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Gallier
Gallier is a surname that may refer to: * Billy Gallier (1932–2011), English association football player * Howard Gallier (1872–1955), English association football player * James Gallier (1798–1866), architect, born Gallagher in Ireland and changed name to Gallier when moving to New Orleans * James Gallier, Jr. (1827–1868), architect, son of James * Jean Gallier (born 1949), French and American logician See also * Gallagher (surname) *Galler, another similar surname * Gallier Hall, the former New Orleans city hall, built by James Gallier * Gallier House, the New Orleans home of James Gallier, Jr. *Irena Gallier, fictional protagonist of ''Cat People'' (1982 film) * TSV Großbardorf, a German association football club nicknamed Gallier (the German word for Gauls The Gauls (; , ''Galátai'') were a group of Celts, Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age Europe, Iron Age and the Roman Gaul, Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gallier
James Gallier (24 July 1798– 3 October 1866) was a prominent nineteenth-century Ireland, Irish-born American architect, most famed for his buildings in New Orleans. Gallier Hall, which he designed and once served as New Orleans City Hall, is named after him. Early life He was born in Ravensdale, County Louth, Ireland in 1798 as James Gallagher, the son of Thaddeus Gallagher, a builder who also trained James in the profession. Gallier was admitted to the "School of Fine Arts" in Dublin according to Supplement 1 of the ''Dictionary of American Biography'', but if this refers to the Royal Dublin Society's School of Architectural Drawing, there is no record of a James Gallagher or James Gallier having been admitted at any other time. He worked in Manchester, England, Manchester during 1816 before returning home to Ireland, where he attended Samuel Nielson's school in Dundalk, and with his younger brother John (b. 1800) engaged in building work at Mourne Park in 1818 and in Dunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallier Hall
Gallier Hall is a historic building on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the former New Orleans city hall, and continues in civic use. Built 1845–1853, it is a nationally significant example of Greek Revival architecture, and one of the finest works of architect James Gallier. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. Description and history Gallier Hall is located on St. Charles Avenue at Lafayette Square in the Central Business District. The building was originally designed to be the city hall of New Orleans by the architect, James Gallier Sr. Construction began in 1845, and the building was dedicated on 10 May 1853. Gallier Hall is a three-story marble structure fronted by two rows of fluted Ionic columns in the Neoclassical style. It is one of the most important structures built during the antebellum period of the city. After its dedication in 1853, Gallier Hall remained the city hall for just over a century. Many important events duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallier House
Gallier House is a restored 19th-century historic house museum located on Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was originally the home of prominent New Orleans architect, James Gallier Jr. Construction began in 1857 and he moved in with his wife and children in 1860. The fully furnished house includes a courtyard garden, elegant carriageway, and slave quarters. The interior is restored and furnished in the style of the 1850s. The home boasts numerous technological and architectural advancements for its time, offering a glimpse into 19th-century cutting-edge design. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 for its association with Gallier, one of the city's most important architects of the mid-19th century. and In 1996, the Woman's Exchange became the steward of this historic house after acquiring it from Tulane University. The Gallier House reflects an accurate and comprehensive historic restoration of one of New Orleans’ tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Gallier
Jean Henri Gallier (born 1949) is a researcher in computational logic at the University of Pennsylvania, where he holds appointments in the Computer and Information Science Department and the Department of Mathematics. Biography Gallier was born January 5, 1949, in Nancy, France, and holds dual French and American citizenship. He earned his baccalauréat at the Lycée de Sèvres in 1966, and a degree in civil engineering at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in 1972. He then moved to the University of California, Los Angeles for his graduate studies, earning a Ph.D. in computer science in 1978 under the joint supervision of Sheila Greibach and Emily Perlinski Friedman. His dissertation was entitled ''Semantics and Correctness of Classes of Deterministic and Nondeterministic Recursive Programs''. After postdoctoral study at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he joined the University of Pennsylvania Department of Computer and Information Science in 1978. At Pennsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gallier
William Gallier (24 April 1932 – 6 February 2011) was an English footballer and manager, who played for Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ..., Tamworth and Hednesford Town during his career, before going on to manage Armitage. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallier, Billy 1932 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Cannock English men's footballers Men's association football utility players Walsall F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players English football managers Footballers from Staffordshire English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Gallier
Howard Gallier (11 June 1872–1955) was an association football forward, who was a key figure in the early history of Eastville Rovers Football Club (later renamed Bristol Rovers). Gallier was born in the Aston area of Birmingham in 1872, and moved to Bristol in the mid-1890s. He began playing for Eastville Rovers in 1895, and was the club's top scorer for his first two seasons playing for them, netting 15 times in the 1895–96 season and a further eight times in 1896–97. He played a single game for Singers F.C. (later Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...) in the Birmingham & District League in 1898. References 1872 births 1955 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards People from Aston Bristol Rovers F.C. pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galler
Galler is a surname of Germans, German and Anglo-Norman French origin and a common name of Jewish families in Poland, Israel, and the United States. It is estimated that fewer than 4,000 individuals have this name worldwide. The name is also found as Galier, Gallier, Galor, Galer, and Gal-Or. It may also be a Russian language rendering of the surname Haller. Notable people with this surname include: * Bernard Galler (1928–2006), American mathematician and computer scientist * Bruno Galler (born 1946), Swiss football referee * Lev Galler (1883–1950), Russian military leader German surname Galler is one of the rarest German surnames, occurring mainly in Germany (90%), the United States (3%), and Switzerland (7%). Its origins predate medieval times in Germany. The first known mention of this name was in Nürburg (a tribal area), during the Holy Roman Empire. It would be classified as a protestant name, although it predates the Protestant Reformation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat People (1982 Film)
''Cat People'' is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, and Annette O'Toole. Its plot follows a young woman who, upon reuniting with her brother, learns she has descended from werecats. It is a remake of 1942 film of the same name, and was produced by RKO Radio Pictures, the same studio that produced the original film. Giorgio Moroder composed the film's score (the second Schrader film to be scored by Moroder, after ''American Gigolo''), including the theme song, which features lyrics and vocals by David Bowie. Jerry Bruckheimer served as an executive producer. Plot In an undisclosed, primitive human settlement, a sacrificial maiden is tied to a tree. A black panther approaches and rests its paws on her. Another girl with feline features approaches a similar big cat in a cave, without incurring its attack. In the present, Irena Gallier travels to New Orleans from Canada to reconnect wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSV Großbardorf
TSV Großbardorf is a German association football club from the city of Großbardorf, Bavaria. The footballers are part of a 602 member sports club that also has departments for bowling and table tennis. History The club made its first appearance in the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) in 1993 where they became a competitive side after the turn of the millennium. Following a second-place result and a successful promotion playoff in 2003, Grossbardorf advanced to the Bayernliga (IV) where they played several seasons as a lower table side. They narrowly avoided relegation after a poor 15th-place finish in 2006–07. The country's football competition was restructured in 2008 with the introduction of the new 3. Liga. TSV's performance markedly improved and they finished their 2007–08 campaign in fourth place, which advanced the side out of the now fifth tier Oberliga to the Regionalliga Süd (IV) for the 2008–09 season. Due to Regionalliga legislations on stadium size, TSV Groß ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gallier, Jr
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallagher (surname)
Gallagher is an Irish surname. It originates from the Irish noble Gallagher family of County Donegal, Ireland. In Ireland, the anglicized version of the name "Gallagher" is pronounced /ˈɡɒləˌhər/ in County Donegal in Ulster, while elsewhere in the country it is most frequently pronounced as /ˈɡæləˌhər/. Outside Ireland, the pronunciation is often altered to /ˈɡæləˌɡər/ in Britain and the USA. The name Gallagher is an anglicization of the Irish surname ''Ó Gallchobhair'', ''Ó Gallchobhoir'' (or two alternative spelling forms, ''Ó Gallchóir'' and ''Ó Gallachóir''), these being masculine forms; the corresponding feminine forms are ''Ní Ghallchobhair'' (newer forms ''Ní Ghallchóir'' and ''Ní Ghallachóir''). At least 30 recorded alternate variants exist, including O'Gallagher, Gallacher, Gallager, Gallaher, Gallocher, Galliher, Gollaher, Gollihar and Gallahue. The earliest recorded incidence of the name is in a fragment of a manuscript currently in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
