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Fournier Aircraft
Fournier is a French language, French surname describing the occupation of a baker who tends the fire of an oven or furnace, and is derived from the Latin ''furnarius''. Notable people with the surname include: *Alain Fournier (academic), Alain Fournier, computer graphics researcher *Alain Fournier (animator), Alain Fournier, Canadian animator *Alain-Fournier (Henri-Alban Fournier), French writer *Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961), Canadian politician *Amédée Fournier, French bicycle racer *Ángel Fournier, Cuban rower (1987–2023) *Catherine Fournier (Canadian politician) (born 1992), Canadian politician *Charles Fournier (born 1968), French politician *Christophe Fournier, president of the Médecins Sans Frontières organisation *Claude Fournier (revolutionary), Claude Fournier (1745–1825), a personality of the French Revolution, nicknamed l'Americain *Claude Fournier (filmmaker), Claude Fournier (1931–2023), filmmaker *Colin Fournier, professor of The Bartlett School of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien language, Francien) largely supplanted. It was also substratum (linguistics), influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic languages, Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Franks, Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Pierre Nicolas Fournier
Eugène Pierre Nicolas Fournier (15 February 1834, Paris – 10 June 1884) was a French botanist. He was particularly interested in ferns. He was a member of the Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique. The genus '' Fourniera'' (family Cyatheaceae) is named in his honor. Etymological Dictionary of Grasses Works * Articles in ''Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France
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Jean-Claude Fournier
Jean-Claude Fournier (; born 21 May 1943), known simply as Fournier, is a French cartoonist best known as the comic book artist who handled ''Spirou et Fantasio'' in the years 1969-1979. Biography Fournier was born in Paris. In 1965, Fournier approached André Franquin with drawings of his favourite characters, the cast of ''Spirou''. As Franquin sought a way to retire as ''Spirou'' creator, and devote himself to ''Gaston Lagaffe'', he passed on Fournier's work to Yvan Delporte, the editor of ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou'' magazine. Fournier's own creation; the poetic and fairy tale-like ''Bizu'' was serialised in ''Spirou'' between 1967 and 1969, until Fournier was finally chosen by Dupuis as Franquin's successor. The first story was ''Le faiseur d'or'' which first appeared in ''Spirou'' on 29 May 1969. Fournier added his personal poetic and environmentalism, environmentalistic mark to the saga. In 1979, after nine feature stories, he decided to leave the project and devote himsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Alfred Fournier
Jean Alfred Fournier (; 21 May 1832 – 23 December 1914) was a French dermatologist who specialized in the study of venereal disease. Biography As a young man Fournier served as an intern at the Hôpital du Midi as an understudy to Philippe Ricord (1800–1889). In 1863 he became ''médecine des hôpitaux'', and from 1867 worked with Augustin Grisolle (1811–1869) at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. In 1876 he was appointed ''chef de service'' at the Hôpital Saint-Louis, later becoming a member of the ''Académie de Médecine'' (1880). His main contribution to medical science was the study of congenital syphilis, of which he provided a description of in 1883. In his numerous publications he stressed the importance of syphilis being the cause of degenerative diseases. In addition, in 1901 he founded an organization devoted to spreading knowledge to combat syphilis, called the ''Société Française de Prophylaxie Sanitaire et Morale''. His name is associated with the following t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Benedict XII
Pope Benedict XII (, , ; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, and later, head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope and reformed monastic orders and opposed nepotism. Unable to remove his capital to Rome or Bologna, Benedict started the great palace at Avignon. He settled the beatific vision controversy of Pope John XXII with the bull ''Benedictus Deus'', which stated that souls may attain the "fullness of the beatific vision" before the Last Judgment. Despite many diplomatic attempts with Emperor Louis IV to resolve their differences, Benedict failed to bring the Holy Roman Empire back under papal dominance. He died 25 April 1342 and was buried in Avignon. Early life Jacques Fournier was born in Saverdun in the County of Foix around 1285. He joined the Cistercian Order and studied at the Collège des Bernardins at the University of Paris. In 1311 he was made Abbot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fournier (ice Hockey)
Albert John "Jack" Fournier (August 4, 1892 – November 30, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey Association. Early life Fournier was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Career During his career, Fournier played for the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators. He won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored .... References External links * 1892 births 1966 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Ottawa Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Ottawa Senators (NHA) players Stanley Cup champions 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fournier
