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Collège Saint-Michel
Collège Saint-Michel (German: Kollegium St. Michael) is a Gymnasium school located in Fribourg, Switzerland. It was established in 1582 by the Jesuit order as a boys' school. It is a public and secular secondary school preparing for university studies. It is located in the heart of the city of Friborg on Belzé hill. It is a mixed and bilingual high school (French, German) which has around 1,300 students. Alongside the gymnasium classes, the school also houses the Passerelle, an adult training course offered to holders of a professional or specialized maturity. The reputation of Collège St-Michel, founded in 1582, extends well beyond the canton of Friborg and many personalities were trained there. Personalities Rectors * Pierre Michel (1582–1888) * Jean-Baptiste Jaccoud (1888–1924) * Hubert Savoy (1924–1939) * Romain Pittet (1939–1952) * Mgr Edouard Cantin (1952–1971) * Abbé André Bise (1971–1983) * Michel Corpataux (1983–1989) * Jean Baeriswyl (1989–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fribourg
or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking and Romandy, French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old town, Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365. History Prehistory The region around Fribourg has been settled since the Neolithic period, although few remains have been found. These include some flint tools found near Bourguillon, as well as a stone hatchet and bronze tools. A river crossing was located in the area during the Roman Empire, Roman Era. The main activity in the Swiss plateau went through the area to the north, however, and was instead centered around the valley o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Journet
Charles Journet (26 January 1891 – 15 April 1975) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian. He was the first Swiss named a cardinal. Journet has been considered a figure of holiness and a candidate for canonisation; he has been accorded the title ''Servant of God''. Life Charles Journet was born in Geneva in 1891 as the son of Jean-Louis Journet and Jenny Bondat. He was baptized on the same day in the church of Sacré-Coeur and confirmed there on 12 June 1903 by Bishop Joseph Déruaz. He studied at the seminary in Fribourg before being ordained to the priesthood on 15 July 1917. He then did pastoral work in the Diocese of Fribourg until 1924 and taught at the seminary there from 1924 to 1965. Together with Fr. François Charrière, he established the theological journal '' Nova et Vetera'' in 1926. Journet was raised to the rank of domestic prelate of his holiness on 13 August 1946 by Pope Pius XII. Pope Paul VI announced on 25 January 1965 that he planned to make Journe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Wilczek
Ernst Wilczek (12 January 1867 in Laupen – 30 September 1948 in Lausanne) was a Swiss botanist and pharmacist. In 1892 he obtained his PhD from the University of Zurich, subsequently becoming an associate professor of systematic and pharmaceutical botany at the University of Lausanne. From 1902 to 1934 he served as a full professor at the university,BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and in 1910 was appointed director of the ''École de pharmacie'' in Lausanne. He was director of the ''Pont de Nant'' until his retirement in 1934, when he received the status of |
Congregation Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus
The Timon David Fathers, officially known as the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (; ; abbreviated SCJ) is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right. It was founded in 1852 by Joseph-Marie Timon-David. History Joseph-Marie Timon-David was a priest of Marseilles, concerned with the well-being of young workers. He observed that most of the young people had not received a basic religious training from their parents. He worked for some time with the Youth Movements of Abbé Julien, and then with Father Allemand who worked with the lower middle class. In 1849, Bishop Eugène de Mazenod encouraged him to establish his own movement. Following the example of Alexande-Raymond Devie, Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley–Ars, Bishop of Belley, Timon-David sought to simplify religious education and often used biblical stories, insisting on "education through the heart". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Marie Timon-David
Joseph-Marie Timon-David, SCJ (1823–1891) was a French Catholic priest and founder of the eponymous Timon David Fathers. Biography Early life Joseph-Marie Timon-David was born on 29 January 1823 in Marseille,Vincent Feroldi, ''La Force des enfants: des Cœurs Vaillants à l'A.C.E.'', Ivry-sur-Seine: Editions de l'Atelier, 1987, p. 1/ref> He observed that most of the young people had not received a basic religious training from their parents. Following the example of Alexande-Raymond Devie, Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley–Ars, Bishop of Belley, Timon-David sought to simplify religious education and often used biblical stories, insisting on "education through the heart". Timon-David devoted the next twenty-three years to the apostolate of young workers. Gradually, through painful and unsuccessful attempts, he decided to adopt the methods a priest of Marseille, Jean-Joseph Allemand, had applied to train the youth of the bourgeoisie. As a way to offer amusements and draw the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Mathematical Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious mathematical competition in the world. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except in 1980. More than 100 countries participate. Each country sends a team of up to six students, plus one team leader, one deputy leader, and observers. Awards are given to approximately the top-scoring 50% of the individual contestants. Teams are not officially recognized—all scores are given only to individual contestants, but team scoring is unofficially compared more than individual scores. Question type The content ranges from extremely difficult algebra and pre-calculus problems to problems in branches of mathematics not conventionally covered in secondary or high school and often not at university level either, such as projective and complex geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Scholl-Latour
