Georges Cuvier lived during the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century ("Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)."). He was born August 23, 1769, and died May 13, 1832 ("Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)."). He was born in a place called Montbéliard, which was a “French-speaking community in the Jura Mountains that was not under French jurisdiction at the time” ("Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)."). Georges Cuvier had lived in France for most of his life. He stayed in Germany for only a short time as he attended the Karlsschule academy ("Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).").
Cuvier’s full name was Georges Leopold Chretien Frédéric Dagobe Cuvier ("Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)."). He was a French naturalist, who juggled a variety of careers, while still managing to be productive and walk away with many achievements. He was well known for his work in zoology, anatomy, and paleontology, as well as governmental administration and education ("Georges Cuvier Biography and Contributions to Science"). He was also a devout Lutheran, who stood by his faith, even during the Catholic reaction in the Restoration peri...
Philippe Petit changed numerous peoples’ thoughts about the Twin Towers when he performed his high wire walk between them in 1974. Before Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers in 1974, people weren’t certain how they felt about the construction of the World Trade Center. After Philippe performed, people began to warm up to the idea of the towers. Philippe Petit walked the high wire between the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974. This event prompted Andrew McMahon to write the song “Platform Fire” about this event for his band, Jack’s Mannequin. This song was not a hit for the band; however, fans of Jack’s Mannequin seem to have a special place in their heart for it.
Louis Agassiz commenced his education in natural history at the universities of Zurich, Heidelberg, and Munich (Lurie x). After Munich came his study with role model Georges Cuvier in Paris. Shortly after, Cuvier was struck ill and died leaving Agassiz with access to much of his work and materials. It was from Cuvier that Agassiz gained many of the early precepts that would affect his standpoint regarding evolution. Cuvier had been in opposition to Lamarck’s 1809 publication of Philosophie Zoologique, influencing Agassiz’s views of permanence of type (Loewenberg 688).
When searching for lab space in 1894, Marie came across Pierre Curie. He was the laboratory chief at the Municipal School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry. The meeting of Pierre and Marie would not only change their individual lives, but also the course of Science.
Gustave Eiffels was born in France in the Côte-d’Or, in 1832. He attended the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris to prepare him for the very difficult standards set by engineering colleges in France. Due to his hard work and the mentorship received by his uncle, Jean-Baptiste Mollerat, he gained access to some of the most prestigious school. He entered Ècole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures where he specialized in chemistry and
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist who was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 12, 1809. He was the second youngest of six children. Before Charles Darwin, there were many scientists throughout his family. His father, Dr. Robert Darwin, was a medical doctor, and his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, was a well-known botanist. Darwin’s mother, Susannah Darwin, died when he was only eight years old. Darwin was a child that came from wealth and privilege and who loved to explore nature. In October 1825 at age sixteen, Darwin enrolled at Edinburgh University with his brother Erasmus. Two years later, Charles became a student at Christ’s College in Cambridge. His father wanted him to become a medical doctor, as he was, but since the sight of blood made Darwin nauseous, he refused. His father also proposed that he become a priest, but since Charles was far more interested in natural history, he had other ideas in mind (Dao, 2009)
Antoine Lavoisier was born on August 26th, 1743 in Paris, France. When Antoine Lavoisier was 5 years old, his mother passed away. Therefore, he inherited a huge fortune from his family when he was five. With that money, he attended the respected college Mazarin where he specialized in mathematics, botany, astronomy, and chemistry ...
Savannah Chrisley doesn't always share who she is dating right away, so the fact that she is revealing the new man in her life must mean that it is pretty serious. Us Magazine shared that she is now dating an NBA player. Savannah actually revealed the news herself while she was doing a chat with Access Hollywood and her dad was there as well. They talked with cohosts Kit Hoover and Natalie Morales about it all.