John Frank Fournier (September 28, 1889 – September 5, 1973) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins, and Boston Braves from 1912 to 1927. Fournier was known for having outstanding batting abilities but subpar fielding abilities. MLB career When purchased by the White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in 1912, Fournier presented Pants Rowland and a half-dozen other managers with the dilemma of what to do with his pure hitting, but poor fielding abilities. Rowland solved that problem in 1916, a year after Fournier had led the AL in slugging, by replacing him at first base with the marginal Jack Ness. Before 1920, a first baseman was one of the key fielding positions because of the constant threat of the bunt; Fournier could not field the bunt. Fournier hit .350 for the Yankees in limited duty in 1918 before they passed him off to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Fournier
Hubert Fournier (; born 3 September 1967) is a French football manager and former player who most recently managed Lyon. He formerly managed Reims between 2010 and 2014, Gueugnon in 2008 and was an assistant coach at Stade de Reims from 2009 to 2010. Early life Hubert Fournier was born on 3 September 1967 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme. Managerial career Under his first season (2010–11), Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th and reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de France. In the following season (2011–12) Reims finished the Ligue 2 as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years. On 23 May 2014, Fournier was named new manager of Lyon. On 23 December 2015, Fournier was dismissed as head coach of Lyon, and replaced by Bruno Génésio. Managerial statistics Honours Individual * Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraclio Alfaro Fournier
Heraclio Alfaro Fournier (September 20, 1893 – October 8, 1962) was an aviation pioneer, aeronautical engineer, and member of the Early Birds of Aviation. Early life Born in Vitoria, Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz (; ; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain. It holds the autonomous community's House of Parliament, t ..., Heraclio was the son of Juan Bautista Alfaro and grandson of Heraclius Fournier, founder of the famous card factory, Naipes Heraclio Fournier. At the Marianist school in that city, he was introduced to the nascent field of aviation by Louis Heintz.Heraclio Alfaro Fournier''Heraclio Alfaro Fournier''New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927 (reprint 2005), pp. 60, 84, 91, 208. . References Members of the Early Birds of Aviation 1893 births 1962 deaths {{Aviation-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Fournier
Guy Fournier, CM (born 23 July 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec) is a Quebec author, playwright, and screenwriter. From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Career From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In May 2006, he attracted a number of complaints after an appearance on the Quebec television show '' Tout le monde en parle'' in which he stated that at his age he enjoyed defecation more than sexual intercourse. In September 2006, Fournier penned a piece for the Quebec magazine ''7 jours'' in which he sought to make a point about treatment of homosexuals in Lebanon, which included the line: Following extremely negative public reaction to these falsehoods, he appeared on ''Tout le monde en parle'' to apologize and indicate he would refrain from writing for ''7 jours'' in the future and instead concentrate on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghislain Fournier
Ghislain Fournier (born 26 August 1938) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. He is a businessman by career, including real estate work. He was elected in the Manicouagan electoral district under the Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (, , BQ) is a centre-left politics, centre-left and list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism, Quebecois nationalism, social democracy, and the promotion o ... party in the 1997 and 2000 elections, serving in the 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments respectively. Fournier left office in 2004, as he lost the Manicouagan riding's Bloc Québécois candidacy to Gérard Asselin. Asselin won the riding in that year's Canadian general election. External links * ''Hill Times'': 2004 federal election Quebec profile 21 June 2004, retrieved 12 July 2006 1938 births Living people Bloc Québécois MPs Members of the House of Commons of Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Fournier
Georges Fournier (21 November 1881 – 1 December 1954) was a French astronomer. G.C. Flammarion, J. Camus''Georges Fournier.''L'Astronomie, Vol. 69 (1955), p. 201 He observed the planet Mars with great detail. In 1909 he was credited with discovering clouds on the planet. During the campaign to observe Mercury between 1924 and 1929, he was the only experienced observer who doubted the deduced rotational period. It later (in 1965) turned out to be incorrect. A crater on Mars was named in his honor. References External linksDescription of clouds on Mars G. Fournier @ |
