 2011 with the Kane County Cougars and 2012 with Kane County and Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 2013 and 2014 he played for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Calixte began the 2015 season with the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. They promoted him to the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Calixte, Quebec
Saint-Calixte is a municipality and town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality. Its proximity to the city of Montreal, and its natural environment, make Saint-Calixte a destination for camping in the summertime. There are also many cottages that surround the many lakes in the region. In 2013, Quebec's largest amusement/camping site, Camping et parc d'amusement Atlantide, a 10 million dollar investment, opened its doors in the municipality. The development of the theme park and camping site is arising hopes of new development in Saint-Calixte. History In 1845, the place was first incorporated as the Municipality of Saint-Lin by separating from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin (now Saint-Lin-Laurentides), but abolished two years later. In 1851, the Saint-Calixte Mission was formed, named after Pope Callixtus I. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as the Township Municipality of Kilkenny, taking the name of the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Calixte
Marc Calixte (born September 26, 1978, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2003 CFL Draft by the Stampeders. He played college football at Tennessee-Martin. Before going to Tennessee-Martin, Marc was a defensive-back at Vanier College Vanier College (French: ''Collège Vanier'') is an English-language public college located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public colleg .... Marc is of Haitian descent. References External linksCalgary Stampeders bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Calixte, Marc 1978 births Living people Black Canadian players of Canadian football Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football linebackers Canadian football people from Montreal Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian people of Haitian descent Haitia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixte Delmas
Calixte Delmas (17 June 1906 – 7 April 1927) was a French wrestler and rugby player. He competed in the freestyle featherweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1922, he was the wrestling champion of Paris and the Greco-Roman vice-champion of France at 15. In 1924 he was the national champion and the youngest participant at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, where he reached the quarter finals. He died from an accident at the military school in Joinville-le-Pont. He fell from a human pyramid and broke his neck. There is a statue of him by Raymond Sudre in the Cimetière Sud de Saint-Mandé Saint-Mandé () is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the smallest communes of the Île-de-France by land area, but is ... (South Cemetery of Saint-Mandé). References 1906 births 1927 deaths Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixte Duguay
Calixte Duguay, (born July 15, 1939) is a multi-disciplinarian Canadian artist born in Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël, on Lamèque Island. In 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for the impact he has had on the Acadian and Canadian music scene as a writer, composer and singer". In 2010 he was awarded the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts for his music. In 2012, he was made a member of the Order of New Brunswick The Order of New Brunswick (french: Ordre du Nouveau Brunswick) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Instituted in 2000 by Lieutenant Governor Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, on the advice of the Cabinet under Prem .... Discography * Les aboiteaux * Louis Mailloux (first production – 1979) * Retour à Richibouctou * Rien que pour toi * Les couleurs de ma vie * De terre et d'eau * Louis Mailloux (new production, 1993) Bibliography * Odette Castonguay, ''Calixte Duguay : aussi longtemps que je vivrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixte Savoie
Calixte F. Savoie (August 23, 1895 – December 2, 1985) was a Canadian businessman, school principal, teacher and politician. Born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the ... in 1955. An Independent Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of L'Acadie, New Brunswick. He resigned in 1970. École Calixte-F.-Savoie in Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick is named in his honour. External links * 1895 births 1985 deaths Acadian people Canadian senators from New Brunswick Independent Canadian senators {{NewBrunswick-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Serrur
Henri Auguste Calixte César Serrur (1794–1865, signed ''Henry Auguste'' or ''Calixte'') was a French painter. A student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault Jean-Baptiste Regnault (9 October 1754 – 12 November 1829) was a French painter. Biography Regnault was born in Paris, and began life at sea in a merchant vessel. At the age of fifteen his talent attracted attention, and he was sent to It ..., he specialised on history paintings and battle scenes. He painted the portraits of the nine Avignon Popes kept at the papal palais in Avignon. References *E. A. Fleischmann, ''Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon'' vol. 16 (1846)p. 290 *Francis Petit (ed.), ''Catalogue des Tableaux, Esquisses, Études & Croquis laissés par Serrur, Peintre d'Histoire'' (1866)bnf.fr. External links culture.gouv.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Serrur, Henri [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Calixte Neault
Pierre-Calixte Neault (December 26, 1860 – August 30, 1924) was a politician Quebec, Canada and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA). Early life He was born on December 26, 1860, in Saint-Maurice, Mauricie. City Politics He served as Mayor of Grand-Mère from 1910 to 1916 and in 1919 and 1920. Member of the legislature Neault ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of in the provincial district of Champlain in 1900 and won. He was re-elected in 1904 and 1908. He lost re-election in 1912, against Conservative candidate Joseph-Arthur Labissonnière. Death He died on August 30, 1924, in Grand-Mère. See also * Champlain Provincial Electoral District *Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popul ... References 1860 births 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier
Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier, (May 26, 1868 – August 14, 1936) was a Canadian politician. Born in St-Benoît, Quebec, the son of J. B. Éthier and Julie Boyer, Éthier was educated at Montreal College. A lawyer, he was called to the Quebec Bar in 1895 and was created a King's Counsel in 1906. He was Deputy-prothonotary for the District of Terrebonne from 1888 to 1895 and was a Crown Prosecutor for that District in 1901. He was mayor of Ste. Scholastique, Quebec from 1899 to 1906. He was first elected to Canadian Parliament at the general elections of 1896 for the riding of Two Mountains winning by 17 votes. A Liberal, he was re-elected in every following election including the 1921 election. He did not run in 1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the It .... El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixte Zagré
Calixte Zagré (died 6 December 2011) was a Burkinabé football manager. He managed the Burkina Faso national team in 1996, succeeding Drissa Traoré Drissa Traoré (born 25 March 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 3 club Chantilly. Club career After playing in France for Le Havre, Traoré signed for English club Notts County on 1 ... whom he had previously assisted. References External links * 2011 deaths Burkinabé football managers Burkina Faso national football team managers Burkinabé Premier League players Year of birth missing 21st-century Burkinabé people Men's association football players not categorized by position Burkinabé men's footballers {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calixte Ganongo
Calixte Ganongo is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese political figure who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as List of Ministers of Finance of the Republic of the Congo, Minister of Finance since 2016. Ganongo, who is from the northern town of Oyo, Congo, Oyo (also the hometown of President Denis Sassou Nguesso), worked at the national oil company, the ''Société nationale des pétroles du Congo''. He was appointed as Deputy Director-General of the SNPC, in charge of finances and accounting, on 29 December 2010. After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the 2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election, March 2016 presidential election, he appointed Ganongo to the government as Minister of Finance on 30 April 2016. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
