In a 2005 vote, Father Damien, Jacques Brel, Mercator and Peter Paul Rubens all finished in the top-10 list of the greatest people of what country?
"Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel ( ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer, songwriter, poet, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers, such as Scott Walker, David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen. English translations of his songs were recorded by many"
"conjectures. 108) Raoul Servais, (1928-) animator and film director (""Harpya""). 109) Emile Francqui, (1863-) soldier, diplomat and philanthropist. 110) Charles Rogier, (1800-1885) Prime Minister (1847-1852) (1857-1867). 111) Hugo van der Goes, painter (""Portinari Altarpiece""). De Grootste Belg De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) was a 2005 vote conducted by Belgian public TV broadcaster Canvas, public radio broadcaster Radio 1, and newspaper ""De Standaard"", to determine who is the Greatest Belgian of all time. It could be considered as a Flemish list, considering that French-speaking community broadcast RTBF also held a vote, Le plus grand Belge. Nominees needed to have lived"
"Pater Damiaan was announced as the winner of the ""De Grootste Belg"" poll, beating Paul Janssen and Eddy Merckx. 11) Desiderius Erasmus, (1466-1536) writer, philosopher, theologian (""In Praise of Folly""). Born in Rotterdam or Gouda and thus technically a Dutchman by modern-day standards. 12) Adolphe Sax, (1814-1894) inventor of the saxophone. 13) Jan Decleir, (1946-) theatre, TV and film actor (""Mira"", ""Daens"", ""Character"", ""The Memory of a Killer""). 14) Kim Clijsters, (1983-) tennis player. 15) Victor Horta, (1861-1947) architect and designer (""Hôtel Tassel"", ""Brussels-Central railway station"", ""Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels""). 16) Baudouin of Belgium, (1930-1993) king (1950-1993). Founder of"
"Catherine Colomb (1892–1965), Monique Saint-Hélier (1895–1955), Alice Rivaz (1901–1998), Prix Renaudot winner Georges Borgeaud (1914–1998), Yvette Z'Graggen (1920–2012) and Prix Goncourt winner Jacques Chessex (1934–2009). Grisélidis Réal (1929–2005) is in a category of her own. Italian Switzerland is best known by its artists, while its literature is naturally subject to strong Italian influences, and not to any of a strictly Swiss nature. Stefano Franscini (1796–1857) did much for his native land, especially in educational matters, while his chief published work (1835) was one that gave a general account of the canton. But this is not so thorough and good as"
"- Singer and Songwriter 74. Bernard Kouchner (1938-) - Politician and humanitarian 75. Claude Monet (1840-1926) – Painter 76. Michel Serrault (1928-2007) - Actor 77. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) – Painter 78. Michel Drucker (1942) - Journalist 79. Raimu (1883-1946) - Actor and Comedian 80. Vercingetorix (c.82BC-46BC) - Chieftain who led resistance against the Roman army. 81. Raymond Poulidor (1936-) - Cyclist 82. Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) – Poet 83. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) - Playwright 84. Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) - Poet 85. Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) – Prime Minister, and journalist 86. Gilbert Bécaud (1927-2001) - Singer, songwriter and musician 87. José Bové"
"et l'enfant"" (1828); Victor Gelu (1806-1885), relentless and brutal, but undeniably powerful of his kind (""Fenian é Grouman; dix chansons provençales"", 1840); and, greatest of them all, the true and acknowledged forerunner of the felibres, Jacques Jasmin, whose poems, both lyrical and narrative, continue to find favour with men of the highest culture and literary attainments, as with the villagers for whom they were primarily intended. While much of this literature was still in the making, an event took place which was destined to eclipse in importance any that had gone before. In 1845 Joseph Roumanille of Saint-Rémy (Bouches-du-Rhône), became"
"is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he. Alphonse de Lamartine Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, Knight of Pratz (; 21 October 179028 February 1869), was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricouleur as the flag of France. Lamartine was born in Mâcon, Burgundy, on 21 October 1790. His family were members of the French provincial nobility, and he spent his youth at the family estate. Lamartine"
