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Molitor
Molitor may refer to: Geography * Molitor, Wisconsin * Michel-Ange - Molitor (Paris Métro) * Piscine Molitor, a swimming pool complex in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France * Porte Molitor, one of the city gates of Paris People * Molitor (surname) ** André Molitor (1911-2005), Belgian senior civil servant ** Claudia Molitor (born 1974), English-German composer ** Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (1770–1849), French general of the Napoleonic era *** The ''Molitor Stradivarius'', a Stradivarius violin named for its former ownership by the general ** Ingenuin Molitor (1610–1669), German-born Franciscan priest and composer ** Katharina Molitor (born 1983), German javelin thrower ** Paul Molitor (born 1956), former professional baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame **Valentin Molitor (1637–1713), Swiss composer and Benedictine monk Biology * ''Tenebrio molitor'', a species of darkling beetle * ''Hyla molitor'', a species of frog * ''Lundomys molitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor (born August 22, 1956), nicknamed "Molly" and "the Ignitor", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. During his 21-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1992), Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1995), and Minnesota Twins (1996–1998). He was known for his exceptional hitting and speed. He made seven All-Star Game appearances, and was the World Series Most Valuable Player in 1993. Molitor ranks tenth on the all-time MLB career hits list with 3,319. (Entering the 2025 season, the next active player on that list is Freddie Freeman, 154 spots and more than 1000 hits behind Molitor, making Molitor's #10 position safe for the foresseable future.) He is one of only five players in history with 3,000+ hits, a lifetime .300+ batting average, and 500+ career stolen bases. Molitor grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota before beginning his MLB career. After his retirement as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molitor, Wisconsin
Molitor is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.1 km2), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km2) of it (1.86%) is water. Most of Molitor is hilly, with small glacial lakes. It lies within the Perkinstown terminal moraine, which is described under Taylor County. Among the hills are some flat areas with rims which were the bottoms of ice-walled lakes after the last glacier receded. Three of Taylor County's twelve state natural areas lie in this town: Lost Lake Esker SNA, Twin Lakes Bog SNA, and Mondeaux Hardwoods SNA. History The east side of the six mile (10 km) square that would become Molitor, which lies on the Fourth Principal Meridian, was first surveyed in May 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. Then in the winter of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel-Ange - Molitor (Paris Métro)
Michel-Ange is a French given name, translation of Michelangelo. It may refer to: * Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville (c. 1700–1778), French Governor of New France * Michel Ange Houasse (1680-1730), French painter * René-Michel Slodtz, known in France as Michel-Ange Slodtz (1705-1764), French sculptor Places * Michel-Ange – Auteuil (Paris Métro), a station of the Paris Métro, a transfer station between lines 9 and 10 * Michel-Ange – Molitor (Paris Métro) Michel-Ange is a French given name, translation of Michelangelo. It may refer to: * Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville (c. 1700–1778), French Governor of New France * Michel Ange Houasse (1680-1730), French painter * René-Michel Slodtz, known ..., a station of the Paris Métro in the 16th arrondissement {{given name French masculine given names Masculine given names Compound given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piscine Molitor
''Piscine Molitor'' (English: ''Miller Swimming Pool'', ; also known as the ''Piscines Auteuil-Molitor'' or the ''Grands établissements balnéaires d'Auteuil'') is a swimming pool and hotel complex located in Porte Molitor, 16th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, Paris, France. It is next to the ''Bois de Boulogne'' park, and between ''Stade Roland Garros'' and ''Parc des Princes''. The complex was built in 1929 and inaugurated by Olympic swimmers Aileen Riggin, Matthew Gauntlett and Johnny Weissmuller. The pool is known for its Art Deco designs and the popular introduction of the bikini by Louis Réard on 5 July 1946. The pool was classified as a French monument historique on 27 March 1990, after having fallen into disuse and closing in 1989. The swimming pool complex was rebuilt from scratch in the style of the previous historic design. The new complex includes two pools and a four star hotel. It opened in May 2014. History From around 1920–1930, Paris saw the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porte Molitor
350px, Principal Parisian city gates While Paris is encircled by the Boulevard Périphérique (Paris ring road), the city gates of Paris () are the access points to the city for pedestrians and other road users. As Paris has had successive ring roads through the centuries, city gates are found inside the modern-day Paris. The city gates of today ''(List of city gates created during the extension of Paris in 1860 and which have left their mark on the city map. The gates are listed in clockwise sequence starting in the north at la Route Nationale 1.)'' North-east 18e est * Porte de la Chapelle : route nationale 1 (Route départementale 931), autoroute A1 19e * Porte d'Aubervilliers : route nationale 301 (Route départementale 901) * Porte de la Villette : route nationale 2 (Route départementale 932) * Porte de Pantin : route nationale 3 (Route départementale 933) * Porte Chaumont * Porte Brunet * Porte du Pré-Saint-Gervais * Porte des Lilas East 20e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molitor (surname)
Molitor is a German surname meaning "miller". Notable people with the surname include: * André Molitor (1911–2005), former principal private secretary of King Baudouin of Belgium * Andrew Molitor, American politician * Bernard Molitor (1755–1833), Luxembourgish master carpenter * Chris Molitor (born 1988), Australian basketball player * Doug Molitor (born 1952), American screenwriter * Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (1770–1849), French general * Jeremy Molitor (born 1977), Canadian former boxer * Joseph Franz Molitor (1779–1860), German writer and philosopher * Joseph Molitor (1874–1917), Bohemian-born Chicago-based church architect * Karl Molitor (1920–2014), Swiss skier * Katharina Molitor (born 1983), German javelin thrower * Marc Molitor (born 1948), French former football player * Paul Molitor (born 1956), American baseball player * Philippe Molitor (1869–1952), Belgian colonel * Steve Molitor Steve Molitor (born April 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Molitor
