Blaise
Encyclopedia
Blaise is a personal name (from Greek Βλασιος, the name of Saint Blaise
) and a place name. It can refer to:
Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...
) and a place name. It can refer to:
France
- Blaise-sous-ArzillièresBlaise-sous-ArzillièresBlaise-sous-Arzillières is a commune of the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
, a village and commune in the Marne département of north-eastern France - Cirey-sur-BlaiseCirey-sur-BlaiseCirey-sur-Blaise is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, a village and commune in the Haute-Marne département of north-eastern France - Courcelles-sur-BlaiseCourcelles-sur-BlaiseCourcelles-sur-Blaise is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, a village and commune in the Haute-Marne département - Guindrecourt-sur-BlaiseGuindrecourt-sur-BlaiseGuindrecourt-sur-Blaise is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, a village and commune in the Haute-Marne département - Montreuil-sur-BlaiseMontreuil-sur-BlaiseMontreuil-sur-Blaise is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, a village and commune in the Haute-Marne département - Vaux-sur-BlaiseVaux-sur-BlaiseVaux-sur-Blaise is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, a village and commune in the Haute-Marne département - Wassy-sur-Blaise, a commune of the Haute-Marne département
- Blaise, a former commune of the Ardennes département, now part of VouziersVouziersVouziers is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, from whom the tennis location is named....
- Blaise Pascal UniversityBlaise Pascal UniversityBlaise Pascal University , also known as"Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand II" or just Clermont-Ferrand II, is a public university with its main campus on in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with satellite locations in other parts of the region of Auvergne, including Vichy, Moulins, Montlucon,...
, a public university in Clermont-Ferrand
United Kingdom
- Blaise CastleBlaise CastleBlaise Castle is an 18th century mansion house and estate near Henbury in Bristol , England. Blaise Castle was immortalised by being described as "the finest place in England" in Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey....
, a stately home in what is now part of the city of Bristol, England - Blaise HamletBlaise HamletBlaise Hamlet is a hamlet in north west Bristol, England, composed of a complex of small cottages around a green. They were built around 1811 for retired employees of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House....
, built about 1811 for retired employees of the owner of Blaise Castle
Rivers
- Blaise (Marne)Blaise (Marne)The Blaise is an long river in the Haute-Marne and Marne départements, northeastern France. Its source is in the village of Gillancourt. It flows generally northwest...
, a tributary of the Marne, northeastern France - Blaise (Eure), a tributary of the Eure River, northern France
Science
- Blaise reactionBlaise reactionThe Blaise reaction is an organic reaction that forms a β-ketoester from the reaction of zinc metal with a α-bromoester and a nitrile. The final intermediate is a metaloimine, which is hydrolyzed to give the desired β-ketoester....
, is a type of chemical reaction - Blaise ketone synthesisBlaise ketone synthesisThe Blaise ketone synthesis is the chemical reaction of acid chlorides with organozinc compounds to give ketones. The reaction also works with organocuprates.Reviews have been written...
, is a specific chemical reaction
Technology
- Blaise (software)Blaise (software)Blaise is a computer-assisted interviewing system and survey processing tool for the Windows operating system. The system is being developed by Statistics Netherlands and has been designed for use in official statistics...
, is a computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) system and survey processing tool
See also
- BlaisBlaisBlais is a surname, and may refer to:* Chris Blais* Clifford Blais* Dean Blais* Jean-Jacques Blais* Jon Blais* Madeleine Blais* Marguerite Blais* Marie-Claire Blais* Pierre Blais* Raynald Blais* Richard Blais* Roger Blais* Suzanne Blais-Grenier...
, surname - Saint Blaise (disambiguation)Saint Blaise (disambiguation)Saint Blaise was a physician and bishop of Sebaste, martyred in 316.Saint Blaise may also refer to several places:In Canada:* Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, a municipality in the province of QuebecIn France:...
- Modesty Blaise (disambiguation)Modesty Blaise (disambiguation)Modesty Blaise is a comic strip character created by Peter O'Donnell.Modesty Blaise may also refer to:* Modesty Blaise , the 1965 novel by O'Donnell* Modesty Blaise , a 1966 film based upon the comic strip...
- Blasius (disambiguation)