Category Archives: director

Dancers

Posted on March 24, 2020 by beaugrand

(b) 1910, Finsbury Park, Harringay, United Kingdom (d) 2004 age 94, Bath, United Kingdom She was a British ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and touring … Continue reading →

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Actors of French descent (part1)

Posted on December 11, 2019 by beaugrand

Actors of French descent (part1) Jon Favreau, actor, director, screenwriter, voice artist, and comedian. His father is of partial French-Canadian ancestry. Gillian Jacobs, actress is best known for her role on the NBC sitcom Community, of part French descent Jessica … Continue reading →

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Raye Jean Montague

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Raye Jean Montague 1935-2018 age 83 She was an American naval engineer credited with creating the first computer-generated rough draft of a U.S. naval ship. She was the first female program manager of ships in the United States Navy. Raye … Continue reading →

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Marie-Sophie Germain

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Marie-Sophie Germain 177-1831 age 54 She was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, École Polytechnique and she gained education from books in her father’s library including ones by Leonhard … Continue reading →

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Margaret Heafield Hamilton

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Margaret Heafield Hamilton1936 age 82 years She is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on board flight software for the Apollo space … Continue reading →

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Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1718-1799, Milan, Italy age 81 She was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university discussing … Continue reading →

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Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Posted on November 1, 2019 by beaugrand

Harsh Vardhan Shringla 1962 age 56 Mumbai, India He is an Indian diplomat & current Indian Ambassador to the United States. He previously served as the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh and the Ambassador to Thailand. Ambassador Shringla speaks … Continue reading →

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Henrik Johan Ibsen

Posted on October 27, 2018 by beaugrand

Henrik Johan Ibsen 1828-1906 age 78 He was a Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. As one of the founders of Modernism in theater, Ibsen is often referred to as “the father of realism” and one of the most influential … Continue reading →

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