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1. Biography of Marcel Achard
2. Biography of Antonin Artaud
3. Biography of Rita Atria
4. Biography of François-René De Chateaubriand
5. Biography of Giacinto Facchetti
6. Alphonso Ford biography
7. David Garrett biography
8. Biography of Ivan Illich
9. Beyonce Knowles biography
10. Biography of Ivan Pavlov
11. Cino Ricci biography
12. Biography of Gigi Sabani
13. Biography of Santa Rosalia
14. Biography of Albert Schweitzer
15. Biography of Georges Simenon

Biography of Marcel Achard

Gaius brio
July 5, 1889
September 4, 1974

Who is Marcel Achard?

Was born as Marcel Augustin Ferréol in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon on July 5, 18Early in his writing career, immediately after the first world war, adopts the pseudonym "Marcel Achard. After a short experience in the field of journalism dedicated to seizing theatre its first major success when Charles Dullin, in 1923, on the stage door "Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ?", that remains perhaps his most original and significant. Brilliant author, modern exponent of the boulevard Theatre, Achard will often find the way to success with the public. Will also work for the film industry as a screenwriter, and he writes the lyrics to two musicals.
The distinguishing feature of Achard is dreamlike mood of sentimental melancholy, underscored almost always entitled.
The greatest hits of Achard arrive in the period between the two world wars when contemporary critics compare him to some renowned French predecessors such as Pierre de Marivaux and Alfred de Musset.
After World War II, despite the criticism it receives, his literary output continues. "The idiots", will be a work known in the United States to be the basis for the film "a shot in the dark".
Four works by Achard landed on Broadway. "A shot in the dark" boasts the largest number of representations: adapted by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Harold Clurman, the large number of raggiugerà 389 replicas; Starring: Julie Harris, Walter Matthau and William Shatner.
Numerous film actors are usually focused on Achard historical events: these include "Mayerling" (1936), "Orage" (1938) and "Félicie Nanteuil" (1942).
Marcel Achard died in Paris on September 4, 1974.
Marcel Achard's plays:
-Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ? (1923)
-Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre (1924)
-La femme silencieuse (1925)
-Je ne vous aime pas (1926)
Je vous aime (1928)
-Jean de la Lune (1929)
-Domino (1932), staged by Louis Jouvet
-Pétrus (1934)
-Noix de coco (1936)
-Le corsaire (1938)
-Adam (1939)
-Auprès de ma blonde (1946)
-Nous irons à Valparaiso (1947)
-Le Moulin de la Galette (1951)
-Les Compagnons de la marjolaine (1953)
-Potatoes (1954), staged by Pierre Dux
-The Idiots (1960), staged by Annie Girardot at the théâtre Antoine
-Turlututu (1962)
-Machin Chouette (1964)
-Gugusse (1968)
-La Débauche (1973)

Biography of Antonin Artaud

September 4, 1896
March 4, 1948

Who is Antonin Artaud?

Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud (Antonin) was born on 4 September 1896 in Marseilles from a bourgeois family: his mother, Euphrasie Nalpas, of Turkic origin (Smyrna), while his father Antoine is sea captain. The childhood of small Antonin is upset, four years, from disease: the child is hit by a form of rather serious meningitis, because of neurological problems that will arise later (stuttering, neuralgia and episodes of severe depression). In teens Artaud is subjected to various shelters in sanatorium, although between June and July 1916 still manages to enlist in the army: is however rejected because drive-induced episodes of sleepwalking. During admissions, passes the time reading: among his favorite authors there are Poe, Baudelaire and Rimbaud. In May 1919, despite himself, begins to become dependent on opiates, because of prescription of Laila made by Director of the sanatorium.
About a year after he moved to Paris, where, being interested in theater, approaches the Surrealists. He met, among other things, the Director of the Theatre de L'Oeuvre Lugné-Poe, who has staged works by authors such as Henrik Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, Alfred Jarry and Maurice Maeterlinck, as opposed to a theater considered sclerotized on the Repertoire of ancient tragedies and comedies burghers of the second empire. Antonin Artaud is hired by Lugné-Poe, and immediately turns out to be an eclectic artist and a talented actor: create, among other things, the costumes and scenes for "life is a dream" by Calderón de la Barca. Shortly after has the opportunity to work on the advice of Max Jacob, with Charles Dullin, founder of the Theatre de l'Atelier. In this way he met the actress Génica Athanasiou, who would become his lover, in the homonymous tragedy Antigone, whose scenography, staging of that era, is designed by Picasso.
Left in 1923 Dullin, Antonin Artaud in the company of Georges and Ludmilla Pitoeff: in that year, however, the Director of the Nouvelle Revue Francaise "Jacques Rivière rejects his first collection of writings. Between the two, in each case, begins a correspondence in which the Marseillaise expresses its conception, writing understood as a fight between introspection and incompleteness. Correspondence is motivated above all by the need of Artaud to feel appreciated from the literary point of view: the correspondence is published in the journal. Antonin, meanwhile, remains increasingly disappointed by the theater, which offers only unimportant roles, and consequently addressed its attention to film, eager to see recognized their abilities. Benefits, therefore, the fact that his cousin Louis Nalpas is the artistic director of the Société des Cinéromans: he aimed to get help. Nalpas allows him to get a part in the film-"Surcouf Luitz Morat, le roi des corsaire" and a short film by Claude Autant-Lara "Fait divers", whose shooting take place in March 1924.
Artaud became later Director of Surrealist research, and deals with the creation of prose poems and screenplays. Some of his texts are published in the official journal of the surrealist group known as "La Révolution surréaliste". In the last months of 1926 Antonin opposes the idea, built in group, to join the French Communist Party is, for this reason, excluded from the movement, which in any case had never shown conducive to conception of revolutionary theater that he proposed. Via Nalpas, Artaud still managed to find new creative outlets, coming into contact with Abel Gance, who offers to interpret Marat in the movie "Napoléon". After trying to get the role of Roderick Usher in Jean Epstein's film "La chute de la maison Usher" (attempt proved unsuccessful, however,), in 1930 was forced to close the Theatre Alfred Jarry, who had founded a few years earlier with Robert Aron and Roger Vitrac: experience fails due to lack of financial resources, despite the staging of several works, including a written by Artaud.
In 1931 he came into contact with the balinese Theatre, remaining strongly impressed: try to repeat the experience, with the necessary changes, in the drama "the cenci", staged at the Theatre des Folies-Wagram, where he tries to put into practice many of the theories exposed on "theatre of cruelty". In 1936 sets sail from Belgium intends to land in Mexico, interested in discovering the precortesiana indigenous culture. Once arrived on the American continent, Antonin Artaud experiences the peyote, and holds three conferences in Mexico City, entitled "Surrealism and revolution", "man versus his fate" and "Il teatro e gli dei". Published by Jean Paulhan "the theatre and its double," and, on his return from Mexico (after passing from Ireland) is arrested and imprisoned in a straitjacket before being interned in several French clinics.
Over the next nine years undergoes electroshock very frequently to the point of falling into a coma over fifty times. In 1943 is brought in Rodez, where clinical starts to draw and write on small notebooks; in the spring of 1946, however, is moved to a clinic in Ivry, where he was given the opportunity to move. In this way, it can travel to Paris, to meet his old friends, including Pierre Loeb, who advised him to write something about Van Gogh. Artaud, therefore, writes "Van Gogh the suicide society", in which he denounces the sick society consciousness because of the lack of hindsight. In January 1948 to Artaud was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He died within a short time, on 4 March of that year, alone, in a psychiatric clinic, probably after swallowing a fatal dose of hydrochloric acid.

Biography of Rita Atria

September 4, 1974
July 26, 1992

Who is Rita Atria?

