Anne de Courcy
Anne de Courcy is an English biographer and journalist.
Michael de Courcy
Vice- Admiral Michael de Courcy( 17 ?? – 22 February 1824) was an Anglo- Irish naval officer who served in the British Royal Navy.
In March 1809 de Courcy was sent to Rio de Janeiro to take over from Rear- Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith as commander of the South America Station.
Sidney Smith was not aware of his recall, and although de Courcy arrived on 2 May, it was only by 18 May that de Courcy assumed command with the help of Lord Strangford, the British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal.
de Courcy served as Captain of HMS Pylades on the Pacific Station from 1859- 1861. de Courcy Island on Canada's west coast is named for him.
Frédéric de Courcy
Frédéric de Courcy, born Frédéric Charlot de Courcy (16 August 1796, Paris –
6 May 1862, Paris) was a French dramatist, poet and chansonnier.
Alfred De Courcy
Alfred de Courcy( Alfred de Courcy, 1866 –1931) was a Birmingham whistle maker from 1888 to 1927, who founded the company A de Courcy& Co.
He was the largest whistle maker beside J.Hudson& Co. from 1906 until 1927, when Hudson bought out the whistle- making part of the company.
Diane De Courcy
Diane De Courcy is a Canadian politician.
She was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Crémazie from 2012 to 2014, first elected in the 2012 election.
Prior to entering the National Assembly, De Courcy was funding President of the Commission scolaire de Montreal for the Mouvement pour une école moderne et ouverte.
Following the 2012 election, De Courcy immediately entered Cabinet as Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities and, most importantly, Minister Responsible for the Charter of the French Language.
In this capacity, she has been a central figure in the debate surrounding Bill 14, a proposed piece of legislation that would amend the Charter of the French Language( Bill 101).
De Courcy was defeated in the 2014 election, which saw the PQ reduced to 30 seats across the province and hold on to only 4 seats on the Island of Montreal.
One possible reason for De Courcy's defeat in Crémazie was the backlash to the Quebec Charter of Values, which was highly unpopular among the large immigrant population in the riding.
Charles de Courcy
Charles Henry Charlot de Courcy (22 August 1834 – 12 December 1917) was a 19th-century French dramatist and journalist.
He was the son of dramatist, poet and chansonnier Frédéric de Courcy (1796–1862).
A journalist at "L'Illustration", his plays were presented, among others, at the Théâtre du Gymnase, the Théâtre de l'Odéon, the Théâtre du Vaudeville and the Comédie-française.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Michael de Courcy (artist)
Michael de Courcy( born 1944) is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist.
Henri Roussel de Courcy
Philippe Marie Henri Roussel, count of Courcy (30 May 1827 – 8 November 1887) was a French divisional general.
De Courcy was the governor of Nancy in 1881 which was an important place next to Lorraine.
De Courcy served as the commander of Tonkin Expeditionary Corps and took part in Tonkin Campaign from 1885 to 1887.
He was appointed Protector of Annam.
He arrived at Huế in July 1885, summoned Nguyễn Văn Tường and Tôn Thất Thuyết, both were regents of Vietnamese royal court, to his residence for a discussion on the presentation of his credentials to the Emperor Hàm Nghi.
Thuyết was inarticulate and was absence on the plea of sick.
Tường was good at diplomatic parlance and came to meet de Courcy.
After being told that Thuyết was sick, de Courcy's response was that he should have attended the meeting regardless and threatened to arrest him.
During the discussion, de Courcy demanded that the central gate should be opened to let French troops go through, and that the Emperor would have to come down from his throne to greet him.
Tường replied it was against the principles of Confucianism rite, and demanded that French soldiers should go through side gates, but was rejected by him.
Empress Dowager Từ Dụ sent gifts to de Courcy in order to persuade him but was also rejected.
Thuyết launched a failure ambush against French and was defeated by him.
Thuyết and Hàm Nghi escaped from Huế and took refuge in a mountainous military base in Tân Sở.
There, Hàm Nghi called on his people to revolt against French colonists.
A large-scale Vietnamese insurgency which now called Cần Vương movement spread throughout the whole Vietnam until 1889.
During the emperor's absence, de Courcy appointed Nguyễn Phúc Miên Định (Prince Thọ Xuân)
as puppet "Prince Regent" , and appointed Nguyễn Hữu Độ, Phan Đình Bình, Nguyễn Văn Tường as Grand Secretaries.
In September, he exiled Tường to Poulo Condore, and installed Đồng Khánh as new emperor.
De Courcy failed to put down Cần Vương insurgency, and was replaced by Paul Bert in April 1886.
He came back to France, and died in Paris in the next year.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."

Question: When was Charles De Courcy's father born?
Answer: 16 August 1796