Prix Alain-GrandboisThe Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry. The jury is composed of three members of the Académie des lettres du Québec. It is named after writer Alain Grandbois.
ANF Les Mureaux 113The ANF Les Mureaux 110 and its derivatives were a family of French reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1930s. They were all-metal, parasol-wing monoplanes that seated the pilot and observer in tandem open cockpits. The aircraft were widely used in the Battle of France, but were all scrapped soon thereafter. The ANF Les Mureaux 110 originated with a French air ministry requirement for an aircraft to replace the Breguet 19 in Armée de l'Air service in the "R2" two-seat reconnaissance role.
MinotaureMinotaure was a Surrealist-oriented magazine founded by Albert Skira and E. Tériade in Paris and published between 1933 and 1939. Minotaure published on the plastic arts, poetry, and literature, avant garde, as well as articles on esoteric and unusual aspects of literary and art history. Also included were psychoanalytical studies and artistic aspects of anthropology and ethnography. It was a lavish and extravagant magazine by the standards of the 1930s, profusely illustrated with high quality reproductions of art, often in color.
1884 in archaeologyBelow are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1884. Rev. William Collings Lukis and Sir Henry Dryden, Bart., survey megalithic monuments in Scotland, Cumberland and Westmoreland. October - Augustus Pitt Rivers begins excavation of the Romano-British settlement site on Woodcutts Common, on his Cranborne Chase estate in Dorset. Tanis, Egypt: the first excavation conducted by Flinders Petrie. Excavations at the Oracle of Apollo on Ptoion are begun by the French School at Athens.
Bernard FriotBernard Friot is a French sociologist and economist. He is (since 2009) an emeritus professor of Sociology, and previously taught at Paris West University Nanterre La Défense. He's been a member of the French Communist Party (PCF) since 1970. He began his academic career in 1971 at the University Institutes of Technology of the University of Lorraine as an assistant and then as a lecturer in economics. His economics PhD thesis relates to the building up of the French social security system between 1920 and 1980.
Medieval Louvre CastleThe Louvre Castle (Château du Louvre), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre (Louvre médiéval), was a castle (château fort) built by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine, to reinforce the city wall he had built around Paris. It was demolished in stages between 1528 and 1660 to make way for the expanded Louvre Palace. The medieval complex was generally referred to simply as the Louvre (le Louvre), as its modern successor still is.
Christian ClavierChristian Jean-Marie Clavier (kʁistjɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ maʁi klavje; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's Les Bronzés and Les Visiteurs directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. He furthered his popularity by taking a role of Asterix in the screen adaptations of the comic books by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier.
1968 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). January 1 – Cecil Day-Lewis is announced as the new Poet Laureate of the UK. May 19 – The Last Poets, originally comprising Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain and David Nelson, form at Marcus Garvey Park in East Harlem, New York City, on Malcolm X's birthday. November 23 – Roy Fuller is elected professor of poetry at Oxford University (with 385 votes) to succeed Edmund Blunden, who unexpectedly left.
Death Comes in 26 Carefully Selected PiecesDeath Comes in 26 Carefully Selected Pieces is the tenth album by the Finnish black metal band Impaled Nazarene. It was recorded live at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki on December 19, 2004 and released in 2005. All Lyrics By Mika Luttinen. Music As Noted. Copyright Les Editions Hurlantes. "Intro" (M. Makinen) 2:57 "The Horny and the Horned" (Kimmo Luttinen) 3:30 "Armageddon Death Squad" (Mikael Arnkil) 2:54 "Goat Perversion" (K. Luttinen) 1:17 "1999:Karmageddon Warriors" (Taneli Jarva) 2:40 "Motörpenis" (Jarva) 2:05 "Kohta ei naura enää Jeesuskaan" (M.
Georges VilleGeorges Ville (23 March 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French agronomist and plant physiologist born in Pont-Saint-Esprit. In 1843 he started his career as an interne in pharmacy. From 1857 to 1897 he held the chair of Physique végétale at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He is known for his research involving the absorption of nitrogen by plants.