Rita Atria is a witness of Justice, indirect victim of the mafia. Born in Partanna (Tp) the September 4, 1974, he died in Rome on July 26, 19Daughter of Jeanne Caldwell and don Vito Atria (officially sheep rancher, actually small local boss), Rita grows in this municipality that shepherds Center turns into a place of money from the traffic of the drug.
Over the years the rise to power of the Corleonesi, Partanna, Alcamo and others of Belice, serve as the scenario for power struggles between various rival clans. Vito Atria is an old-school mobster, is part of the mafia that whispers to the policy but who don't want to get their hands dirty with drugs and that, at the time, it means going against the Corleonesi who are invading the trapanese "refineries" of heroin.
From torturers to victims
In 1985, two days after the marriage of his son Nicholas with Piera Aiello, don Vito is killed in an ambush, a victim himself of the bloody rise of the Corleonesi's position at the top of Cosa Nostra. Rita has only 11 years, it's a girl. The death of the parent, brother Nicholas takes on the role of breadwinner and the love and devotion to the father, but still a mobster father, pours out of this single male figure close to her and her sister-in-law Piera. Nicholas is a small fish with the drug buy respect and power. As their relationship heats up and accomplice, and transform the "little Darling" (girl) Rita in a confidant. It is in these moments of intimacy that Nicholas fraternal reveals many secrets: the names of the people involved in the murder of his father, the motive, who's in charge in Partanna, who decide life and death. The same boyfriend of Rita, Calogero Cascio, a young man of his country engaged in the collection of lace, gives her the opportunity to become aware of facts that should not know.
In June 1991 Nicola Atria also dies in an ambush. Rita's sister-in-law, present at the murder of her husband, decides to denounce the killers to police, is the month of July. After the transfer to the secret location of Piera and her children, Rita Atria remains in Partanna, only renounced by her boyfriend (because one sister-in-law regretted) and his mother, with whom he never had a good relationship, which laments the lost family honor because of Piera.
A few months later (November), the 17-year-old Rita Atria, to give voice to his desire for revenge, revenge on that "world" in which coward did not choose to be born but who chooses to opt out, follow the example by asking the State Court to the murder of his father and brother. The much-desired revenge, little by little, becomes "want to see other women denounce and reject the mafia".
Confessions of a "little Darling"
Is then Marsala, Prosecutor Paolo Borsellino (also collaborate Alessandra Camassa, Morena Plazzi and Massimo Russo), to collect statements of Rita Atria that, over time, scored in his diary the confidences wank from brother. The depositions of Rita and Piera allow justice to shed light on the gears governing mafia clans of Trapani and of Valle del Belice, outlining scenarios of bloody feud-more than 30 murders-family Ingoglia and Accardo. Their statements can also start an investigation into the actions of Mr discussed Vincenzino Culicchia, Partanna's Mayor for more than thirty years.
Transferred to Rome under an assumed name and protection, Rita lives isolated, forced to frequent changes of residence. No more will the mother denies for the affront to the family, despite the attempt by Banks to ensure that Joan daughter picks agree. With Borsellino, Rita instead establishes a confidential report. In "Uncle Paul" as he begins to call him, is a nice man with whom you feel safe.
July 1992
The killing of Judge Borsellino (via d'amelio massacre) occurred on 19 July 1992 Rita throws into turmoil. On July 26, a week after the death of "Uncle Paul", Rita Atria commits suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of the building in which he lives.
"Now that he's dead, Purse that no one can understand the void he left in my life. […] Before fighting the mafia you must make a self-examination of consciousness and then, after defeating the mafia inside you, you can fight the mafia that's within your friends, the mafia we are wrong and our way of acting. Borsellino, you died for what he believed but I'm dead without you ".
Rita's funeral is celebrated in Partanna, neither the mother nor the country involved in the commemoration of this young witness to justice. Every few months the same Giovanna destroys with a hammer the tombstone of his daughter on the family tomb, to clear the uncomfortable presence of a "language" longa and friend cops "who failed to line up an Honorable conduct. For a long time the memory of Rita finds peace, and for a long time his tomb has a picture to remember the "little Darling", buried in the same cemetery along with some of those men who denounced and that have a name, a photo, a memory.

Biography of François-René De Chateaubriand

L'enchanteur
September 4, 1768
July 4, 1848

Who is Francois-Rene De Chateaubriand?

