François BrousseFrançois Brousse (7 May 1913 – 25 October 1995) was a philosophy professor who had mainly taught in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and is the author of some 80 works including poetry, essays (metaphysical, astronomical, historical and esoteric), novels, plays and storybooks. He was a pioneer of the philosophy cafes that were popping up almost everywhere in France at the end of the 20th century. Brousse was born in Perpignan, France and died in Clamart, France. In his approximately 40 poetry books, François Brousse embodies the role of a poet.
OvertureOverture (from French ouverture, () "opening") is a music instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overtures which were independent, self-existing instrumental, programmatic works that foreshadowed genres such as the symphonic poem. These were "at first undoubtedly intended to be played at the head of a programme". The idea of an instrumental opening to opera existed during the 17th century.
Jean ClamJean Clam (born 1958) is a philosopher, sociologist and psychologist. He is Research Fellow at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Paris, presently affiliated to the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. His numerous researches deal mainly with sociology and psychology of intimacy, legal theory (in particular that of Niklas Luhmann) and general theory of the human and social sciences. Sache und Logik der Phänomenologie Husserls und Heideggers, Beitrag zur Klärung der Idee von Phänomenologie, Altenberge, Akademische Bibliothek 1985.
Toussaint LouvertureFrançois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (fʁɑ̃swa dɔminik tusɛ̃ luvɛʁtyʁ, ˌluːvərˈtjʊər) also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda; 20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803) was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louverture first fought against the French, then for them, and then finally against France again for the cause of Haitian independence. As a revolutionary leader, Louverture displayed military and political acumen that helped transform the fledgling slave rebellion into a revolutionary movement.
Maison de la paixThe Maison de la paix (literally: House of Peace) is a building owned by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. The building was designed by Eric Ott of Neuchâtel's IPAS firm. It serves as the headquarters for the Graduate Institute and houses the three Geneva Centres, which comprise the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).
Étienne Manac'hÉtienne Manac'h (later known as Étienne Manoël Manac'h; February 3, 1910 in Plouigneau, Brittany – 1992) was a French career diplomat and author. Manac'h attended Morlaix Collège from 1922 until 1925, and following the family's move to Paris attended the Lycée Buffon, where he received his baccalauréat in 1929. After the classe préparatoire at the Lycée Louis-le Grand he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, graduating in 1931 and obtaining his Diplôme d'études supérieures in 1934.
Charles Jean de la Vallée PoussinCharles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas, baron de la Vallée Poussin (ʃaʁl ʒɑ̃ etjɛn ɡystav nikɔla baʁɔ̃ də la vale pusɛ̃; 14 August 1866 – 2 March 1962) was a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for proving the prime number theorem. The King of Belgium ennobled him with the title of baron. De la Vallée Poussin was born in Leuven, Belgium. He studied mathematics at the Catholic University of Leuven under his uncle Louis-Philippe Gilbert, after he had earned his bachelor's degree in engineering.
Liberté chérieLiberté chérie (French for "Cherished Liberty") was a Masonic Lodge founded in 1943 by Belgian Resistance fighters and other political prisoners at Esterwegen concentration camp. It was one of the few lodges of Freemasons founded within a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. On November 15, 1943, seven Belgian Freemasons and resistance fighters founded the Masonic Lodge Loge Liberté chérie (French: Cherished Liberty Lodge) inside Hut 6 of Emslandlager VII (Esterwegen).
Fred PochéFred Poché (born 21 May 1960) is a French philosopher. Bachelor of philosophy (ICP Institut Catholique de Paris), higher degree in language sciences from the University of Paris III : Sorbonne nouvelle, PhD in philosophy (Paris X-Nanterre), and accreditation awarded (Habilitation) by the University of Strasbourg as supervisor of doctoral students. He is professor of contemporary philosophy at the Catholic University of the West in Angers.
Claude Gaspar Bachet de MéziriacClaude Gaspar Bachet Sieur de Méziriac (9 October 1581 – 26 February 1638) was a French mathematician and poet born in Bourg-en-Bresse, at that time belonging to Duchy of Savoy. He wrote Problèmes plaisans et délectables qui se font par les nombres, Les éléments arithmétiques, and a Latin translation of the Arithmetica of Diophantus (the very translation where Fermat wrote a margin note about Fermat's Last Theorem). He also discovered means of solving indeterminate equations using continued fractions, a method of constructing magic squares, and a proof of Bézout's identity.
