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Lycée Arago (Paris)
The lycée Arago is a Parisian secondary school and sixth-form located on place de la Nation. It teaches both general and technical education. It celebrated its centenary in 1980. History Built in 1880, the lycée Arago started as a higher primary school (EPS). Schools of this type were created by François Guizot under the law of 1833 to widen secondary education to those children from poorer families. The EPS in Paris particularly were real colleges. All the disciplines usually associated with the royal colleges were offered, apart from Greek and Latin, which were replaced by foreign languages. Students at the école Arago even received calligraphy classes. The Parisian EPS were a great success. They prepared students for schools such as the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, École de physique et chimie de Paris, the Arts et Métiers ParisTech, École nationale des Arts et Métiers, and the Normal school, École normale d'instit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place De La Nation
The Place de la Nation (; formerly the Place du Trône , subsequently the Place du Trône-Renversé during the French Revolution) is a circle on the eastern side of Paris, between the Place de la Bastille and the Bois de Vincennes, on the border of the 11th and 12th arrondissements. Widely known for having the most active guillotines during the Revolution, the square acquired its current name on Bastille Day, 14 July 1880, under the Third Republic. The square includes a large bronze sculpture by Aimé-Jules Dalou, the ''Triumph of the Republic'', depicting the personification of France, Marianne, and is encircled by shops and a flower garden. It is served by the Paris Metro station Nation. History The and Louis XIV's aborted triumphal arch The space that is now the Place de la Nation first emerged on , on the occasion of the ceremonial entrance of Louis XIV and his new wife Maria Theresa, following their wedding in Saint-Jean-de-Luz on . A throne was erected on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brevet De Technicien Supérieur
Brevet may refer to: Military * Brevet (military), higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without higher pay * Brevet d'état-major, a military distinction in France and Belgium awarded to officers passing military staff college * Aircrew brevet, or aircrew flying badge * Parachutist brevet, or parachutist badge * Marine Corps Brevet Medal, a former military award in the U.S. Marines Other uses * Brevet (cycling), a long-distance cycling sport or a certificate awarded at such events * Brevet des colleges, a national diploma given to French pupils who pass the exam the end of 3e or year 10 * Brevet, a non-hereditary form of French nobility * , a French term for a kind of patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ... * "En France c'est le Brevet" famous quot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surveyor
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are usually on the surface of the Earth, and they are often used to establish maps and boundaries for ownership, locations, such as the designated positions of structural components for construction or the surface location of subsurface features, or other purposes required by government or civil law, such as property sales. A professional in land surveying is called a land surveyor. Surveyors work with elements of geodesy, geometry, trigonometry, regression analysis, physics, engineering, metrology, programming languages, and the law. They use equipment, such as total stations, robotic total stations, theodolites, GNSS receivers, retroreflectors, 3D scanners, lidar sensors, radios, inclinometer, handheld tablets, optical and digital levels, subsurface loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Tournon (père)
Raymond is a male given name of Germanic origin. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Raginmund'') or ᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Reginmund''). ''Ragin'' ( Gothic) and ''regin'' (Old German) meant "counsel". The Old High German ''mund'' originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin. Alternatively, the name can also be derived from Germanic Hraidmund, the first element being ''Hraid'', possibly meaning "fame" (compare ''Hrod'', found in names such as Robert, Roderick, Rudolph, Roland, Rodney and Roger) and ''mund'' meaning "protector". Despite the German and French origins of the English name, some of its early uses in English documents appear in Latinized form. As a surname, its first recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Roussel
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places *Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom *Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Picquenard (1873-1940)
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (< Latin ''-us'', see Spanish/ Portuguese ''Carlos''). According to Julius Pokorny, the historical linguist and Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeanist, the root meaning of Charles is "old man", from Proto-Indo-European language, Indo-European *wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Mirande