George best was an athlete that played soccer for Manchester United and Northern Ireland national team. Best was suffering from alcoholism throughout his whole life which lead to many issues including his death. Around 1984 best was given a 3 month sentence to prison for getting caught drunk driving and for also assaulting a police officer. Later in best life he was diagnosed with severe liver damage around 2000. In 2001 George was taken to the hospital and then found out he had pneumonia. In London of August 2002 George best had a liver transplant in kings college hospital. Due to best liver transplant there were controversy because of him being an alcoholic. He was found drinking and driving once again which lead to a 20 month banned. later in 2002 he was taken to the hospital due to a kidney infection because of the immunosuppressive drugs that were use to prevent his body from rejecting his transplanted liver. In 2005 best was dead due to lung infection and multiple organ failure.
In his article entitled “Turn Your Critical and Controlling Inner Voice into A C.A.L.M. M.O.” Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. presents a solution to internal negative feedback loops caused by one’s response to stressful or off-putting stimuli. He begins by explaining that humans have two streams of consciousness: one that reacts and one that reflects on the actions made by the former. By falling into the trap of thinking that one is not allowed to be weak or sensitive, he elaborates that many people will justify negative responses such as avoidance or repression of emotions. However, he explains that when one is critical of their own emotions and responses to given situations, they aren’t really doing themselves any favors. He introduces the acronym of C.A.L.M. M.O. instead.
Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), born in Switzerland, was a naturalist. (Gould, 74) In 1840’s, Agassiz migrated to America and became a professor at Harvard. (Gould, 75) Agassiz was an extremely successful man in the science world. (Gould, 75) As a matter of fact, he raised money to support his buildings, collections, and publications. (Gould, 75)
Michel Foucault his full name was Paul-Michel Foucault, was born October 15, 1926, Poitiers France—died June 25, 1984, Paris. He the grandson of a physician.You could say that he was born into a solidly bourgeois family, Also his father was a doctor so you can see that being intelligent runs in the family, his mother was just any ordinary housewife Foucault’s mother, Anne, was likewise the daughter of a surgeon, and had longed to follow a medical career, but her wish had to wait until Foucault’s younger brother as such a career was not available for women at the time. It is surely no coincidence then that much of Foucault’s work would revolve around the critical interrogation of medical discourses .Foucault was schooled in Poitiers during the years of German occupation Foucault excelled at philosophy and, having from a young age declared his intention to pursue an academic career, persisted in defying his father, who wanted the young Paul-Michel to follow his forebears into the medical profession. The conflict with his father may have been a factor in Foucault’s dropping the ‘Paul’ from his name. The relationship between father and son remained cool through to the latter’s death in 1959, though Foucault remained close to his mother.
recognized as a writer. He became one of the most famous and well paid French
Charles Perrault was born in 1628 and was of French descent. He was from a very wealthy family. His father was a lawyer, and his three brothers grew up to have successful careers as well. Perrault was able to attend the best schools, but preferred to be self-taught so he dropped out of
Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822 in a little town called Dôle in the foothills of the Jura Mountains of eastern France. When he was five years old his family moved to Arbois where he grew up with his father, mother, and three sisters. While attending primary school Pasteur was only an average student. Some considered him to be slow because he worked so hard on an exercise problem to make sure that he had the right answer. While in high school Monsieur Romanet, Pasteur’s principal, became interested in Pasteur and began to help him with his studies. With this encouragement Pasteur became a very good student. The principal suggested that he aim to attend Ecole Normale in Paris where he could become a professor at one of the great universities, however his father felt that this was far-fetched and preferred that Pasteur attend a more local school (Burton, 5-7).
Lord Lionel Robbins was born in 1898, and was one of the many great economists of our time. Robbins was known for his contributions to economic policy, methodology, and the history of ideas, but made his name as a theorist. Robbins was made famous for his definition of economics, "Economics is a science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses." (The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics 2007) Robbins was able to change the Anglo-Saxon thought economics off its Marshallian process and onto the Continental train of thought.