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Jean-Baptiste Botul
Jean-Baptiste Botul is a fictional French philosopher created in 1995 by the journalist Frédéric Pagès and other members of a group calling itself the Association of the Friends of Jean-Baptiste Botul. Originating as a literary hoax, the names of both Botul and his philosophy of ''botulism'' derive from botulism, an illness caused by the bacterium ''Clostridium botulinum''. References to Botul were first made in publications by members of the association and later turned up in texts by writers who were not party to the hoax and thought Botul was a real person, notably the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy. There is now an annual Botul Prize awarded for a book that mentions Botul. History The hoax began in 1995, when Frédéric Pagès, a journalist for the satirical weekly newspaper ''Le Canard enchaîné'' (The Chained Duck) and a former professor of philosophy, invented Jean-Baptiste Botul and his chief work, entitled ''The Sexual Life of Immanuel Kant''. The general idea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Pagès
Frédéric Pagès (; born 1950) is a French journalist noted for his work with the satirical weekly, ''Le Canard enchaîné''. Pagès studied philosophy at University and worked as a high school teacher until 1985. At ''Le Canard enchaîné'', his humorous columns included ''Le Journal de Xavière T'', a spoof diary of Xavière Tiberi, the wife of Jean Tiberi, then mayor of Paris, and, from December 2007, ''Le Journal de Carla B'', a spoof diary of Carla Bruni, wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy. The last of these was the subject of controversy when Karl Laske and Laurent Valdiguié published a book ''Vrai Canard'', which alleged that the spoof diary was written by Pierre Charon, a political advisor to the French government, and used to pass on political messages. The editor of ''Le Canard enchaîné'', Michel Gaillard, quickly debunked this claim by naming Frédéric Pagès as the writer. "Botulism" Pagès has written two books of spoof philosophy under the name of a fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancho Villa
Francisco "Pancho" Villa ( , , ; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary and prominent figure in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced out President and dictator Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911. When Madero was ousted by a coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, Villa joined the anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army led by Venustiano Carranza. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. Villa dominated the Convention of Aguascalientes, meeting of revolutionary generals that excluded Carranza and helped create a coalition government. Emiliano Zapata and Villa became formal allies in this period. Like Zapata, Villa was strongly in favor of land reform, but did not implement it when he had power. At the height of his power and popularity in late 1914 and early 1915, the U.S. conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Brouillard
Immanuel or Emmanuel (, "God swith us"; Koine Greek: ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David. The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy of the birth of the Messiah and the fulfillment of Scripture in the person of Jesus. ''Immanuel'' "God ( El) with us" is one of the "symbolic names" used by Isaiah, alongside Shearjashub, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, or Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom. It has no particular meaning in Jewish messianism. In Christian theology by contrast, based on its use in Isaiah 7:14, the name has come to be read as a prophecy of the Christ, following Matthew 1:23, where ''Immanuel'' () is translated as (KJV: "God with us"), and also Luke 7:14–16 after the raising of the dead man in Nain, where it was rumoured throughout all Judaea that "God has visited his people" (KJV). Isaiah 7–8 Summary The setting is the Syro-Ephraimite War, 735-734 BCE, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Minet
Patrice is a given name meaning ''noble'' or '' patrician'', related to the names Patrick and Patricia. In English, Patrice is often a feminine first name. In French, it is used as a masculine first name. Popularity In the United States, the popularity of the name Patrice peaked in 1958 as the No. 212 most popular name. Its popularity has had ups and downs since then, but has fallen ever since 1987. The year 1995 was the most recent year the name Patrice appeared in the top 1000 names of babies born in the United States, at no. 941. People Men *Patrice Bart-Williams, known by the mononym "Patrice", German reggae musician *Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player *Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player *Patrice Motsepe, South African businessman * Patrice Coirault, French ethnomusicologist *Patrice Evra, French footballer *Patrice Guers, French bassist, known for his work in Rhapsody of Fire *Patrice Laliberté, Canadian film and television director and screenwriter *Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Magoudi
