Quesnel
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Places
- Quesnel, British ColumbiaQuesnel, British Columbia-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....
- Quesnel Forks, British ColumbiaQuesnel Forks, British ColumbiaQuesnel Forks also simply known as "The Forks" or grandly known as "Quesnel City" is a ghost town in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada...
- Quesnell, AlbertaPatricia Heights Rio Terrace QuesnellRio Terrace, Patricia Heights and Quesnell Heights are three Edmonton, Alberta, Canada neighbourhoods located within a roughly triangular area bounded on the north by Whitemud Drive, on the south east by the North Saskatchewan River, and on the south west by Patricia Ravine. Patricia Heights is...
People
- Chantal QuesnelChantal QuesnelChantal Quesnel is a Canadian actress. She currently is a voice actor for the TV animated series Zeroman, shown in Canada on Teletoon.-Career:...
, Canadian actress - François QuesnelFrançois QuesnelFrançois Quesnel was a French painter of Scottish extraction.The son of the French painter Pierre Quesnel and his Scottish wife Madeleine Digby, born in Edinburgh while his father worked for Mary of Guise, Quesnel found patronage at the French court of Catherine de Medici and her son, Henri III...
, 16th century French artist. - Frédéric-Auguste QuesnelFrédéric-Auguste QuesnelFrédéric-Auguste Quesnel was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1785, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He articled in law with Stephen Sewell, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and set up practice in Montreal...
, Canadian lawyer and politician - Joseph QuesnelJoseph QuesnelJoseph Quesnel was a French Canadian composer, poet, and playwright. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Colinette and Lucas et Cécile; the former is considered to be the first Canadian opera....
, Canadian operatic composer/playwright - Jules-Maurice QuesnelJules-Maurice QuesnelJules-Maurice Quesnel was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born Julien-Maurice Quesnel in Montreal in 1786, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He joined the North West Company as a clerk and assisted David Thompson in his...
, Canadian fur-trader and politician - Pasquier QuesnelPasquier QuesnelPasquier Quesnel was a French Jansenist theologian.He was born in Paris, and, after graduating from the Sorbonne with distinction in 1653, he joined the French Oratory in 1657...
, French theologian - Peter QuesnelPeter QuesnelPeter Quesnel , Franciscan, was warden of the Franciscan house at Norwich, and died about 1299. He enjoyed a high repute as "theologian and doctor of the canon law," and was author of Directorium Juris in Foro Conscientiæ et Juridiciali.-Works:His work is divided into four books: De summa...
(or Quesuel) (d. 1299?), Franciscan - Pierre QuesnelPierre QuesnelPierre Quesnel was a 16th-century French artist who worked in Scotland.Pierre worked in Scotland for Mary of Guise and James V. He is listed as an Usher in Guise's household and is identified as the queen's painter in the Scottish Treasurer's Accounts...
, 16th century French artist, worked in Scotland. - Pooky QuesnelPooky QuesnelJoanna Quesnel, known professionally as Pooky Quesnel, is an English actress, screenwriter and singer.-Background:Quesnel was raised in Eccles, Lancashire, along with her six siblings. She read English at Oxford University before spending a year at drama school...
, born Joanna Quesnell, English actress - Yannick QuesnelYannick QuesnelYannick Daniel Quesnel is a French footballer who plays for Étoile Sportive Pennoise as a goalkeeper.Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal.-Football career:...
, French football goalkeeper
Other
- Quesnel (sternwheeler)Quesnel (sternwheeler)The Quesnel sternwheeler was first launched in May 1909 at Quesnel, British Columbia to serve the Soda Creek to Fort George route of the upper Fraser River....
- Quesnell BridgeQuesnell BridgeThe Quesnell Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of Edmonton's largest freeway, Whitemud Drive. On average 120,000 cars pass over the bridge every day.-Construction:...
, in Edmonton AB, Canada, over North Saskatchewan River