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The École Polytechnique massacre, also known as the Montreal massacre, was an antifeminist mass shooting that occurred on December 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec. Fourteen women were murdered; another ten women and four men were injured.
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, often known simply as Boileau, was a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose. He was greatly influenced by Horace.
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1711.
Boileau-Narcejac is the pen name used by the prolific French crime-writing duo of Pierre Boileau and Pierre Ayraud, aka Thomas Narcejac. Their successful collaboration produced 43 novels, 100 short stories and 4 plays. They are credited with having helped to form an authentically French subgenre of crime fiction with the emphasis on local settings and mounting psychological suspense. They are noted for the ingenuity of their plots and the skillful evocation of the mood of disorientation and fear. Their works were adapted into numerous films, most notably, Les Diaboliques (1955), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Jean-Louis de Lolme or Delolme was a Genevan and British political theorist and writer on constitutional matters, born in the then independent Republic of Geneva. As an adult he moved to England, and became a British subject. His most famous work was Constitution de l'Angleterre, which was subsequently published in English as well. In it, de Lolme advocated a constitutional form of government enshrining the principle that monarchy, aristocracy and democracy should be balanced against each other. He also praised the element of representative democracy in the constitution, and urged an extension of suffrage. The work influenced many of the framers of the United States Constitution.
Castelnau is a road in Barnes, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) west from Charing Cross on the south side of the River Thames. About 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long, it is the main road south from Hammersmith Bridge and forms part of the A306 road. It was originally named Upper Bridge Road. The name Castelnau is also used informally for Castelnau Estate and the area surrounding the road.
Gerald John Boileau was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Arthur Boileau is a long-distance runner, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he finished in 44th and four years later in Seoul, South Korea he placed 28th. He is a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon, winning in both 1987 and 1989. Boileau also finished 2nd in the 1986 Boston Marathon. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Boileau is currently a resident of North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Boileau is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. The municipality was known as Ponsonby until 1993.
Nathaniel Boileau was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1797 to 1809 and served as speaker in 1808.
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Anne Trister is a 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Léa Pool. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.
The Boileau premetro station is part of the Brussels Metro system. It is located in the municipality of Etterbeek in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. The station opened on 30 January 1975. Named for the nearby Rue Boileaustraat, it is situated on the Sint-Michielslaan/Boulevard Saint-Michel section of the greater ring adjacent to the Boileau tunnel. It is the southernmost and last of the four stations on the greater ring premetro, connecting by Montgomery metro station to the north and the street-level tram halts at Pétillon metro station to the south. The station is served by the 7 and 25 trams and the 36 bus. The Thieffry metro station is situated close by to the west.
Le Tout-Paris is a French expression referring to the stylish and affluent elite of Paris, who frequent fashionable events and places, and establish trends in upper-class culture. It is equivalent to the jet set elsewhere.
George Theodore Boileau was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic church. He served as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks in Alaska for seven months from August 1964 to February 1965.
Josh Boileau is a former Irish professional snooker player. He is the 2016 Under-21 European Snooker Champion.
Major General John Theophilus Boileau was a British army engineer who worked in India. He was involved in restoration of Mughal monuments including the Taj Mahal; designed several buildings in India including Christ Church in Shimla and St George's Church in Agra; and established a magnetic observatory at Shimla.
Lillie Mabel Boileau was an English suffragist and active member of the Union of Ethical Societies. One of the earliest members of the Women's Freedom League, Boileau was one of five women arrested in 1909 attempting to present a petition to the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith.
Charles Rathbone Low (1837–1918) was a British officer of the Indian Navy and writer.
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- ↑ "Anne Boileau". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
