Monthly Archives: January 2020

Coureurs

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Coureurs (courir) french verb to run (de) of (bois) woods or Coureurs de Bois- Runner of the Woods was an independent entrepreneurial French-Canadian trader who traveled in New France and the interior of North America, usually to trade with the … Continue reading →

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Daniel Greysolon

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Daniel Greysolon, Sieur d’Lhut (B) 1639, Saint-Germain-Laval, France a few miles northwest of Paris. (D) February 25, 1710, Montreal Quebec, Canada (NEW FRANCE) He was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the … Continue reading →

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François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers (B) 1769, Chartres, France (D)1796, Altenkirchen, Germany age 27- Buried: Panthéon, Paris, France He was a French general of the Revolutionary Wars. Battles and wars: French Revolutionary Wars Other work: Minister of Defence of the French Republic … Continue reading →

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Aphrodite/Venus

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Aphrodite/Venus Greek and Roman goddess The ideal of feminine charm The poets celebrated the perfect shape of her face, the sparkle of her eyes, her smiling mouth and the beauty of her breasts. A proud and cruel goddess, she haunted … Continue reading →

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Louis Joliet

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Louis Joliet 1645 Beaupré, a French settlement near Quebec City. When he was seven years old, his father died; his mother then married a successful merchant. Jolliet’s stepfather owned land on the Ile d’Orleans, an island in the Saint Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Alan Mathison

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Alan Mathison Turing 1912-1954 age 42 He was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with … Continue reading →

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The Huns

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

The Huns They were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe, between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an … Continue reading →

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Joseph de Guignes

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Joseph de Guignes (B) 1721, Pontoise, France (D) 1800, Paris, France He was a French orientalist, sinologist and Turkologist, the son of Jean Louis de Guignes and Françoise Vaillant.He succeeded Étienne Fourmont at the Royal Library as secretary interpreter of … Continue reading →

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Leszek Kołakowski

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Leszek Kołakowski (B) 1927 Radom, Poland (D) 2009, Oxford, United Kingdom age 82 He was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, Main Currents of … Continue reading →

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Timothy David Snyder

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Timothy David Snyder (B) 1969 (age 50 years), Ohio Education: University of Oxford (1995), Balliol College (1991–1994), Brown University, Centerville High School He is an American author and historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, and the … Continue reading →