André Molitor (4 August 1911 – 4 June 2005) was a former Belgian senior civil servant of the Belgian State and former principal private secretary of King Baudouin I of Belgium from 1961 until 1977 (17 years). André Molitor was also a professor of public administration at the Université catholique de Louvain. Biography Molitor was born in Kermanshah, Qajar Persia, the son of a Belgian civil servant, established in Iran since 1901, on a mission of modernization of the Iranian customs. In 1935, he obtained the title of Doctor in Law, and since 1937, pursued a career in the Belgian public office. He was also the principal private secretary of the Minister Pierre Harmel and was the craftsman of the school pact of 1958, which ended a period of political dissension over the funding of secondary education. Since the end of World War II, André Molitor directed ''La Revue Nouvelle'', (E : New Review), a Christian Democrat publication in Belgium. He directed the review ''Administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Molitor
Claudia Molitor (born 1974) is an English-German composer based in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Biography Born in Germany, Claudia Molitor studied Music and Media at University of Sussex. After an MA in Music at City University London, she completed her PhD in Composition at the University of Southampton in 2004 (her supervisor was Michael Finnissy). She currently lectures in music at City University London. Work Molitor can best be described as a conceptual composer.The Wire, 335 (January 2012), 18-19 However, she has composed works for more traditional ensembles, such as Apartment House, and for orchestra (awarded a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award). A fair number of her more recent 'works' are collaborations with composer-performers, such as ''Lemon Drizzle'' (a duo she formed with Sarah Nicholls) and site-specific works including ''Singing Bridge'' for a walk over Waterloo Bridge from Somerset House to the National Theatre in London, and ''Sonorama'' for the train j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor
Gabriel-Jean-Joseph Molitor (7 March 1770 – 28 July 1849) was a Marshal of France. Biography He was born in Hayingen in Lorraine. Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, Molitor joined the French revolutionary armies as a captain in a battalion of militia. In 1793 he was given command of a brigade and served under Hoche under whom he fought at Kaiserslautern and Wissembourg. In 1795, Molitor was severely wounded in the Battle of Mainz. In 1799, Molitor was sent to Switzerland where he fought under André Masséna against an Austro-Russian force led by Alexander Suvorov, particularly at the Klöntal and Näfels. In 1800, he fought in the ''Army of the Rhine'' under Moreau. Molitor was promoted to the rank of ''général de division'' in 1801. He was sent with Massena to Italy in 1805, where he served at Vago and Caldiero. In 1806 he took part in the relief of Republic of Ragusa. In 1807, Molitor was transferred to the German theatre of operations, where he served again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molitor Stradivarius
The Molitor Stradivarius is an antique violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona in 1697, the very beginning of the maker's celebrated "Golden" period. It bears the label "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1697" and is branded to the lower rib, "Curtis Phila." Thought to have been owned by Napoleon Bonaparte, the violin belonged to 19th-century Parisian socialite and arts patron Juliette Récamier until 1804, when it came into the possession of a general in Napoleon's army, Count Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor. The violin remained in the family of its namesake until World War I, when it was sold in quick succession by several Parisian firms. The violin then joined the ranks of other superlative instruments in the collection of the Curtis Institute of Music, where it remained before being sold by the London firm of William Hill in 1936. In 1957 the violin was purchased by William Anderson of Derry, Northern Ireland, where it remained under his bed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingenuin Molitor
Ingenuin Molitor ( Habach, 1610–1669) was a German-born Franciscan priest and composer. He was organist to the convent at Botzen Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The g ..., in the Tyrol,''A Dictionary of Musicians from the Earliest Ages to the Present'' 1827 p.168 "MOLITOR, (Ingenuin) a Franciscan friar and organist to the convent at Botzen, in Tyrol, born at Habach, flourished as a composer in the second half of the seventeenth century." and published a book of sacred concertos in Innsbruck in 1668. References 1610 births 1669 deaths Austrian Baroque composers 17th-century classical composers Austrian male classical composers Austrian classical composers People from Weilheim-Schongau 17th-century male musicians 17th-century German composers {{Austria-com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharina Molitor
Katharina Molitor (born 8 November 1983) is a German sportswoman who competes as a javelin thrower and volleyball player. As a javelin thrower, she is a World Champion, having won gold in 2015, and her personal best throw is 67.69 m. As a volleyball player, she represents Bayer Leverkusen in the ''Erste Volleyball-Bundesliga'', the highest tier of German volleyball. She is a two-time Olympian, having competed in the javelin throw for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She finished eighth in 2008, and improved to sixth in 2012. She won gold at the 2010 German Championships and has since competed in every European and World Championships. Her best result is first place at the 2015 World Championships. Competition record References External links * * Katharina Molitorat ''Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband The German Athletics Association (German language, German: ''Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband''; DLV) is the governing body for the sport of Athletics (sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
