Dreyfus
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Dreyfus may refer to:
- The Dreyfus affairDreyfus AffairThe Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent...
, a French political scandal - DreyfusDreyfus (1930 film)Dreyfus was a 1930 film on the Dreyfus affair, based on a novel by Bruno Weil. It was translated into English as Dreyfus.-Cast:*Fritz Kortner - Alfred Dreyfus*Grete Mosheim - Lucie Dreyfus...
, a 1930 German film on the Dreyfus affair - Louis Dreyfus GroupLouis Dreyfus GroupLouis Dreyfus Group is a diversified French private company that is involved in agriculture and energy commodities...
, a company - Dreyfus CorporationDreyfus CorporationDreyfus, established in 1951 and headquartered in New York City, is one of the nation’s leading managers of investment products and strategies. The company merged with Mellon Financial in 1994, and then became a subsidiary of Bank of New York Mellon when Mellon Financial and The Bank of New York...
, a Mellon Financial Corporation subsidiary - Disques DreyfusDisques DreyfusDisques Dreyfus is a record label which is currently home to artists such as Klement Julienne. Jean Michel Jarre was part of the label for more than 20 years.Francis Dreyfus founded Disque Dreyfus in 1985...
, a French record label - The Camille and Henry Dreyfus FoundationThe Camille and Henry Dreyfus FoundationThe Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is a New York City-based foundation founded in 1946 by chemist and investor Camille Dreyfus in honour of his brother, Henry Dreyfus...
, United States-based charitable foundation - Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49 is a middle school in Staten Island, in New York City, New York, United States. It was previously known as "Junior High School 49."...
, middle school in Staten Island, New York City - Centre d'entraînement Robert Louis-DreyfusCentre d'entraînement Robert Louis-DreyfusThe Centre d'entraînement Robert Louis-Dreyfus, commonly referred to, simply, as La Commanderie, is the training ground and Academy base of french football club, Olympique de Marseille. Located in Marseille, the center was officially opened in July 1991...
, also known as La Commanderie, training ground of Olympique de Marseille - Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical SciencesDreyfus Prize in the Chemical SciencesThe Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences is an award given to an individual researcher in chemistry. The prize, awarded biennially, consists of a citation, a medal, and a monetary award of $250,000. The prize is awarded by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc...
, chemistry award - 6317 Dreyfus6317 Dreyfus6317 Dreyfus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1990 by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla.- External links :*...
, main-belt asteroid
People
- Alfred DreyfusAlfred DreyfusAlfred Dreyfus was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most tense political dramas in modern French and European history...
(1859–1935), French Jewish military officer and focus of the Dreyfus affair - Charles DreyfusCharles DreyfusCharles Dreyfus was President of the Manchester Zionist Society, a member of Manchester City Council and a leading figure in the East Manchester Conservative Association during the time that Arthur Balfour was Member of Parliament for the constituency and Prime Minister...
(1848–1935), British-French Zionist and businessman - Ferdinand-Camille DreyfusFerdinand-Camille DreyfusFerdinand-Camille Dreyfus was a French journalist and politician, unrelated to his contemporary Captain Alfred Dreyfus....
(1851–1915), French journalist and politician - Francis DreyfusFrancis DreyfusFrancis Dreyfus was a French record producer, who focused on jazz and electronic music, publishing Jean-Michel Jarre's first commercially successful work, Oxygène....
(1940–2010), French record producer, father of Julie Dreyfus - George DreyfusGeorge DreyfusGeorge Dreyfus AM is an Australian contemporary classical, film and television composer.-Life:The Dreyfus family moved in 1935 to Berlin to enable a better education for their two sons...
(born 1928), Australian composer, father of Mark Dreyfus - Gérard Louis-DreyfusGérard Louis-DreyfusWilliam Louis-Dreyfus is a French-born American businessman. With his family's net worth estimated at $2.9 billion by Forbes, he is one of the richest men in the world. He is the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and the great grandson of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, founder of Louis Dreyfus Group...
(born 1932), French-American businessman (Louis Dreyfus Group), father of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, cousin of Robert Louis-Dreyfus - Robert Louis-DreyfusRobert Louis-DreyfusRobert Louis-Dreyfus was a businessman who had major success as Chief Executive Officer of Adidas-Salomon and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was a majority shareholder of the French football team Olympique de Marseille, and during his tenure they re-emerged as a major European football club.- Early life...
(1946–2009), French businessman (Adidas-Salomon), cousin of Gérard Louis-Dreyfus - Harry Dreyfus (1891–1978), American businessman implicated in the Secret Court of 1920Secret Court of 1920The Secret Court of 1920 was an ad hoc disciplinary tribunal of 5 administrators at Harvard University formed to investigate charges of homosexual activity among the student population...
- Hubert DreyfusHubert DreyfusHubert Lederer Dreyfus is an American philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley....
(born 1929), American philosopher (University of California, Berkeley), brother of Stuart Dreyfus - Huguette DreyfusHuguette DreyfusHuguette Dreyfus is a French harpsichordist born on November 30, 1928 in Mulhouse, Alsace, France.-Biography:Huguette Dreyfus began taking piano lessons at four years old. In 1946, she began working with renowned piano teacher Lazare Lévy...