Chateaubriand, born in Saint-Malo (French Brittany) on September 4, 1768, became one of the most famous writers in French literature. Descended from a Breton noble family, from an early age started a military career in Paris, and witnessed the first revolutionary events. Are social turmoil that he initially participate so detached and skeptical, in compliance with the already pronounced conservatism that flaunted writer. In 1791 travels in North America, useful to open the mind and encourage them to a confrontation between fertile cultures, other places and the motherland. Back in France, begins to take a much more active stance with regard to politics, much to join the counterrevolutionary forces in defense of the status quo and monarchist organization of society.
But the French revolution is an unstoppable event that all drag, a violent history and feverish, making progressive waves lever triggered by defenders of reason and social progress. Conservatives like him then soon find themselves in dire straits. The writer is then forced to flee to England, where he lived in exile from practice for seven years (from 1793 to 1800).
The London collection is a harbinger of new inspiration and hard work. In 1797 he published "historical essay on the revolutions", despite all the enlightenment spirit that permeated the eighteenth century (in fact the emphasis is on the history), but not without traces of religious restlessness that shortly afterwards, in the days of spiritual crisis that followed the death of his mother and sister, led him to embrace the lost faith of childhood. The next opera "the genius of Christianity", started in the last year of exile and completed after his return to Paris, reflects the purpose of the Chauteaubriand filet literary talent in the service of the Christian faith, defending it from attack of voltairianesimo and illustrating poetic and moral beauty.
Participate in this literary philosophical design the two short novels that included "Chateaubriand Atala", which tells the love story of two Indians of Louisiana with the intention of showing the harmonies of religion with scenes of nature and the passions of the human heart, and "Renè", which through the story autobiographical young years covertly protagonist condemns indeterminate passions and sterile reveries which led to a life of René tedium and loneliness.
"The genius of Christianity" gained the acclaim of French opinion back in those years the traditional faith after the revolutionary storm, while the melancholic traits Renè loved recognize the first generations. To demonstrate the superiority of the "wonderful Christian" on the "wonderful" wrote Chateaubriand pay then the epic in prose "martyrs" (1809), having traveled to Greece and the Holy land to better read up on places of the narrative, set in the time of the persecutions of Diocletian. Notes and travel impressions, collected in "Route from Paris to Gernsalemme", a lively and not aggravated by EPIC and apologetic intent; It took King moves, moreover, by a tradition of literary relations on the East. Rich in exotic suggestions and primitivistiche are three operas written years earlier: "the adventures of the last Abencerage", "the Natchez" (both published in 1826), and the "journey into America" released the year after.
Appointed as France after the return of bums, Chateaubriand took an active part in the political life of the restoration, holding important diplomatic assignments and Government, but resigned from the House in 1830, with the advent of the July monarchy. He retired to private life and devoted himself to the development of "memories of the underworld" (composed in his later years), passionate commemoration of his life within the framework of a tormented historic period.
In Active maturity, comforted by the friendship of Mme Recamier, also expected a minor historical works and a "life of Rancé" where Chauteabriand, tracing the life of a friar of the seventeenth century, its image, its illusions and disappointments.
Featuring an elegant pen and strongly suggestive, led by a very strong sense of the idea of beauty, Chauteabriand exerted a strong influence on the literature of the nineteenth century, announcing trends and reasons destined to great luck in the romantic century. He died in Paris on July 4, 1848.

Biography of Giacinto Facchetti

Leader on and off the field
July 18, 1942
September 4, 2006

Who is Giacinto Facchetti?

