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Léveillé
Léveillé may refer to: * André Léveillé (born 1933), a politician in Quebec, Canada * André Léveillé (painter) (1880–1962), a French painter * Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé (1863–1918), a botanist * Joseph-Henri Léveillé (1796–1870), a French physician and mycologist * Mathieu Léveillé (1709–1743), an executioner in Canada * Michel Fourquin dit Léveillé (1791–1861), a farmer and political figure in Canada East * Philippe Léveillé (born 1963), a French-Italian chef, restaurateur and television personality See also * Leveille {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé
Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé (13 March 1864, in Le Mans – 25 November 1918) was a French botanist and clergyman. He attended medical school prior to entering into the priesthood. In 1887 he traveled to India as a missionary, being appointed as a professor of natural history at the College of Puducherry (city), Pondicherry. In 1891 he returned to France for health reasons, settling in his hometown of Le Mans.JSTOR Global Plants biography Following a meeting with botanist Adrien René Franchet in 1900, he agreed to perform studies on the many thousands of plant specimens sent by collectors from the Far East. From these shipments Léveillé is credited with describing around 2000 new species, with many of the plants being co-described along with Father Eugène Vaniot (1846–1913). In 1892 he founded the magazine ''Le Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Léveillé
André Léveillé (August 11, 1933 – January 18, 2017) was a Canadian politician in Quebec. Background He was born on August 11, 1933, in Montreal and was an accountant by profession. Member of the legislature Léveillé won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Maisonneuve and was a member of the Union Nationale. He served as the government's Deputy Whip from 1966 to 1968. Léveillé lost his re-election in 1970 and was succeeded by Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the List of national poets, national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the be .... Party Leader He was defeated at the Union Nationale leadership conventions of 1969, when he placed last with 22 votes, and in 1971, when he received no votes on the first ballot. Out of politics, Léveill� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Henri Léveillé
Joseph-Henri Léveillé (28 May 1796 – 3 February 1870) was a French physician and mycologist who was a native of Crux-la-Ville, in the department of Nièvre. Léveillé studied medicine and mycology at the University of Paris, and in 1824 received his medical doctorate. In his 1837 paper ''Sur le hymenium des champignons'', he provided an early, comprehensive description of the basidium and cystidium of basidiomycete fungi, and was able to establish the role that the basidium played in spore production. Also, he made important findings in regard to the true nature of individual members of the so-called genus "Sclerotium". Selected writings * ''Sur le hymenium des champignons'' (1837) * ''Memoire sur le genre Sclerotium'' (1843) * ''Considérations mycologiques, suivies d'une nouvelle classification des champignons'' (1846) * ''Iconographie des Champignons de Paulet'' (1855) Honours He is honoured in the naming of '' Leveillella'' in 1915, which is a genus of fungi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Léveillé
Mathieu Léveillé (1709 – September 9, 1743) was an executioner in Canada (New France) Canada was a French colony within the larger territory of New France. It was claimed by France in 1535 during the second voyage of Jacques Cartier, in the name of the French king, Francis I. The colony remained a French territory until 1763, wh ..., who was an enslaved Black person. For 24 years, had been enslaved and forced to work on a plantation in Martinique. According to some accounts, he repeatedly tried to escape, and was sentenced to death after his third attempt. His death sentence was commuted, and he was instead condemned to carry out death sentences, as a hangman in the French colony of New France. He was purchased for the purpose by the government of New France for 800 livres. This was a fairly common practice. White settlers did not want the job, and enslaved Black people were frequently forced to become executioners, and carry out executions and other forms of corporal pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Fourquin Dit Léveillé
Michel Fourquin (September 30, 1791 – October 27, 1861) was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851. His surname also appears as Fourquin dit Léveillé. He was born in Yamaska, Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada () was a British colonization of the Americas, British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence established in 1791 and abolished in 1841. It covered the southern portion o ..., the son of Joseph Léveillé and Marguerite Lasalle. Fourquin owned a farm at Yamaska. He was married three times: first to Catherine Parenteau in 1815, then to Suzanne Chouinard in 1825 and finally to Geneviève Leclerc in 1859. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the assembly in 1844 and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1851. Fourquin drowned in Lavallière Bay at the age of 70. References * 1791 births 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Léveillé
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