Ali Magoudi (born 4 January 1948 in Paris) is a French psychoanalyst and writer, born of an Algerian father and a Polish mother, raised in the French language. He was awarded the "Prix Botul" in 2005. Bibliography *1986: ''Approche psychanalytique des toxicomanes'', with Caroline Ferbos, PUF *1986: ''François Mitterrand. Portrait total'', with Pierre Jouve, Carrère *1987: ''Jacques Chirac. Portrait total'', with Pierre Jouve, Carrère *1987: ''Comment choisir son psychanalyste'', under the pseudonym Oreste Saint-Drôme, Éditions du Seuil, series "Point-virgule" #48 *1988: ''Comment se débarrasser de son psychanalyste. 15 scénarios possibles, plus un, under the pseudonym Oreste Saint-Drôme'', Le Seuil, "Point-virgule" #59 *1988: ''Les Dits et les non-dits de Jean-Marie Le Pen. Enquête et psychanalyse'', with Pierre Jouve, La Découverte *1989: ''Le Ronfleur apprivoisé. Petite encyclopédie pratique à l'usage des ronchopates et de leurs victimes'', under the pseudonym Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie () is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva; to the south and southeast are Mont Blanc and the Aravis Range, Aravis mountain range. It holds its name from the Savoy historical region, as does the department of Savoie, located south of Haute-Savoie. In 2019, it had a population of 826,094.Populations légales 2019: 74 Haute-Savoie INSEE Its Subprefectures in France, subprefectures are Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Bonneville, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Thonon-les-Bains. The French entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel into Italy is in Haute-Savoie. It is noted for winter sports; the first Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Gaillard
Jacques Gaillard (born 16 August 1950) is a French ski jumper. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn .... References 1950 births Living people French male ski jumpers French male Nordic combined skiers Olympic ski jumpers for France Olympic Nordic combined skiers for France Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé Le Tellier
Hervé Le Tellier (; born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguistics, linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly as "workshop of potential literature"). He is its fourth president. Other notable members have included Raymond Queneau, Georges Perec, Italo Calvino, Jacques Roubaud, Jean Lescure and Harry Mathews. He won the 2020 Prix Goncourt for ''The Anomaly (novel), The Anomaly''. Biography Born in Paris, Le Tellier started his career as a scientific journalist, and joined Oulipo in 1992. As an author, he came to general attention in 1998 with the publication in France of his book ''Les amnésiques n'ont rien vécu d'inoubliable'', a collection of one thousand very short sentences all beginning with "Je pense que" (I think that), published in English as ''A Thousand Pearls (for a Thousand Pennies)''. His rather complex novel ''Le voleur de nostalgie'' is a tribute to the Italian writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche became the youngest professor to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel. Plagued by health problems for most of his life, he resigned from the university in 1879, and in the following decade he completed much of his core writing. In 1889, aged 44, he suffered a collapse and thereafter a complete loss of his mental faculties, with paralysis and vascular dementia. He lived his remaining years under the care of his family until his death. His works and his philosophy have fostered not only extensive scholarship but also much popular interest. Nietzsche's work encompasses philosophical polemics, poetry, cultural criticism and fiction, while displaying a fondness for aphorisms and irony. Prominent elements of his philosophy include his r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Désiré Landru
Henri Désiré Landru (12 April 1869 – 25 February 1922) () was a French serial killer, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais and a prolific marriage fraudster. He is confirmed to have murdered at least ten women and the teenage son of his first victim, primarily targeting lonely war widows whom he met through newspaper advertisements, seduced, defrauded of their assets, and then killed, disposing of their bodies by burning them in his stove. He committed these crimes between December 1914 and January 1919, first at a house in Vernouillet and later at an isolated villa in Gambais, near Paris. The true number of Landru's victims remains unknown, as police traced correspondence with 283 women, 72 of whom were never found. He is considered one of France's most famous and notorious murderers, whose investigation and trial became a media sensation in the aftermath of World War I. His case served as the inspiration for Charlie Chaplin's film ''Monsieur Verdoux''. Landru was arrested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