One day Helenio Herrera, watching an unsatisfactory test of a quarterback, said, "this guy is a fundamental pillar of my Inter." Tall bergamasco Giacinto Facchetti, born in Treviglio on July 18, 1942, was by his serie A debut, (May 21, 1961, Roma-Inter 0-2). Had not convinced too, but that prophecy is quite apt, riveló and once inserted into the clock mechanism that were the nerazzurri, saw repent critics.
At its inception in Treviglio Giacinto Facchetti wasn't quarterback, but striker, but once in the wizard the Nerazzurri Herrera piazzó defense.
The gift of his old position, shooting, was the weapon in more trying: a fullback became suddenly wing, advancing up to the door.
Unexpected addition to strong goalscorer in recoveries, Facchetti made a name for himself early in the milanese team and inscrisse your name in all
feats of the golden years of Grande Inter.
Without fear of making mistakes, anyone could say for the role of left side there was a before and an after Fa. In fact, his rise was soon taken into account for the new Technical Commissioner Edmondo Fabbri, who called it for qualifications of the European Cup of Nations on March 27, 1963 against Turkey in Istanbul (won 1-0 to Italy). The first goal had to wait 20 months, releasing the result to the first minute knockout race with Finland, finished 6-1 to the Blues.
Vintage 1963 with Inter was special. The fullback bergamasco received praise in all languages. Come strong for its use open questions in a national defensive role, where the speed is metered in a completely different way.
The mobility that you wanted from its Locksmiths fullbacks in the national team, and that had not arrived, Facchetti, mainly because the first two years in Jersey
Azzurra meant for him the big breakthrough that many expected.
The news of his position makes him suffer a strange dualitá with Sandro Mazzola, if either does not score, you start talking about a crisis. As if that wasn't enough this catchphrase, relations between him and F will deteriorate.
Everything breaks out after the first friendly, obtained tickets to England. It was the right moment to ensure that the Group Iceman whizzing then counter-attacked. CT claimed not to be able to transplant a module without the pivotal player-Suárez-and players (and Fa in the first place) complaining about technical choices.
"Italian football is that of Inter and not that of the Italian" opens the fires to the French press a-to say the least-dissatisfied Facchetti, explaining that he had not realized his pivotal specialties networks "because the Lord F forbids us to go ahead. He just wants to get even, and we not only draws anywhere in England ".
Prophetic words. "Giacinto great", as they called the great journalist Gianni Brera, had hard life British Championships, especially in front of the Russian Cislenko, which segnó the victory of the USSR, and no less against the Koreans. You spot so the fall more shameful sport Italian football, but this time also rises. After Korea became Captain only 24 years and resumes with the usual strength down the road.
While Inter was in 1967 in Mantua and the failed conquest of an historic hat-trick, Facchetti advanced to world glory. And if anyone doubted his role before the crisis and spoke of the so-called "war supply", soon had to think again. The rematch comes with the first European Nations Cup won by Italy (1968).
A World Cup marked by chance, a semifinal played on the toss of a coin which Facchetti same chose. Captain in good times and bad, therefore, is among the notable players to have played in all three internationals: youthful, B (1 game each) and of course.
In Mexico, three years later, it seemed the right time to show off. Lost at the beginning as most of the Blues for height, pressure and heat, gradually his game went better, and although the final saw him with the usual "animus pugnandi", ended with a 4-1 unfavorable to the Blues, but with pride.
Years later recall: "I want to condemn to life when Korea defeated us in England, and four years later, when we won on Germany for 4 to 3 in Mexico, reaching the finals with Brazilians, the police had to make a security operation to prevent supporters took my wife to take us in triumph. However, among the many flaws that, football is one of the few things that makes abroad speak well of the Italians ".
The old guard Idan closes the loop by Herrera: will win a scudetto with Idris in 1971 but it will never be the same. Giacinto admires the magician
beyond all limits: the vision and expertise of his coach the highlight. He becomes friend, sings, businesses remains fascinated how to enter the game.
And Fa you start to reboot. Germany World Cup is his swan song, around him, the Inter National and many companions
battles leave or retire. And he remains conscious, could still disprove those who defines old and finished.
In the mid 70 's, Facchetti asks Suárez-became coach of Inter-to try to make him play by free. The Spaniard remains convinced of the qualities of its ancient Companion: a free mobile, plastic, a little too "chivalrous" for his liking but finally a great free. In this capacity the recapture the place of law and, incredibly, returned to his national fourth world.
Here comes the tragedy. Playing for Inter is injured and, Facchetti gritting her teeth, back, though not fully fit. When Enzo Bearzot calls 22 to go to Argentina, in an act of great uniltà and sincerity, the Sports Captain tells him not to be under ideal conditions and asks the technician to choose another in his place.
Facchetti went anyway, as companion. The Italy came fourth.
The November 16, 1977, with 94 matches by Captain blue, Giacinto Facchetti leaves with this National record, which will then only surpassed by Dino Zoff and Paolo Maldini.
Farewell to Inter comes May 7, 1978, winning 2-1 on the Foggia: throughout its immaculate career Facchetti was kicked once. He started his career as Manager; He left Inter just to make the Vice President at Atalanta, then goes back to his great love.
He held executive roles, or representation abroad. The project of Helenio Herrera to make Inter coach as technical director will have no luck.
Becomes representative abroad of Inter, then Vice President of Atalanta. He returned to Milan in society during the Presidency of inter Massimo Moratti with the role of General Manager.
He was appointed after the death of Vice-President Peppino Prisco and President since January 2004, after the resignation of Massimo Moratti.
A few months ill Facchetti died on September 4, 2006.

Alphonso Ford biography

Beyond all
October 31, 1971
September 4, 2004

Who is Alphonso Ford?

