Famous People with Name Marguerite

Marguerite Long            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marguerite Long: was a French pianist.Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fissot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1891, and privately with Antoine Marmontel. Marguerite Long gave the first performances of Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and Piano Concerto in G major. From 1906 to 1940 she taught at the Paris Conservatoire, her students including Jacques Février,Willem Ibes and Samson François.

Marguerite Poland            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Marguerite Poland: is a South African novelist.When she was two years old, the Poland family relocated to the Eastern Cape where she spent most of her formative years. After completing her secondary education at St Dominic’s Priory School in Port Elizabeth, Poland completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Rhodes University, majoring in Social Anthropology and Xhosa. In 1971, Marguerite Poland completed her honours degree in African languages at Stellenbosch University. In 1977 she obtained her doctorate degree in Zulu folklore - her field of speciality being cattle - from the University of Natal. She also has an Honours degree in Comparative African Languages and an MA in Zulu Literature.

Marguerite Viby            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Marguerite Viby: was a Danish actress of stage, film and television. Considered one of the great comedy actresses of Danish cinema, Viby received honorary Bodil and Robert Awards in 2000 for lifetime achievement. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows during a career that spanned from the silent film era in 1929 until a television series in 1983.

Marguerite Brunet            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marguerite Brunet: was a French actress and theatre director. Having obtained through her liaison with the marquis de Saint-Contest the leadership of a small theatre on rue Satory in Versailles, she turned her attention to queen Marie-Antoinette and through her in 1775 gained the exclusive rights to balls and shows at the Palace of Versailles, followed in 1779 by rights over the theatres in Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud, Marly, Compiègne, Rouen, Caen, Orléans, Nantes and Le Havre.

Marguerite Laugier            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marguerite Laugier: was a French astronomer active at the Nice Observatory from the 1930s to the 1950s. Contemporary astronomical articles refer to her as "Madame Laugier". She discovered a number of asteroids. The asteroid 1597 Laugier[1] is probably named for her.

Lazare Nicolas Marguerite            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Lazare Nicolas Marguerite: the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician.