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unusual facts about David d'Angers


David d'Angers

Here John Flaxman and others took him to task for the political sins of David the painter, to whom he was erroneously supposed to be related.


1100–1200 in European fashion

A bliaut apparently cut in one piece from neckline to hem depicted on a column figure of a woman at the Cathedral of St. Maurice at Angers has visible side-lacing and is belted at the natural waistline.

Achille Valois

His bust of the sculptor Antoine-Denis Chaudet, with whom he had also studied, exhibited at the Salon of 1817, was bought in 1820 for the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers.

André de Chauvigny

This immediately made Andrew one of the most powerful lords of Poitevin Berry, an important frontier zone of the Angevin Empire that protected the roads leading to the capital cities of Tours, Poitiers and Angers.

Angers Cathedral

However, Geoffroy de Tours, the Bishop of Angers from 1081 to 1093, ordered the reconstruction of the Cathedral, which continued under the supervision of his successors, Renaud de Martigné (1102–1125), Ulger (1125–1148) and Normand de Doué (1148–1153).

ArsDigita Prize

All first runners-up received a free trip to the computer research laboratories at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, seats at a two-day seminar taught by Philip Greenspun, lunch with David D. Clark, Tim Berners-Lee and Michael Dertouzos, dinner with Hal Abelson and Gerry Sussman, and access to a Web server for life.

Battle of Carentan

Advance elements reached Angers on 9 June and Saint-Lô on 10 June, by which time Rommel's main concern was in preventing an attack westward from Carentan to cut off the Cotentin.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

Beneath Ceaseless Skies first issue was released on October 9, 2008 featuring stories by Chris Willrich and David D. Levine.

Bumbulum

in the British Museum, 11th century; the famous Boulogne Psalter, Ar), 1000; and the Psalter of Angers, 9th century.

Catholic University of the West

1229: During a crisis with the University of Paris, some students and faculty came to the Episcopalian school system of Angers.

Charles Bernardy

From 1775 to 1780, the troop put on shows at Amiens, Cambrai, Strasbourg, Colmar, Paris (at the "théâtre des Petits Comédiens du Bois de Boulogne"), Angers, Le Mans, Aix-en-Provence, Toulon, Marseille, Dijon, Passy, Saint-Quentin, Antwerp and Brussels.

Congregation of Savigny

In 1119 Pope Celestine II, then in Angers, took it under his immediate protection, and strongly commended it to the neighbouring nobles.

Couette flow

This type of flow is named in honor of Maurice Marie Alfred Couette, a Professor of Physics at the French university of Angers in the late 19th century.

David D. Aitken

Aitken was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 6th District of Michigan for the 53rd and 54th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1897.

David D. Halverson

LTG Halverson is a die-hard Minnesota sports fan, well known for his love of the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins and the Wild.

David D. Kirkpatrick

He was born in Buffalo, New York, earned a B.A. in history and American studies at Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude, and attended the graduate program in American Studies at Yale.

David D. Stern

Karen Wilkin and Mitchell Cohen in David Stern: Recent Paintings, New York: Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art 1999

David Friedman

David D. Friedman (born 1945), anarcho-capitalist writer, economist, and medieval reenactor

Florimond III Robertet d'Alluye

In April 1562, he and Robertet de Fresne were sent to Orléans with the Prince of Conde, who after the massacre of Vassy, grabbed Orléans, Blois, Tours, Angers and Le Mans.

François-Albert Angers

François-Albert Angers (May 21, 1909 – July 14, 2003) was an eminent Québécois economist and defender of the cause of Quebec and the French language.

Froben Christopher of Zimmern

He then changed his plans and in December 1539, he travelled via Paris to Angers.

Gahmuret

Anjou, a former county centered on the city of Angers in the Loire Valley of western France, is the area that would have comprised the realm of his family, but more information is unknown.

Gérard Maugin

Gérard A. Maugin (born December 2, 1944 in Angers ) is a French engineering scientist.

Glease

With the McKinley production of Grease approaching, Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) names Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) as interim director of New Directions during his sabbatical in Washington, D.C. Cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) opposes, citing Finn's age and lack of qualifications, but Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) agrees, which angers Sue.

Interloire

The Interloire is a French train service run by TER Centre and TER Pays de la Loire linking Orléans to Le Croisic via Blois, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Saumur, Angers and Nantes.

Jean-Pierre Brisset

He became stationmaster at the railway station of Angers, and later of L'Aigle.