Seven years Alphonso Ford ("the FONZ", as his fans called him in Pesaro or "Gary" for his former fans) played a game against a silent disease that was stronger than life itself. Yet the played with Alphonso a heroic spirit, moving and especially without alibi, without self-pity. He had the gift of being an athlete out of the norm, which "was worth the price of admission", and nothing could stop him, or at least stop one of its classic pull.
Alphonso Ford was born to play basketball, a natural, technical and explosive, but at the same time, agonist and leaders: the last pitch man or "Bonny ball, and good luck". Yes because when Ford was in one on one was just not defensible.
Alphonso Ford was born in southern USA, in Greenwood, Mississippi in October 31, 19Who knows the people in the deep South in the states always repeats that these people "gives you for life", in the sense that despite the difficulties and injustices remains fair and dignified and mostly strong. Witness the history of Alabama, Mississippi and the historic cotton plantations, where work and life don't get paid anything; always under the yoke of the rich North of USA, but never rolled, never defeated.
Ford lives of basketball since he was very young; at the University he attended Mississippi Valley State local, becoming its most representative player in its history. In his four years of college earn over 3000 points, becoming by far the best scorer of all time. Finished college was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round; poor visibility of his college and his "normal" unfortunately affect the consideration of NBA Scouts, who not knowing the quality and possibilities of Alphonso, let him run into the limbo of CBA, the second American Basketball League. A story common to many American talents.
Alphonso then decides to try his luck in Europe, playing in different leagues, Spanish, Turkish and Greek. The turning point came in 1999/2000, when Ford is on the roster of Peristeri Athens, committed team in Euroleague. Fonzie breaks into the European stage becoming the top scorer of the club's most prestigious event with about 26 points per game. His first big break (in 30 years inexplicably) in 2001/02, the Olympiakos Athens, one of the strongest teams of Greece and Europe. Alphonso Ford, is an impressive luxury athlete for European basketball, one that alone makes a team. Also in the season with the "devils" confirms the topscorer with Euroleague 21.1 points per game and with the conquest of the cup of Greece (Needless to say that Ford was the best scorer of the final with 24 points).
The following year the emerging Monte Paschi Siena decides to point to the Italian and European Summit set up a great team; the star that you are pointing is Alphonso Ford. Absolute ruler and leader of the team, becomes the best guard in the serie A and move with a first historic semi-final League title. In Europe the season is even more exciting; Siena reached the final four in Barcelona and sells for only two points in the all-Italian semifinal with Benetton. For the third year in a row Ford graduated top goalscorer of the event; Siena becomes an idol.
The esteem for him not even fades in the summer of 2003 when Alphonso passes in Pesaro, the new Brushes Pesaro by Melillo. Reached a Cup final, Italy won the qualification for the next. In the League after an excellent regular season the playoffs tired comes Excavation and yields in the semi-finals. Ford played his last official match on May 29, 2004, against his former team. Always at the top, the undisputed leader of the team, in the summer the Pesaro contract renewal. Fonzie hesitates, many think he has offers from other teams.
The harsh reality is apparent on August 26, 2004 after Alphonso had just put signature on the renewal; writes a moving letter to the company and to the fans, a letter from a proud man and extraordinary, never outside the lines: "Dear friends are in the unfortunate position of having to announce that I will not be able to play in the 2004-2005 season with Scavolini. Unfortunately my health does not allow me more, at this point, to compete as a professional athlete. Right now I am truly grateful to all of you and to all coaches, teammates, fans, referees and managers who, over all these years, I was given the opportunity to compete in sports that I loved the most. As for my club, Scavolini Pesaro I heartily thank every person in the Organization, my teammates, my coaches and our great fans. I want each of you to continue to have faith. Be strong and fight hard. My heart will always be with you all ".
Seven year old Ford fighting leukemia, this entire time delighted the European parquet with his play. Now try to think that Alphonso did all this despite being ill, while weak. A unique, unrepeatable lesson. Alphonso Ford dies only 9 days after that letter, on the night of September 4, in a hospital in Memphis.
Pesaro, Siena and all the Italian basketball mourn the death of this hero of modern sport. away from the spotlight, vices and arrogance of other well-known sports, a lesson in courage, determination, love of life that does not forget.

David Garrett biography

Interpret mergers
September 4, 1980

Who is David Garrett?

David Garrett is the stage name of David Bongartz, German violinist and composer, born in u.s.-Aachen (Germany) on September 4, 19His father Georg Peter Bongartz is a German lawyer and her mother, Where Garrett, is a dancer. David, as you can imagine, chose the mother's maiden name as a stage name, probably to "play" his name.
The little David has just four years old when her older brother receives the gift of a violin from his father. It is however better to show David interest (and talent) to the tool, which learns quickly. A year later he participated in a music competition and won its first award.
Already at 10 years of age the little David collaborates with the Hamburg Philharmonic; in 1994, only fourteen years, signed an agreement with Deutsche Grammophon to engrave works as soloist.
Inducted into the Guinness Book of the year 2008 for having performed "the flight of the Bumblebee" in 1 minute and 6 seconds (this is a classic piece known for the speed in which the notes are followed and for which you need great technique and precision).
Has a nice presence, during the years in which he studies the world turning music to join several orchestras of classical music, it keeps working even as model.
In his career he has recorded several albums, but his preference is the fusion of classical music with the rock. Notes were his interpretations of violin tracks "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
David Garrett said her mission of wanting to join the classic genre with that rock with his album "Rock Symphonies (2010), such as Vivaldi's four seasons, with the song" Vertigo "by U2.
Garrett has the great fortune of playing a precious Stradivarius violin; as a musician he receive great appreciation from ri conductors Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta.
As part of the Festival of Sanremo Music Festival 2012 David Garrett plays music by Nirvana on whose notes dance dancer and artist Simona Atzori.
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Discography (in studio):
Free (2007)
Virtuoso (2007)
Encore (2008)
David Garrett (2009)
Classic Romance (2009)
Rock Symphonies (2010)
Legacy (2011)

Biography of Ivan Illich

Culture without borders
September 4, 1926
December 2, 2002

Who is Ivan Illich?