(born 1928), French harpsichordist - Jack DreyfusJack DreyfusJohn J. "Jack" Dreyfus, Sr. was an American financial expert and the founder of the Dreyfus Funds.Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Dreyfus was a graduate of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania...
(1913–2009), American financier, founder of the Dreyfus Corporation - Jérôme DreyfusJérôme Dreyfus-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(born 1971), French judoka - Karen DreyfusKaren DreyfusKaren Dreyfus is world-renowned violist who currently teaches at the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Dreyfus has distinguished herself as a recipient of many prizes, including the Naumburg Viola Competition , the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition , the Washington International...
, American violist - Laurence DreyfusLaurence DreyfusLaurence Dreyfus, FBA is a Bach scholar. He was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Cherry Hill High School West in New Jersey. He earned a B.A., Yeshiva U., studied cello under Leonard Rose, at the Juilliard School, later reading Musicology at the Columbia University...
(born 1952), American baroque music scholar and viol player - Lee S. DreyfusLee S. DreyfusLee Sherman Dreyfus was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983....
(1926–2008), American politician, Governor of Wisconsin (1979–1983) - Mark DreyfusMark DreyfusMark Alfred Dreyfus QC , Australian lawyer and politician, is the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Isaacs, Victoria. He was elected in the 2007 federal election.- Early life :...
(born 1956), Australian lawyer and politician, MP for Isaacs (2007-present), son of George Dreyfus - Pablo DreyfusPablo DreyfusPablo Dreyfus was an Argentine arms control expert that worked in South America, particularly Brazil, to help end the illegal weapons trade prevalent in South America...
(20th-century–2009), c.1970–2009), Argentine arms controller - Philippe DreyfusPhilippe DreyfusPhilippe Dreyfus is a French informatics pioneer.After gaining his Master Degree in physics in 1950 from the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, he became a professor at the Informatics faculty at Harvard University using Mark I, the first automated...
, French informatics pioneer - Pierre DreyfusPierre DreyfusPierre Dreyfus was a high flying French civil servant who in 1955 became a top businessman....
(1907–1994), French civil servant, politician and businessman (Renault) - René DreyfusRené DreyfusRené Dreyfus was a French driver who raced automobiles for 14 years in the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Era of Grand Prix motor racing.-Early life:...
(1905–1993), French Grand Prix motor racing driver - Stuart DreyfusStuart DreyfusA native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Stuart E. Dreyfus is Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department. While at the Rand Corporation he was a programmer of the JOHNNIAC computer. While at Rand he was coauthor, with Richard...
, American academic, engineer and author (University of California, Berkeley), brother of Hubert Dreyfus - Tony DreyfusTony DreyfusTony Dreyfus is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the city of Paris, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.-References:...
(born 1939), French politician, Member of the National Assembly for Paris (1997-present) - Yves DreyfusYves DreyfusYves Dreyfus is a Jewish French epee fencer.A 3-time member of the French Olympic épée team, Dreyfus won two medals during his Olympic career.-World Championships:...
(born 1931), French Olympic fencer
Actors
- Alexandra DreyfusAlexandra DreyfusAlexandra "Lexi" or "Lexie" Dreyfus on April 7, 1986 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, singer, and video blogger. She is best known for her work portraying Sarah Genatiempo, the main character of Sarah Genatiempo in the Internet series lonelygirl15 and its spinoff LG15: The...
(born 1986), American actress (Lonelygirl15) - Diego DreyfusDiego DreyfusDiego Dreyfus is a Mexican actor and model. His career started when he was 17 years old he has done commercials, photos, videos and modeling.He continued to work on T.V. and films. He is now semi retired and doing business.- External links :* * *...
(born 1979), Mexican actor (Código Postal) - James DreyfusJames Dreyfus- Early life and career :Born in London, Dreyfus was educated at Harrow School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His parents divorced when he was very young. He is openly gay....
(born 1968), English actor (Gimme Gimme Gimme) - Jean-Claude DreyfusJean-Claude DreyfusJean-Claude Dreyfus is a French actor. He began his career in film acting in 1973 in the film Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard. Dreyfus is notable for his portrayal of a butcher in the black comedy Delicatessen by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet...
(born 1946), French actor (Delicatessen) - Julie DreyfusJulie DreyfusJulie Dreyfus is a French actress.Dreyfus, who speaks fluent Japanese, French, and English, is well known in Japan, where she made her TV debut on a French-language lesson program on NHK's educational channel in the late 1980s, and has appeared on the TV show Ryōri no Tetsujin as a guest and...
(born 1966), French actress (Kill Bill) - Richard Dreyfus, (born 1947), American actor
- Julia Louis-DreyfusJulia Louis-DreyfusJulia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress and comedienne, widely known for her sitcom roles in Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine....
(born 1961), American actress and comedienne (Seinfeld) - Anouk AiméeAnouk AiméeAnouk Aimée is a French film actress. Aimée has appeared in 70 films since 1947. She began her film career in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse...
(born Dreyfus, 1932), French actress (A Man and a WomanA Man and a WomanA Man and a Woman is a 1966 French film, written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. It is notable for its lush photography , which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai...
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Characters
- Chief Inspector Dreyfus, character in the The Pink PantherThe Pink PantherThe Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...
film series - Shosanna [sic = Shoshanna] Dreyfus, one of the principal characters in Inglourious Basterds