Adrien Auzout 
Origin/Culture/Country: FrenchAdrien Auzout: was a French astronomer.His educational background is unknown. In 1664–1665 he made observations of comets, and argued in favor of their following elliptical or parabolic orbits. (In this he was opposed by his rival Johannes Hevelius.) Adrien was briefly a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences from 1666 to 1668, and a founding member of the French Royal Obseratory. (He may have left the academy due to a dispute.) He then left for Italy and spent the next 20 years in that region, finally dying in Rome in 1691. Little is known about his activities during this last period.Auzout made contributions in telescope observations, including perfecting the use of the micrometer. In 1647 he performed an experiment that demonstrated the role of air pressure in function of the mercury barometer. He is noted for briefly considering the construction of a huge telescope 1,000 feet in length that he would use to observe animals on the Moon. In 1667–68, Arien and Jean Picard attached a telescopic sight to a 38-inch quadrant, and used it to accurately determine positions on the Earth.
Adrien Albert Origin/Culture/Country: AustrlaianAdrien Albert: was a leading authority in the development of medicinal chemistry in Australia. Albert also authored many important books on chemistry, including one on selective toxicity.He was awarded BSc with first class honours and the University Medal in 1932 at the University of Sydney. He gained a PhD in 1937 and a DSc in 1947 from the University of London. His appointments included Lecturer at the University of Sydney (1938-1947), advisor to the Medical Directorate of the Australian Army (1942-1947), research at the Wellcome Research Institute in London (1947-1948) and in 1948 the Foundation Chair of Medical Chemistry in the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University in Canberra where he established the Department of Medical Chemistry. He was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Adrien Arcand Origin/Culture/Country: QuebecersAdrien Arcand: was a Montreal journalist who led a series of fascist political movements between 1929 until his death in 1967. During his political career he proclaimed himself the Canadian führer.Arcand published and edited several anti-Semitic newspapers during this p
Adrien Houngbédji Origin/Culture/Country: BenineseAdrien Houngbédji: is a Beninese politician. A former Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly, he is the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (Parti du renouveau démocratique, PRD), one of the country's main political parties, and has run in every presidenti
Adrien Sibomana Origin/Culture/Country: BurundianAdrien Sibomana: was the prime minister of Burundi from October 19, 1988 until July 10, 1993. He was a member of UPRONA. He is an ethnic Hutu and was appointed by the Tutsi President Pierre Buyoya in an unsuccessful attempt to appease Hutus by giving a few high government
