Cartier
Encyclopedia
Places
- Cartier Island, an island north-west of Australia that is part of Australia's Northern Territory
- Cartier, ManitobaCartier, ManitobaRural Municipality of Cartier is part of the Central Plains Region in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is named after Sir George-Étienne Cartier who was a leader in bringing Quebec into Confederation.It was part of a larger municipality, St...
, a rural municipality in Canada - Cartier, OntarioCartier, OntarioCartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District approximately north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury along Highway 144....
, a small town in Northern Ontario - Cartier (electoral district)Cartier (electoral district)Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.It was created in 1924 from parts of George-Étienne Cartier riding....
, Quebec
Other uses
- Cartier SACartier SACartier S.A., commonly known as Cartier , is a French luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer. The corporation carries the name of the Cartier family of jewellers whose control ended in 1964 and who were known for numerous pieces including the "Bestiary" , the diamond necklace created for Bhupinder...
, a jeweller and watch manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA - Cartier RailwayCartier RailwayThe Cartier Railway is a privately owned railway that operates 260 miles of track in the Canadian province of Québec. It is operated by the Cartier Railway Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal, formerly Québec Cartier Mining Company...
, Quebec - Cartier FieldCartier FieldCartier Field is a stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. It hosted the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team until they moved to Notre Dame Stadium in 1930...
, Indiana - Cartier (Montreal Metro)Cartier (Montreal Metro)Cartier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in Pont-Viau, Laval, Quebec, Canada . It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.- Architecture :It is a normal...
, a subway station in the Montreal area - Cartier (typeface)Cartier (typeface)Cartier is a family of serif old style typefaces designed by Carl Dair in 1967, who was commissioned by the Governor General of Canada-in-Council to create a new and distinctively Canadian typeface...
- Cartier Book
- HMCS CartierHMCS CartierHMCS Cartier was a commissioned surveying ship of the Royal Canadian Navy and saw service during World War I and World War II.-Pre-naval service:...
People with the surname
- Albert CartierAlbert CartierAlbert Cartier, born November 22, 1960, in Vagney, Vosges, is a former football player and manager.-Coaching career:He was fired from FC Brussels on January 2008 for bad results and did not reach a new agreement with RAEC Mons. On 12 January 2010 the French coach has left Panthrakikos, a...
, French footballer - Edd CartierEdd CartierEdward "Edd" Daniel Cartier , was an American pulp magazine illustrator.Born in North Bergen, New Jersey, Cartier studied at Pratt Institute. Following his 1936 graduation from Pratt, his artwork was published in Street and Smith publications, including The Shadow, to which he contributed many...
(born 1914), American pulp magazine illustrator - Anne Cartier or Kitana Baker, Australian actress and model
- George CartierGeorge CartierGeorge Robinson Cartier was an American football player and lumber baron in the Pacific northwest....
(1869-1944), American football player - George-Étienne CartierGeorge-Étienne CartierSir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III....
(1814–1873), Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation - Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
(1908–2004), French photographer - Jacques CartierJacques CartierJacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big...
(1491–1557), French explorer - John CartierJohn CartierJohn Cartier was a British colonial governor in India. He served as Governor of Bengal from 1769 to 1772.- Early career :...
(1733-1802), British colonial governor of Bengal - Patricia and Emmanuel CartierPatricia and Emmanuel CartierPatricia and Emmanuel Cartier are a French husband and wife who in 2002 were convicted of deliberately injecting their five children with insulin, a crime which resulted in the death of one of their daughters. In 2005, they were sentenced by a court in Beauvais to 10 and 15 years in prison,...
, French criminals - Pierre Cartier (mathematician)Pierre Cartier (mathematician)Pierre Cartier is a mathematician. An associate of the Bourbaki group and at one time a colleague of Alexander Grothendieck, his interests have ranged over algebraic geometry, representation theory, mathematical physics, and category theory....
(born 1932), French mathematician - Rudolph CartierRudolph CartierRudolph Cartier was an Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, exclusively for the BBC...
(1904–1994), Australian television director - Walter CartierWalter CartierWalter Cartier was a professional boxer turned actor, originally from the Bronx in New York City, New York.He became a professional boxer after World War II. Film director Stanley Kubrick's first film, Day of the Fight , featured Cartier and his twin brother, Vincent...
(1922–1995), American boxer turned actor - Jacques-Theodule Cartier (1885–1942), French jeweller who ran the London branch of Cartier, brother of Louis and Pierre
- Louis CartierLouis CartierLouis Cartier was a famous French watchmaker and businessman known worldwide for elegant and extravagant watch designs. He was passionate about mechanical pocket watches and had the goal of creating his own line of timepieces...
, brother of Pierre and Jacques, who popularized the wristwatch - Pierre Cartier (jeweler)Pierre Cartier (jeweler)Pierre Camille Cartier was a French jeweler. He was one of three sons of Alfred Cartier and the brother of Jaques Cartier and Louis Cartier...
, French jeweller, one-time owner of the Hope Diamond, brother of Louis and Jacques
See also
- Port-Cartier, QuebecPort-Cartier, QuebecPort-Cartier is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rochers River, exactly southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec....
- George-Étienne Cartier (electoral district)George-Étienne Cartier (electoral district)George-Étienne Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925....
, Quebec - Cartier Racing AwardCartier Racing AwardThe Cartier Racing Awards are awards in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier jewelers. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and Daily Telegraph newspapers.Eight...
for horseracing - The Cartier ProjectThe Cartier ProjectThe Cartier Project is a novel by Miha Mazzini. First published in Slovenia in 1987 under the title of Drobtinice...
, a novel by Miha Mazzini - Fondation Cartier pour l'Art ContemporainFondation Cartier pour l'Art ContemporainThe Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, often known simply as the Fondation Cartier, is a contemporary art museum located at 261 boulevard Raspail in the 14th arrondissement of the French capital, Paris...
(Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art) - Macdonald-Cartier BridgeMacdonald-Cartier BridgeThe Macdonald-Cartier Bridge is a bridge connecting Ottawa, Ontario, to Gatineau, Quebec. The bridge is a 618 m long continuous steel box girder bridge and carries six lanes of traffic. It links King Edward Avenue and Sussex Drive in Ottawa with Autoroute 5 in Quebec...
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportOttawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport , in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is named after Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier...
, Ontario - Québec Cartier Mining CompanyQuébec Cartier Mining CompanyQuébec Cartier Mining Company was one of the leading producers of iron ore products in North America, now part of ArcelorMittal.The company was founded in the late 1950s by multiple Canadian and American investors, based in Quebec, Canada. The first open pit mine was located in Lac-Jeanine, Quebec....
- Jacques Cartier (disambiguation)Jacques Cartier (disambiguation)-People:* Jacques Cartier , Canadian entrepreneur and politician* Jacques Cartier -Places in Québec, Canada:Natural features* Jacques-Cartier River* Mont Jacques-Cartier, mountain* Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec...
- Chartier (disambiguation)
- Carter (disambiguation)
- Macdonald-Cartier (disambiguation)