Yves Mirande (Bagneux (8 May 1876 – 17 March 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. Career Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era. Filmography * ''She Wolves'', directed by Maurice Elvey (Silent, 1925, based on the play ''Un homme en habit'') * '' Evening Clothes'', directed by Luther Reed (Silent, 1927, based on the play ''Un homme en habit'') * '' The Porter from Maxim's'', directed by Roger Lion and Nicolas Rimsky (Silent, 1927, based on the play ''Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's'') * ', directed by Robert Boudrioz (Silent, 1929, based on the operetta ''Trois jeunes filles nues'') * '' Kiss Me'', directed by Robert Péguy (Silent, 1929, based on the play ''Embrassez-moi'') * '' The Wonderful Day'', directed by René Barberis (Silent, 1929, based on the play ''La Merveilleuse Journée'') * ''L'Arpète'', directed by Émile-Bernard Donatien (Silent, 1929, based on the play ''L'Arpète'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Lux
Guy Maurice Lux (21 June 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a French Television presenter, TV host and Television producer, producer best known for his 1961 creation of the game show ''Intervilles'' and its numerous spinoffs. During his 40 year career, he produced, directed, hosted, and wrote more than 40 television shows. Biography Lux was born Guy Maurice Lux on 21 June 1919 in Paris, France, and had List of Alsatians and Lotharingians, Alsatian ancestry. He attended Lycée Arago (Paris), Lycée Arago for high school then École Estienne for university. He studied École des Beaux-Arts, fine arts and École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, applied arts and studied to be a lyricist. In 1939, he joined the World War II, war effort as an ambulance driver but was taken prisoner by enemy troops. He escaped and joined the French Resistance and later the Allies of World War II, Allied troops. After the war, he was awarded the Escapees' Medal and a Croix de Gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Leroi-Gourhan
André Leroi-Gourhan (; ; 25 August 1911 – 19 February 1986) was a French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist with an interest in technology and aesthetics and a penchant for philosophical reflection. Biography Leroi-Gourhan completed his doctorate on the archaeology of the North Pacific under the supervision of Marcel Mauss. Beginning in 1933 he held various positions at museums around the world, including the British Museum and the Musée de l'Homme, as well as in Japan. Between 1940 and 1944 he worked at the Musée Guimet. In 1944 he was sent to the Château de Valençay to take care of works evacuated from the Louvre, including the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. He also participated in the French Resistance, for which he received the Croix de Guerre, the Médaille de la Résistance and the Légion d'honneur. In 1956 he succeeded Marcel Griaule at the Sorbonne, and from 1969 until 1982 he was a professor at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo (; born Baruh Djaki Karyo; 4 October 1953) is a Turkish-born French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film '' La Balance''. His film credits include '' La Femme Nikita'', '' Vincent and Me'', ''Nostradamus'', '' Crying Freeman'', '' Bad Boys'', '' GoldenEye'', '' The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'', '' The Patriot'' and '' Kiss of the Dragon''. His television roles include Dr. Willy Rozenbaum in the HBO film '' And the Band Played On'', Georges Méliès in the HBO miniseries ''From the Earth to the Moon'', and French detective Julien Baptiste in the BBC crime drama '' The Missing'', and its spin-off series '' Baptiste'' (2019-21). Early life He was named Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Diwo
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Jean Luc Picard, fictional character from ''Star Trek Next Generation'' Places * Jean, Nevada, United States; a town * Jean, Oregon, United States Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) * Valjean (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Clos
Max Clos (6 January 1925, Ludwigshafen – 9 March 2002) was a 20th-century French journalistMort du journaliste Max Clos', Libération, 9 mars 2002 and the former editor-in-chief of ''Le Figaro () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...'' from 1975 to 1988. Prizes *1962: Prix Albert-Londres Bibliography *1969: ''L'Année du singe'' *1970: ''La Revanche des deux vaincus : Allemagne-Japon'' (with Yves Cuau) References External links ''Max Clos, journaliste et éditorialiste au « Figaro », est décédé''on '' La Croix'' (11 March 2002) Max Closon Who's Who? {{DEFAULTSORT:Clos, Max 20th-century French journalists Albert Londres Prize recipients 1925 births 2002 deaths People from Ludwigshafen Knights of the Legion of Honour Le Figaro people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