Joachim du Bellay

Joachim Du Bellay was born at the Castle of La Turmelière, not far from Liré, near Angers, being the son of Jean du Bellay, Lord of Gonnor, first cousin of the cardinal Jean du Bellay and of Guillaume du Bellay.

John Casken

The recording has now been re-released on the NMC label, and there have been six further productions of Golem since 1989: Opera Omaha, 1990; Northern Stage (UK Arts Council/Contemporary Music Network Tour), 1991; Theater Dortmund, 1994; Aspen Festival, 2000; Neue Operbühne Berlin 2001; Opéra de Rennes and Angers Nantes Opéra, 2006.

John J. Kavelaars

The asteroid 154660 Kavelaars was named in his honour on 1 June 2007 by his colleague David D. Balam.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

As of 2007, the editors-in-chief are David D. Ho (Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center), Paul Volberding (San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and William Blattner (University of Maryland, Baltimore).

Louis de Carrières

Louis de Carrières (1 September 1662, Angers, France—11 June 1717, Paris) was a French priest and Bible commentator.

Marches of Neustria

In 863, Charles negotiated the Treaty of Entrammes with Salomon, King of Brittany whereby western Anjou was recognised as a part of Brittany and the lay abbacy of Saint-Aubin in Angers was granted to Salomon, who commended himself to Charles and paid tribute.

Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

In April 1835 Pope Gregory XVI granted approval of the mother-house at Angers for the institute known as Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers.

Masson-Angers, Quebec

However, current councillor Luc Montreuil disputed the result reversal mentionning that the electoral list was not updated correctly for the vote.

Muggle-Wump

In doing this he angers the Enormous Crocodile into wanting to eat more children, only to be thwarted by the Roly-Poly Bird (another recurring character in Dahl's books) and Trunky the Elephant.

Paseo del Buen Pastor

A charitable project organized by the city and the Sisters of Our Lady of Clarity of the Good Pastor of Angers, the establishment of a women's jail, was completed by architect José Montblanch in 1906.

Patrick Connors

While at St. John's, Connors was a member of the editorial board of the St. John's Law Review and a research assistant to David D. Siegel.

Robert of Thornham

In 1203, he made an effort to regain the city of Angers from the French, but though he partially destroyed the city he was unsuccessful and was captured.

Robert Soetens

On his repatriation he became leader-soloist of an orchestra at Aix-les-Bains, and later with orchestras at Cannes (where André Messager was one of the conductors), Deauville, and Angers.

Satriale's Pork Store

Tony Blundetto gives Silvio Dante, Paulie Gualtieri and Vito Spatafore back massages and angers Tony Soprano by speaking back to him in front of his fellow mobsters.

Skaar

After a confrontation with the Red Hulk that angers Banner, Banner, fearing he will turn into the Hulk, teleports to the country of Latveria, supposedly to transform in private.

St. James Canadians

Roster: Pat Angers, Don Atamanchuk, Al Baty, Gary Bergman, Ernie Bradawaski, Rene Brunel, Ted Green, Howie Hughes, Allan Ingimundson, Ken King, Ted Knight, Jerry Kruk, Laurie Langrell, Wayne Larkin, Al LeBlanc, Bob Leiter, Doug Monro, Zenon Moroz, Lew Mueller, John Rodger, Paul Sexsmith, John Sutherland, Bob Wales, Wayne Winstone, Ernie Wakely, J. D. (Jack) Perrin Jr. (President), Bill Addison (Manager), Bill Allum (Coach), Jim Drury (Trainer).

Sumru Ağıryürüyen

Together with three other musicians, she composed the music for Autumn (2008), directed by Özcan Alper, which won Best Soundtrack Award at the 2009 Angers Film Festival (France).

Thomas Madiou

Born in Port-au-Prince, Madiou left Haiti at age ten to study in France at the Royal College of Angers (Collège Royal d'Angers).

Ulmus glabra 'Dovaei'

The Wych Elm Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Dovaei' was raised by the Andre Leroy nursery at Angers, France, as Ulmus dovaei before 1868.

United States vice-presidential debate, 2008

Pundits criticized Biden's omission of the general's name; he referred to him several times only as the "commanding general in Afghanistan," until it was discovered the General's name is in fact David D. McKiernan.

Wing, Buckinghamshire

As early as the 7th century there was an abbey near the village at Ascott, that had been built by an unknown member of the House of Wessex royal family and given to a Benedictine convent in Angers.

Yannick Agnel

On November 15, 2012, Agnel broke his first world record in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 3:32.25 during the first day of the French short course nationals in Angers.


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