Peter Roman Scholl-Latour (9 March 1924 – 16 August 2014) was a French-German journalist, author and reporter. Scholl-Latour was regarded as one of Europe's most important journalists, akin to what Walter Cronkite was in the US. For over six decades, he was one of the continent's most influential voices. During the Vietnam War, he was captured by the Viet Cong and managed to secure unique film footage during his captivity. Biography Peter Scholl-Latour, who was born in the Province of Westphalia and grew up in Lorraine, was the son of dermatologist Otto Konrad Scholl (1888–1960) and Mathilde Zerline Nußbaum (1896–1991; sister of the medical doctor Robert Nußbaum, who was killed in KZ Sachsenhausen) from the Alsace. In his youth he was persecuted by the Nazis and had to flee to France. He then joined the French army and fought against his pursuers and in the Indochina War. Youth and education Having a Jewish mother and thus suspicious of the national socialists (under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Savary
Léon Savary ( Fleurier, 1895 – Boudry, 1968) was a Swiss French-speaking writer and journalist from Payerne, Vaud. Biography Savary was the son of a German russified aristocratic mother from the Baltic region (Von Paucker) and a father who was Protestant pastor from Vaud and was a converted to Roman Catholicism. After studying at the University of Fribourg, he worked from 1921 to 1923 for the Geneva newspaper '' la tribune de Genève'', in Geneva, and correspondent in Bern (1935–1946) and Paris (1946–1956). He was Historian of the city of his own choice Fribourg.BiographLéon Savary in ''Larousse'' DictionaryRetrieved March 4, 2014 He wrote about twenty books, most of them are not published anymore. With René de Weck and Gonzague de Reynold, he formed the troika of Fribourg writers of the early twentieth century. He had a great knowledge of the Swiss political system and habits. In ''Letters with Suzanne'' ( French: ''Lettres à Suzanne'', Lausanne, Switzerland, 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzague De Reynold
Gonzague de Reynold (15 June 1880 – 9 April 1970) was a Swiss writer, historian, and right-wing political activist. Over the course of his six-decade career, he wrote more than thirty books outlining his traditionalist Catholic and Swiss nationalist worldview. De Reynold won the Schiller Prize in 1955. With René de Weck and Léon Savary, he formed the ''troika'' of Fribourg writers of the early twentieth century. Life A member of the minor Fribourgeois nobility, de Reynold was born at his family's sixteenth-century chateau in Cressier. He studied at Collège Saint-Michel, the Sorbonne, and the Institut Catholique de Paris before returning to Switzerland to teach philosophy and French literature at the University of Bern and the University of Fribourg. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Consistently "sceptical of liberal democracy and scathing about modernity in all its forms", de Reynold devoted his life to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 municipalities; the capital (and largest) city of which is Hermosillo, located in the center of the state. Other large cities include Ciudad Obregón, Nogales, Sonora, Nogales (on the Mexico–United States border, Mexico-United States border), San Luis Río Colorado, and Navojoa. Sonora is bordered by the states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the west (of the north portion) and Sinaloa to the southeast. To the north, it shares a border with the United States, and on the southwest has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California. Sonora's natural geography is divided into three parts: the Sierra Madre Occidental in the east of the state; plains and rolling hills in the center; and the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston De Raousset-Boulbon
Charles René Gaston Gustave de Raousset-Boulbon (May 5, 1817 – August 13, 1854) was a French adventurer, filibuster and entrepreneur and, by some accounts a pirate, and a theoretician of colonialism. Early life Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon was born in Avignon, Vaucluse, Kingdom of France. He inherited the title of count. Career In 1845, following the death of his father, Raousset-Boulbon moved to Algeria and served under the command of General Thomas Robert Bugeaud in the campaign in Kabylia. It was there where his first theories about colonialism were born; the French Revolution of 1848 killed his hopes of making a new fortune on Africa and he returned to Paris, where he failed to integrate into a society where aristocrats were fading and giving way to a new bourgeoisie. Unable to survive in France, he boarded a ship sailing to the Americas as a third-class passenger, disembarking in a Colombian port. His impressions are typical of a 19th-century aristocrat: A letter to a fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
