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Defossé
Defossé, Defosse is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolphe-Édouard Défossé (1855–1922), French politician *Alain Defossé Alain Defossé (11 February 1957 – 14 May 2017) was a French novelist and translator. Early life Alain Defossé was born on 11 February 1957 in Nantes. Early on, he was interested in music, jazz in particular, and also cinema, and he studied at ... (1957–2017), French novelist and translator * Robert Défossé (1909–1973), French football player * Denis Marion born Defosse {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Surname
French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. One given name, usually the first, and the surname are used in a person's daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names. Traditionally, most French people were given names from the Roman Catholic Tridentine calendar, calendar of saints. However, given names for French citizens from immigrant communities are often from their own culture, and in modern France it has become increasingly common to use first names of (international) English or other foreign origin. Almost all traditional given names are gender-specific, but a few are not. Many female given names are feminine forms of traditional masculine French names. The prevalence of given names follows Fads and trends, trends, with some names being popular in some years, and some considered out-of-fashion. Compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe-Édouard Défossé
Adolphe-Édouard Défossé (20 January 1855 – 15 March 1922) was a French politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1914 to 1919, representing Nord Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televisi .... References 1855 births 1922 deaths Politicians from Nord (French department) Radical Party (France) politicians Members of the 11th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic {{France-politician-RPV-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Defossé
Alain Defossé (11 February 1957 – 14 May 2017) was a French novelist and translator. Early life Alain Defossé was born on 11 February 1957 in Nantes. Early on, he was interested in music, jazz in particular, and also cinema, and he studied at the Cours Florent in Paris. Career Defossé authored nine novels. His first novel, '' Les fourmis d'Anvers'', was published in 1991. He also translated several books from English into French. For example, he translated ''Crazy Cock'' by Henry Miller in 1990. He also translated ''American Psycho'' by Bret Easton Ellis in 1993. In 2006, he translated ''The Night Watch'' by Sarah Waters. Two years later, in 2008, he translated ''Rant'' by Chuck Palahniuk. Other novelists whose work he translated are Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel ''Trainspotting (novel), Trainspotting'' was made into a Trainspotting (film), film of the same name. He has also written plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Défossé
Robert Défossé (19 June 1909 – 30 August 1973) was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i .... References External links * * * 1909 births 1973 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers French men's footballers France men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Red Star FC players 1934 FIFA World Cup players Olympique Lillois players 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Marion
Marcel Defosse (15 April 1906 – 15 August 2000) was a Belgian journalist who used the name Denis Marion. Defosse played for Belgium in the 1937 Chess Olympiad. References External links * 1906 births 2000 deaths Belgian male journalists Belgian writers in French Free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni People from Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Belgian dramatists and playwrights Belgian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Belgian chess players 20th-century Belgian sportsmen 20th-century Belgian journalists 20th-century pseudonymous writers {{Belgium-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |