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Georges (name)
Georges is a French name with the same origin as the English name George. Notable people with the name include: Given name A * Georges Ibrahim Abdallah (born 1951), Lebanese communist militant serving a life sentence for complicity in murder * Georges Abi-Saab, Egyptian lawyer, professor of international law, and an international judge *Georges Abrial, French aerodynamicist * Georges Adéagbo, Beninese sculptor * Georges Adwan, Lebanese politician * Georges Agabekov, Soviet spy and detector * Georges Akieremy, Gabonese football striker * Georges Altman, French journalist and resistance fighter * Georges Anderla, Czech-born French economist * Georges André, French bobsledder * Georges Andrique, French painter *Georges Anglade, Haitian–Canadian geographer, professor, writer and politician * Georges Annenkov, Russian artist and writer *Georges Aperghis, Greek composer of contemporary music theater * Georges-Jean Arnaud, French author *Georges Arvanitas, French jazz pianist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George (given Name)
George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek Georgios (; , ). The name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr, Saint George (died 23 April 303), a member of the Praetorian Guard who was sentenced to death for his refusal to renounce Christianity, and prior to that, it might have been a theophoric name, with origins in Zeus Georgos, an early title of the Greek god Zeus. Today, it is one of the most commonly used names in the Western world, though its religious significance has waned among modern populations. Its diminutives are Geordie and Georgie, with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland. The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere are Georgia (name), Georgia, Georgiana, and Georgina (name), Georgina. History Etymology and origins Its original Greek form, Georgios, is based on the Greek word ''georgos'' (γεωργός), 'farmer'. The word ''georgos'' itself is ultimately a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges André
Georges André (26 July 1876 – 19 March 1945) was a French curler who won bronze at the Winter Olympics 1924. In the four-man bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobslei ... competition of the same Olympics he was fourth. External links * Olympic curlers for France French male curlers Olympic bobsledders for France French male bobsledders Curlers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1924 Winter Olympics 1876 births 1945 deaths Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen Sportspeople from Paris {{France-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Ball
Georges Ball (September 11, 1838 – May 30, 1928), also known as George Ball, was a Canadian politician and lumber merchant. Born in Champlain, Lower Canada, Ball was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet from 1897 to 1900. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the 1900 federal election for the riding of Nicolet. He was defeated in the 1904 federal election and again in the 1906 Nicolet by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben .... By-election: On Mr. Lemieux being elected to sit for Gaspé, 3 December 1906 References * * 1838 births 1928 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Members of the House of Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Balandier
Georges Balandier (21 December 1920 – 5 October 2016) was a French sociologist, anthropologist and ethnologist noted for his research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Balandier was born in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. He was a professor at the Sorbonne (Université René Descartes, Paris-V), and is a member of the Center for African Studies (Centre d'études africaines eaf, a research center of the École pratique des hautes études (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences). He held for many years the Editorship of ''Cahiers Internationaux de Sociologie'' (previously held by his mentor Georges Gurvitch) and edited the series ''Sociologie d'Aujourd'hui'' at Presses Universitaires de France. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Badin
Georges Badin (March 13, 1927 – November 23, 2014) was a French poet and painter. Georges Badin was the curator of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Céret from 1967 to 1986. Recent exhibitions * Maison de la Catalanité, Perpignan (2011) Galerie Åkern Kongsberg, Norway (2007) Galerie Lucie Weill & Seligmann Paris (2005, 2006) Galerie Berthet Aittouares Paris (2005, 2006) * Galerie Nicolas Deman, Paris (2005) * Galerie Florence Arnaud, Paris (1993, 1997, 1998) * Galerie Bernard Jordan, Paris (1984, 1985, 1986) * Galerie L'Arturiale, Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ... (1981, 1982, 1983) External links Archivio Conz* Artist's Website http://www.georgesbadin.com/ 1927 births 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Ba
Georges Ba (born 21 January 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Ba played for a number of clubs in France and also for Israel's Maccabi Netanya. He traveled to England in early 2008 for a trial with Leeds United, and on 29 March 2008 instead joined another League One side, Gillingham, on a deal which ran until the end of the 2007–08 season. He made his Gillingham debut in a 2–1 home win against Luton Town on 1 April, He was released at the end of the season after four games for the Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...-based club, and rejoined Maccabi Netanya. On 17 December he was released from his contract with Netanya for the second time. Post-playing career Ba runs a Professional Soccer Training Business in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Azenstarck
Georges Azenstarck (1934 – 2 September 2020) was a French photographer. Biography Azenstarck was a reporter-photographer for ''L'Humanité'' from 1956 to 1968, when he created an association for reporter-photographers alongside his colleagues Marcel Delius, Louis Lucchesi, and Jean-Claude Seine. He also began working for ''La Nouvelle Vie Ouvrière''. He joined the photographic agency Rapho in 1979 and traveled to over fifty countries. He was one of the few photographers to cover the Ratonnades and the May 68 protests. He worked for Roger-Viollet until his retirement. Georges Azenstarck died in Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ... on 2 September 2020. Bibliography *''Les Rudiments du monde'' *''Le Siècle du dragon : un reportage et quelques réflexions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Auric
Georges Auric (; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of ''Les Six'', a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions. He also had a long and distinguished career as a film composer. Early life and education Georges Auric began his musical career at a young age, performing a piano recital at the Société musicale indépendante at the age of 14. Several songs that he had written were then performed in the following year by Société Nationale de Musique. Along with his early successes professionally, Auric studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, as well as composition with Vincent d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum de Paris and Albert Roussel. Having gained recognition as a child prodigy both in composition and piano performance, he became a protégé of Erik Satie du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Auguste
Georges Auguste (born 1933 in Petit-Goâve) is a Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...an painter. Auguste paints scenes of rural Haitian life in vibrant color. His style is known as "Raw Art". References * 1933 births Haitian painters Haitian male painters Living people Date of birth missing (living people) People from Ouest (department) 20th-century Haitian male artists 20th-century Haitian painters {{Haiti-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Arvanitas
Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist. Life and career He was born in Marseille, a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz during his teens. His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin. He also worked with Yusef Lateef.Yusef Lateef and Herb Boyd''The Gentle Giant: The autobiography of Yusef Lateef'' Morton Books, 2006, p. 99. Discography * ''3 am'' (Pretoria, 1958) * ''Cocktail for Three'' (Pretoria, 1959) * ''Soul Jazz'' (Columbia, 1960) * ''Pianos Puzzle'' (Saravah, 1970) * ''In Concert'' (Futura, 1970) * ''Les Classiques Du Jazz'' (AFA, 1970) * ''Orgue Hammond'' (Neuilly, 1971) * ''Douce Ambiance'' (Neuilly, 1972) * ''Live Again'' (Futura, 1973) * ''Porgy and Bess'' (AFA, 1973) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges-Jean Arnaud
Georges-Jean Arnaud (July 3, 1928 – April 26, 2020) was a French author. Biography Arnaud was born in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, Camargue, Gard. He was first published in 1971 in the science fiction magazine ''Anticipation'' from the French publisher Fleuve Noir with his story ''Les Croisés de Mara'' he Crusaders Of Mara This is the first volume of a trilogy entitled ''Chroniques de la Longue Séparation'' hronicles of the Long Separation in which a group of characters from the lost human colony of Mara, which had reverted to feudalism, rediscovered their origins and then embarked on a quest through space to find Earth. Arnaud is the author of more than three hundred novels of different genres, including espionage thrillers, detective fiction, science fiction, horror, erotic fiction, and mainstream literature. His espionage fiction includes two series of note: ''Luc Ferran'' (16 novels), written under the pseudonym of "Gil Darcy" for the publisher L'Arabesque between 1963 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Aperghis
Georges Aperghis (; born 23 December 1945) is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non- programmatic chamber music. Career Aperghis worked with Pierre Schaeffer and Iannis Xenakis and founded the music and theater company ATEM ''(Atelier Théâtre et Musique)''. He was a "composer in residence" in Strasbourg, France. In 2011 he was the first recipient of the Mauricio Kagel Music Prize. Aperghis is honored with the 2015 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards () are an international award programme recognizing significant contributions in the areas of scientific research and cultural creation. The categories that make up the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards ... in Contemporary Music for his reinvention of music theater, using sound, gesture, space and technology and involving performers in the compositional process. Selected works * ''Il gig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