"Georges Pompidou (1911-1974) – President and Prime Minister 45. Michel Sardou (1947-) - Singer 46. Simone Signoret (1921-1985) - Actress 47. Haroun Tazieff (1914-1998) - Vulcanologist 48. Jacques Prévert (1900-1977) - Poet 49. Éric Tabarly (1931-1998) - Sailor 50. Louis XIV (1638-1715) – King 51. David Douillet (1969-) - Judoka 52. Henri Salvador (1917-2008) - Singer and comedian 53. Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951-) - Singer, songwriter and musician 54. Jean Jaurès (1859-1914) - Politician 55. Jean Marais (1913-1998) - Actor and comedian 56. Yannick Noah (1960-) - Tennis player 57. Albert Camus (1913-1960) – Author and philosopher 58. Dalida (1933-1987) -"
"the King Baudouin Foundation. 17) Pieter Bruegel the Elder, (1525-1569) painter (""The Peasant Wedding"", ""The Blind Leading the Blind"", ""Netherlandish Proverbs"", ""Landscape with the Fall of Icarus""). 18) René Magritte, (1898-1967) painter (""The Treachery of Images"", ""The Son of Man""). 19) Guido Gezelle, (1830-1899) poet (""Het Schrijverke"", ""Dien Avond en die Rooze""). 20) Toots Thielemans, (1922-2016) jazz musician (""Bluesette""). 21) Charles V of Spain, (1500-1558) Spanish king (1517-1556) and Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558), who was born in Ghent. 22) Louis Paul Boon, (1912-1979) novelist (""De Kapellekensbaan"", ""Priester Daens"", ""Mieke Maaike's Obscene Jeugd""). 23) Jozef Cardijn, (1882-1967) priest, cardinal and humanitarian."
"Camille Huysmans, (1871-1968) Prime Minister (1946-1947) and activist. 70) Antoon van Dyck, (1599-1641) painter (""Charles I at the Hunt"", ""Equestrian Portrait of Charles I""). 71) Briek Schotte, (1919-2004) cyclist. 72) Henry Van de Velde, (1863-1957) architect (""Bloemenwerf"", ""Boekentoren""). 73) Rik Coppens, (1930-2015) association football player. 74) Hadewijch, poet (""Book of Visions"", ""Poems in Stanzas""). 75) Ingrid Berghmans (1961) judoka 76) Orlandus Lassus, (1530-1594) composer (""Lagrime di San Pietro"", ""Prophetiae Sibyllarum""). 77) Georges Simenon, (1903-1989) novelist (""Inspector Maigret""). 78) Rik Van Looy, (1933-) cyclist. 79) Ferdinand Verbiest, (1623-1688) priest, astronomer and mathematician. 80) Dries Van Noten, (1958-) fashion designer. 81) Cyriel"
"recording artist Jacques Brel. The album was a commercial success across Western Europe, including non-francophone countries. ""Racine carrée"" topped the charts in France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy, as well as reaching the top ten in Canada, and the top forty in Germany. In his native Belgium, it remained at the top the charts for multiple weeks and been certified twelve times platinum by the BEA. In France, the album has been certified quadruple diamond by the SNEP and become one of the highest-selling albums in recent years after amassing over one million copies sold four months after its"
"Singer 59. Léon Zitrone (1914-1995) - Journalist 60. Nicolas Hulot (1955-) - Journalist 61. Simone Veil (1927-2017) - Politician 62. Alain Delon (1935-) - Actor 63. Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (1947-) - Journalist 64. Aimé Jacquet (1941-) - Footballer 65. Francis Cabrel (1953-) - Singer and songwriter 66. Brigitte Bardot (1934-) - Actress 67. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) - Author 68. Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870) – Author and playwright 69. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) – Novelist 70. Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) - Poet 71. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) – Author and philosopher 72. Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794) – Political leader 73. Renaud (1952-)"
"dozen other significant art collections around the country. Some of the most impressive are the Royal Museum for Fine Arts in Antwerp, which houses a considerable collection of works by Peter Paul Rubens, the Groeningemuseum in Bruges, with exhibits Flemish Primitives, the Musée des Beaux-Arts Tournai which contains important works of important 19th century French painters like Manet, Monet, Seurat and others, the Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK) which focuses on Flemish Art (Southern Netherlands) but also has several European - especially French - paintings and sculptures and the Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS), which is the biggest museum"
"and personalities from all walks of life including professor Étienne Gilson, French philosopher Jacques Maritain, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Mgr. Félix-Antoine Savard, Father Georges-Henri Lévesque, Abbé Pierre, sociologist, philosopher, theologian and poet Fernand Dumont and poet and singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault and writers Robert Élie, Jean Le Moyne and Jacques Brault. In 2012, Lacroix celebrated 75 years of priesthood and religious life. Lacroix became a centenarian, in September 2015, and died of pneumonia on 2 March 2016. In 1971, he became a member of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of the French Académie des Sciences Morales"
"De Grootste Belg De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian) was a 2005 vote conducted by Belgian public TV broadcaster Canvas, public radio broadcaster Radio 1, and newspaper ""De Standaard"", to determine who is the Greatest Belgian of all time. It could be considered as a Flemish list, considering that French-speaking community broadcast RTBF also held a vote, Le plus grand Belge. Nominees needed to have lived between 50 BC and now, between the borders of present-day Belgium. This is because Belgium only gained its independence in 1830, while numerous historical individuals from, for example, the Spanish Netherlands, are considered to"
"as voted by all Belgians. Les plus grands Belges Les plus grands Belges (French for ""The Greatest Belgians""), is a television show that aired in 2005 on the Belgian French-speaking public channel RTBF. In the program the audience could vote for the greatest Belgian by using the website, sending an SMS or using the telephone. In total several hundred thousand votes were cast. Nominees needed to have lived between 50 BC and now, between the borders of present-day Belgium. This is because Belgium only gained its independence in 1830, while numerous historical individuals from, for example, the Spanish Netherlands, are"
"return. Due to the country's small size and the national broadcaster's penchant for internal selection, most of Luxembourg's entrants came from outside the Grand Duchy, mainly from France. Solange Berry, Plastic Bertrand and Lara Fabian were from Belgium, Nana Mouskouri and Vicky Leandros from Greece, David Alexandre Winter and Margo from the Netherlands, Ireen Sheer and Malcolm Roberts from the United Kingdom, Jürgen Marcus and Chris Roberts from Germany, Baccara from Spain, Jeane Manson and Diane Solomon from the United States and Sherisse Laurence from Canada. All five of the winning artists from Luxembourg were foreign, four were French and"
"list for France is different according to the sources. A list including the births between 1891 and 1990 shows : 1 - Martin, 2 - Bernard, 3 - Thomas, 4 - Petit, 5 - Robert, 6 - Richard, 7 - Durand, 8 - Dubois, 9 - Moreau, 10 - Laurent. A list of birth between 1966 and 1990 yields: 1 - Martin, 2 - Bernard, 3 - Thomas, 4 - Robert, 5 - Petit, 6 - Dubois, 7 - Richard, 8 - Garcia (Spanish), 9 - Durand, 10 - Moreau. This list masks strong regional differences in France and the"
"(Canada), Lee ""Scratch"" Perry (Jamaica; only in the 2005 list), Carlos Santana (Mexico/US), U2 (Ireland), and Neil Young (Canada). Tina Turner, who relinquished her American citizenship after obtaining Swiss citizenship in 2013, was still an American citizen when included in the list. Most artists on the list were active in the 1960s and 1970s. Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time ""The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time"" is a special issue published by the American magazine ""Rolling Stone"" in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and updated in 2011. The list presented was compiled based on input from"
"the clock from working by removing one of its parts. By burying its great people in the Panthéon, the nation acknowledges the honour it received from them. As such, interment here is severely restricted and is allowed only by a parliamentary act for ""National Heroes"". Similar high honours exist in Les Invalides for historical military leaders such as Napoléon, Turenne and Vauban. Among those buried in its necropolis are Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, Jean Moulin, Louis Braille, Jean Jaurès and Soufflot, its architect. In 1907 Marcellin Berthelot was buried with his wife Mme Sophie Berthelot. Marie Curie was"
"1995) singer, dancer, and actress. 27. Felipe II (Philip II), (1527 – 1598) king (1558-1598). 28. Carlos I (Charles V), (1500 – 1558) king (1516-1556) and Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1556). 29. Rocío Jurado, (1944 – 2006) singer and actress. 30. Gregorio Marañón, (1887 – 1960) physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher. 31. Diego Velázquez, (1599 – 1660) painter (""Las Meninas"") 32. Isabel Pantoja, (1956-) singer. 33. José Ortega y Gasset, (1883 – 1955) philosopher (""The Revolt of the Masses"") 34. Miguel de Unamuno, (1864 – 1936) essayist, novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher (""""). 35. José María Aznar, (1953-) Prime Minister"
"and 20th centuries. According to a 2005 survey, carried out in the context of the tenth anniversary of the death of Socialist President François Mitterrand, 35 percent of respondents said Mitterrand was the best French president ever, followed by Charles de Gaulle (30 percent) and then Jacques Chirac (12 percent). Another poll by BVA four years later showed that 87% of French people regarded his presidency positively. Statues honoring de Gaulle have been erected in Warsaw, Moscow, Bucharest and Quebec. The first Algerian president, Ahmed Ben Bella, said that de Gaulle was the ""military leader who brought us the hardest"
"(with bag))""). 98) Maurice Maeterlinck, (1862-1949) novelist and playwright (""The Blue Bird"", ""Pelléas and Mélisande""). Nobel Prize for Literature, 1911. 99) Pedro de Gante, missionary. Beatified in 1988. 100) Philippe Herreweghe, (1947-) conductor. Founder of the Collegium Vocale Gent and La Chapelle Royale. 101) Rogier van der Weyden, (1400-1464) painter (""The Descent from the Cross""). 102) Fernand Khnopff, (1858-1921) painter (""The Sphinx, or, The Caresses""). 103) César Franck, (1822-1890) composer (""Grande Pièce Symphonique""). 104) Gerard Mortier, (1943-2014) opera director. 105) Pierre Wynants, (1939-) cook. 106) Henri Pirenne, (1862-1935) historian (""Histoire de Belgique""). 107) Pierre Deligne, (1944-) mathematician. Proved the Weil"
"history are also often cited: Ambiorix, Godfrey of Bouillon, Charles V of Spain, Adolphe Sax, Baudouin of Belgium, as are cultural icons such as Manneken Pis, the Gilles of Binche, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Tintin, Inspector Maigret, the Atomium, Jacques Brel, René Magritte, Soeur Sourire, Django Reinhardt... In the fields of sport Eddy Merckx and the Red Devils are a good example. The song """"Potverdekke! (It's great to be a Belgian)"" (1998)"" by Mr. John is also an expression of belgitude. The satirical comedy and film adaptation ""Sois Belge et tais-toi"", the films of Jan Bucquoy and"
"is part of UNESCO World Heritage. Other important figures of Hungarian Renaissance include Bálint Balassi (poet), Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos (poet), Bálint Bakfark (composer and lutenist), and Master MS (fresco painter). Culture in the Netherlands at the end of the 15th century was influenced by the Italian Renaissance through trade via Bruges, which made Flanders wealthy. Its nobles commissioned artists who became known across Europe. In science, the anatomist Andreas Vesalius led the way; in cartography, Gerardus Mercator's map assisted explorers and navigators. In art, Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting ranged from the strange work of Hieronymus Bosch to the everyday"
"and singer. 31. Jeanne d’Arc (1412-1431) – Military leader. 32. Général Leclerc (1902-1947) - Military leader. 33. Voltaire (1694-1778) – Philosopher and novelist. 34. Johnny Hallyday (1943-2017) - Singer. 35. Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944) - Aviator, novelist and poet . 36. Claude Francois (1939-1978) - Singer 37. Christian Cabrol - Cardiologist and surgeon 38. Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-) - Actor 39. Jules Ferry (1832-1893) - Politician and Prime Minister 40. Louis Lumière - Inventor, film director 41. Michel Platini (1955-) - Footballer 42. Jacques Chirac (1932-) – President and Prime Minister 43. Charles Trenet (1913-2001) - Singer and songwriter 44."
"Gertrude in Nivelles, and the churches of Waha and Hastière, Dinant. Ornamental brassware is also a part of Mosan art and Hugo d'Oignies and Nicholas of Verdun important metalworkers. During the so-called Northern Renaissance, Belgium experienced an artistic boom, spawning the immensely popular Baroque Flemish school of painting. The cities of Bruges and Antwerp, some of the richest in the region, became artistic centres during the period. The artist Peter Paul Rubens painted in Belgium between 1609-1621, working for many royal patrons from his studio in Antwerp. Rubens' house in Antwerp, the Rubenshuis, is now a museum. Anthony van Dyck,"
"(1862–1949), Paul van Ostaijen (1896–1926), Henri Michaux (French born and educated in Belgium, 1899–1984) and Jacques Brel (1929–1978) and prose writers: Hendrik Conscience (1812–1883), Charles de Coster (1827–1879), Willem Elsschot (1882–1960), Michel de Ghelderode (1898–1962), Georges Simenon 1903-1989, Louis Paul Boon (1912–1979), Hugo Claus (1929–2008), Pierre Mertens (born in 1939) Ernest Claes (1885–1968), and, Amélie Nothomb (born in 1967). Belgian cinema has already been awarded several times at Cannes Film Festival and in other less-known festivals. Belgian movies are generally made with small budget, and are mostly funded by the regional governments (the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, and Wallimage, among others)"
"him. Two towns in Quebec, Canada, are named in his honour: one in the Montérégie region and another in the Lanaudière region. In Ghent (Belgium) a model school was named after Saint Gerard. This school was exhibited on the world exhibition of 1913 in Ghent as a model for Belgium's future school buildings. In 1914 it was rebuilt after the exhibition with the same stones. Nowadays the Saint Gerard School is used by a charity organisation ""Geraarke"" (local name) which supports poor people with clothes and food packages. He was featured on an Italian 45-eurocent postage stamp in May 2005."
"100. Françoise Dolto (1908-1988) - Psychoanalyst The Greatest Frenchman Le Plus Grand Français de tous les temps (""The Greatest Frenchman of all Time"") was a France 2 show of early 2005, based on an original series of ""Great Britons"" on the BBC. The show asked the French viewers whom they thought was the Greatest Frenchman or Frenchwoman. It was presented by Michel Drucker and Thierry Ardisson, and the final episode was broadcast at the French Senate. The winner was the former president and leader of the Free French movement, Charles de Gaulle. The show was criticized by some historians in"
"The Greatest Frenchman Le Plus Grand Français de tous les temps (""The Greatest Frenchman of all Time"") was a France 2 show of early 2005, based on an original series of ""Great Britons"" on the BBC. The show asked the French viewers whom they thought was the Greatest Frenchman or Frenchwoman. It was presented by Michel Drucker and Thierry Ardisson, and the final episode was broadcast at the French Senate. The winner was the former president and leader of the Free French movement, Charles de Gaulle. The show was criticized by some historians in that it focused only on personalities"
"main building was reopened by Queen Beatrix. In 2013 and 2014, it was the most visited museum in the Netherlands with record numbers of 2.2 million and 2.47 million visitors. It is also the largest art museum in the country. The museum has on display 8,000 objects of art and history, from their total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200–2000, among which are some masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer. The museum also has a small Asian collection, which is on display in the Asian pavilion. In 1795, the Batavian Republic was proclaimed. The Minister"
"came third in a television poll to choose ""Le Plus Grand Français"" (The Greatest Frenchman). In 1998, he has been made Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec while in 2004, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor by Jacques Chirac. He also received the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Brotherhood among Peoples in 1991 ""For having fought, throughout his life, for the defence of human rights, democracy and peace. For having entirely dedicated himself to helping to relieve spiritual and physical suffering. For having inspired – regardless of nationality, race or religion –"