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Dormoy 1920 Biplane
Dormoy () is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Pierre Jacques Dormoy (1825–1892), French Protestant engineer and inventor * Étienne Dormoy (1885–1959), French aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer * Marx Dormoy (1888–1941), French socialist politician. * Marcelle Dormoy (1895–1976), French fashion designer active 1910s to 1950 See also * Dormoy Bathtub, a racing aeroplane invented by Etienne Dormoy in the 1920s * Marx Dormoy (Paris Métro) Marx Dormoy () is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the districts of La Chapelle and Goutte d'Or and the 18th arrondissement. The station opened on 23 August 1916 as part of the extension of the Nord-Sud company's line A from Jules J ..., a station of the Paris Métro named after the politician {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Jacques Dormoy
Pierre Jacques Dormoy (November 25, 1825, in Couthenans, Haute-Saône, France – July 30, 1892, in Bordeaux, Gironde) was a French engineer, inventor, industry captain, the creator of the Dormoy foundries as well as a political and economic personality in Bordeaux. His political activities in Bordeaux were instrumental in arousing the political vocation of his son, Albert Dormoy, an MP for the Gironde département.. Biography Family Jacques Pierre Dormoy was born in Couthenans on November 25, 1825, into a Protestant family. He was one of the twelve children of Pierre Dormoy Louis (1787-1860) and Suzanne Marguerite Dormoy (1794-1870). He married Jeanne Elisabeth Geraud (1835-1892), who gave him a son, Albert Dormoy. Studies Jacques Pierre Dormoy obtained an engineering degree from the Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Dormoy
Étienne Dormoy (10 February 1885, in Vandoncourt, France – 28 February 1959, in San Diego, USA) was an aeronautical engineer and a designer of aircraft. Biography Etienne Dormoy graduated in 1906 as an electrical engineer from Institut industriel du Nord (École Centrale de Lille, France). He worked as an aircraft designer for Deperdussin ( Deperdussin Monocoque (SPAD)) in France. He met Harold D. Kantner in France in 1913. He was then seconded to Maximilian Schmitt Aeroplane & Motor Works (Paterson, NJ), wherein he designed the first monocoque fuselage aircraft produced in USA. With this monoplane, Harold D. Kantner won the NY Times race on 4 April 1914. The aircraft was re-engineered as a biplane with a 100 hp engine and tested for military applications at San Diego, CA. Dormoy returned to France at the beginning of World War I, working for SPAD. In 1917, he joined the French industry delegation in the United States for SPAD technology transfer to Curtiss Aeroplan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marx Dormoy
René Marx Dormoy (, 1 August 1888 – 26 July 1941) was a French socialist politician, noted for his opposition to the far right. Under his leadership as Minister of the Interior in the government of Léon Blum, the French police infiltrated ''La Cagoule,'' which was planning the overthrow of the French Third Republic, led by the Popular Front government. Dormoy directed the arrest and imprisonment of 70 cagoulards in November 1937. The police recovered 2 tons of armaments from their sites. After the Occupation of France, Dormoy as a representative refused to approve providing full powers to Marshal Philippe Petain and the Vichy government. He was arrested in 1940 and interned in house arrest in Montelimar. He was assassinated there in July 1941 by a bomb set off at his house. It was believed to be the work of La Cagoule terrorists. Biography Early career Born in Montluçon, René Marx Dormoy (called Marx) attended local schools and became active in politics. He was elected m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelle Dormoy
Marcelle Dormoy (1895–1976) was a French couture fashion designer active from the 1910s to 1950, and a former model. Dormoy was born Marie-Léonie Graftieaux, but changed her name to Marcelle Dormoy in 1916 soon after the birth of her son Pierre-Edouard. Graftieaux started out as a mannequin for Paul Poiret, which she credited with helping her learn to "understand the female body." At this time, her grandson has claimed, Graftieaux met Edward, Prince of Wales, probably at Luna Park, Paris and he may have fathered her son. Pierre-Edouard's birth was registered over a year after the event, and the certificate does not identify his father, but in addition to her name change, Dormoy reportedly came into a sum of money that enabled her to set up a dressmaking business. Later, in the mid-1940s when Dormoy's grandson François was born, his mother received an unexplained gift of a Van Cleef & Arpels "cadenas" diamond watch-bracelet made after a design originally commissioned by Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dormoy Bathtub
The Dormoy Bathtub was a simple-to-construct, high wing racing aircraft of the 1920s. Design and development The Bathtub was developed by Etienne Dormoy, a French engineer at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio as a simple low-cost and ultra-light aircraft. Dormoy would later design the Buhl Bull Pup. The aircraft used a steel tube fuselage, with an exposed tail section. The parasol wings used wood spars with fabric covering supported by steel lift struts. The ailerons used steel control cables that were exposed in front of the leading edge of the wing. The engine was a modified Henderson motorcycle engine purchased for $325. Operational history The Dormoy Bathtub competed in the 1924 and 1925 National Air Races, winning the ''Rickenbacker Trophy'' in 1924. The 1925 model featured a fully covered tail section, removing its "bathtub" appearance. An example of a 1924 Dormoy Bathtub fuselage with a Heath-Henderson engine is on display at the Motorcycle Heritage Museum in Westervil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marx Dormoy (Paris Métro)
Marx Dormoy () is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the districts of La Chapelle and Goutte d'Or and the 18th arrondissement. The station opened on 23 August 1916 as part of the extension of the Nord-Sud company's line A from Jules Joffrin to Porte de la Chapelle. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the ''Métro''. The station is named after Marx Dormoy (1888–1941), a French socialist politician assassinated by Cagoulards. Until 1946 it was called ''Torcy'' after the ''Place de Torcy'', named after Colbert de Torcy (1665–1746), who was a nephew of Colbert and a diplomat and Foreign Minister under Louis XIV. Nearby is the church of ''Jeanne d'Arc'', where Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the corona ... prayed on 3 September 1429 and the ''la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
