Famous People with Name Paschal

Paschal De L'Estocart            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Paschal De L'Estocart: was a French Renaissance composer[1]. Not much of his life is known. He was in Lyons between 1559 and 1565, and was married in the latter year. In his youth he is known to have visited Italy, but the exact years are not known. He was the protégé of the protestant Seigneurs (Lords) de la Marck and in 1582 he worked for Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. In 1584 he was in the service of the Abbot of Valmont; also that year he won the harpe d'argent (the silver harp) on the musical competition (called a "Puy") at Evreux, for his five-voice motet Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum. His works show that he belonged to the Huguenot circles of his days.

Paschal Dumais            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paschal Dumais: was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1831.He was recorder for the Commissioner's Court, was associate registrar for Rimouski County and secretary-treasurer for the school board. He also was a representative for the Equitable Fire Insurance Company.

Paschal Chagnon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paschal Chagnon: was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Surrey in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809. He served as lieutenant in the militia, later reaching the rank of captain. He was married twice: first to Josette Sénécal in 1787 and then to Françoise Dussault in 1813. Chagnon did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1809. He died in Verchères at the age of 59.

Paschalis Terzis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Paschalis Terzis: is a popular Greek singer.

Paschalis Seretis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Paschalis Seretis: is a retired Greek football player.

Benjamin Edwin Paschal            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Edwin Paschal: (October 13, 1895 - November 10, 1974) born in Enterprise, Alabama was an Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1915), Boston Red Sox (1920) and New York Yankees (1924-29).

Antonis Paschalides            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Antonis Paschalides: is a Greek Cypriot lawyer and politician member of DIKO (Democratic Party). On the 29th of February 2008 he was appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, a position he holds until now. In 2000 after a disagreement on party policies he left to form a new political party “Komma Evrodimokratikis Ananeosis” which was later absorbed back into DIKO in 2003. He later became a member of the Central and the Executive Committees of DIKO, positions he still holds, and in February 2008, after the election of Demetris Christofias to the Presidency by the coalition of AKEL, DIKO and EDEK, he was appointed as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.

Stratis Paschalis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Stratis Paschalis: is an award winning Greek poet, novelist and translator. He read Political Science at the Law School of the University of Athens. His first collection of poems was published in 1977. He has been awarded the Kostas and Eleni Ouranis Prize of the Academy of Athens (1994), the State Prize for Translation (1998) and the Poetry Prize for Poetry of the literary journal Diavazo (1999).[1]