Ivan Illich was born on 4 September 1926 in Vienna as the son of Sephardic Jewish mother and Croatian father. Proved particularly intelligent since childhood, learning German, French and Italian, and already as a boy is able to master them as if they were his mother tongues: her willingness to learn foreign languages we will confirm when it will learn ancient Greek, Croatian, hindi, Portuguese and Spanish.
At the age of eleven, in 1937, he was admitted to the Piarist Piaristengymnasium in Vienna, where he began studying medium; six years later, in 1943, he joined the College of Florence named after Leonardo da Vinci, which ensures a top-level scientific preparation, confirmed by excellent grades.
Enrolled at the Pontifical Gregorian University, he devoted himself to the study of philosophy and theology, but at the same time engages in research in the natural sciences, reading volumes of histology and crystallography at the University of Florence and Rome. Supported by the Rector Wu fan, in November 1945 Ivan, at the age of nineteen, he entered the seminary in Rome at the Collegio Capranica, without giving up his studies at the Gregorian, that give a Licentiate in philosophy in 1947-and a Licentiate in theology in 1951.
After enrolling at the University of Salzburg to study theology and medieval history, receiving his ordination in Rome in March 19After a few months he moved to the United States Ivan Illich, in New York, intending to pursue studies at Princeton and at the same time carry out the task of parish Assistant. During these years of Austrian origins scholar has become part of the intellectual environment of the Big Apple, collaborating, for example, the periodic "Integrity" and "quarterly Tought," published by Fordham University: his writings are published under the pseudonym Peter Canon.
Thirty years Ivan was elected Vice-Rector of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico State, while in 1961 in Mexico based on Cidoc, namely Intercultural Centre de Documentation, based in Cuernevaca: this is a research centre aimed to create courses for Canadian and u.s. missionaries. In the same year he was appointed delegate for the Fordham research, working closely with the Department of sociology and-on more than one occasion-by holding seminars.
After participating as a consultant of Cardinal Suenens, the second and third session of Vatican Council II, fundamental in November 1964, at a time when the Council gives its approval to the schema of "Gaudium et spes" that apparently opposes the storage of nuclear weapons, retires. A few years later, the magazine "America", published by the society of Jesus, published an article titled "The seamy side of the charity", which never fails to arouse concern in the most moderate of the clergy: the same thing happens with the text of "The vanishing" clergyman, appeared on "The critic". Meanwhile, what happened was the Cidoc, accomplice his critical analysis of Catholicism, came into conflict with the Vatican.
Openly in conflict with Opus Dei, so Ivan is called by the Congregation for the doctrine of the faith in Rome, where he was subjected to an interrogation by a partially motivated worried report supplied by the Cia. Illich then occurs in June 1968 before the Cardinal Franjo Seper, prefect of the Congregation, but opposes the request to keep silent about the proceedings against him, referring to the motu proprio "Integrae Servandae"; In addition, asks to be made known to all the questions before the interview that he must answer.
Once you have a list of more than eighty questions, Illich decides not to meet with the judge in a letter delivered to Seper denounced the inquisitorial process base describing it as unacceptable. Since I cannot follow the judicial path, the Congregation urges ordinary in New York to call Illich in his diocese: he, in 1969, prove that you have chosen to opt out of any exercise of the powers and privileges conferred upon it by the Church permanently.
In the early 1970s Ivan continues to teach at Fordham University, while in 1976, concerned because of excessive institutionalisation of intercultural centre and the steady influx of formal academic chooses to close the Cidoc, also because of previous conflicts. The decision, in any case, comes with the unanimous agreement of the other members.
While many members continue the task of language education in the Mexican city of Cuernevaca, Illich since 1977 began teaching at the University of Trento, Faculty of sociology, and meanwhile manages events and seminars. Transformed into a real reference point for the entire student movement, continued his teaching as a professor in medieval history in Germany, at the University of Kassel, in the period that goes from 1979 to 1981.
Shortly thereafter embarks on a series of lectures devoted to sexuality and sexual genres, staged at the University of California, Berkeley, and from 1983 to 1986 for Marburg University teaches medieval history. Become a collaborator in the meantime of the Bavarian National Museum, is also nominated "visiting professor" at Pitzer College in California located in Claremont: the same charge he was also assigned to Berkeley, at the College of Engineering. In Tokyo in 1986 is one of the members of the company meeting the entropy, and the following year he lectured for the University of Pennsylvania. After teaching at Chicago, McCormack Theological Seminary and lectured at Trinity College Dublin, accepts the University professors of Bremen and Oldenburg University, Germany.
Suffering from a tumor that try to cure using traditional methods, in open conflict with the official medicine, began smoking opium to relieve pain. After hearing from a doctor the possibility of remove the cancer would have been linked to loss of speech, decides to live with the disease, which leads to death, on 2 December 2002, in Bremen.
Educator, historian, writer and philosopher Ivan Illich was a character from boundless culture: free thinker and linguist, has always rejected the definition of theologian, also in virtue of its willingness to alienate any pre-funded scheme, thus anticipating not unlike those reflections altermondiste. Interested in a critical analysis of institutions that characterize contemporary society, after having focused most of his life in Latin America, in order to educate volunteers and priests who would have participated in missions in North America, decided to devote himself to teaching in Europe. Inspired by the value of conviviality, without neglecting the humanization policy derived from the Christian faith, is currently identified as one of the leading sociologists of the twentieth century.
As mentioned, the starting point for many of his reflections is the concept of conviviality, understood as the opposite of industrial productivity. If it is true that every human being is also identified by the relation with the environment and with other people, the industrial report is designed as a conditioned reflex, namely as a stereotypical reaction of the subject in relation to communications from another user or an artificial environment that he will never be able to understand; Conversely, the convivial relationship is the work of people who continuously take part in the construction of social life.
Productivity, therefore, identifies with a technical value, while conviviality is represented as the value of ethics: a value is a materialized, the other a realized value. According to the thought of Illich, the roots of the crisis lie in the failure of the modern enterprise, namely in the car that took the place of man. Human discovery leads to specialization of tasks, but also to a centralization of power and institutionalization of values: it happens, though, that man becomes a cog in a bureaucratic machine accessory. If the man wants to be able to rely in the future, drawing limits himself in society, can only recognize and accept the existence of natural thresholds that cannot be overcome, otherwise there is a risk that the instrument and machine become as servants to tyrants.
The company, in other words, once past the threshold becomes a prison. The integrated community person resorts to convivial society so that everyone can use the tools in order to meet their own needs, taking advantage of the freedom to modify and change the objects that surround it, filling it with the others.

Beyonce Knowles biography

Daughter of destiny
September 4, 1981

Who is Beyonce Knowles?

Beyonce Knowles was born in Houston, Texas on September 4, 1981, has enjoyed a rapid and successful career in the world of pop music. For her there were no appearances in film and a major House like L'Oreal chose it as a testimonial.
He took his first steps into the world of music only sixteen when shape (with Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett), girlsband Destiny's Child.
The group begins to open concerts for hip-hop artists and R & B, heavy gauge, as Dru Hill, SWV, and Immature. Their first album, the eponymous "Destiny's Child" (1998)-a collaboration with Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri-produced hit "No, No, No"; the second LP "The writing's on the wall" the firmly established on the international scene. Is the 1999: the album gets seven Platinum discs, 2 Grammy nominations and an Image Award; the Group contributes to the soundtracks of films such as "Men in black" (with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith).
With success comes problems. In March 2000 LeToya and LaTavia left the band. Adds Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin (the latter abandons however after only five months): but not all evil has a silver lining, it is true that Destiny's, in this new training, reach the international consecration third studio work, "Survivor" and "Independent Women Part 1", the theme tune of the film Charlie's Angels (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu). Beyonce wants though try the road solo, although the Destiny's project continues.
The producers of "Austin Powers-Goldmember 3" have offered, just to get out of line, the female lead in the film of the hit series. Not content, produces his first solo single, "Work it out", followed in June 2003 the album "Dangerously in love": between soul and R & B are absolutely flattering results.
Along with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams publishes the latest work of "Destiny's child" entitled "Destiny Fulfilled" (2004). Beyoncé then participates in the film "the Pink Panther" (2006, with Steve Martin) and "Dreamgirls" (2006, big-screen adaptation of the musical).
Inspired by her role in the movie "Dreamgirls" gives life to his new solo album, "B'day" (2006).
The disk does get the award for Best R & B Contemporary Album and makes it go down in history of the American Music Awards as the first woman to win the prize of international artist.
In 2007 the American magazine AskMen of Beyoncé in first place in the ranking of the most desired women on the planet.
In 2008 he released his third studio work "I Am ... Sasha Fierce "(Sasha would be the name of his alter-ego, which takes form when she takes the stage).
The April 4, 2008 Beyoncé goes New York wedding with rapper Jay-Z.
In 2010 duets with "Lady Gaga" in the song "Video Phone".

Biography of Ivan Pavlov

Reflections and influences
September 4, 1849
February 27, 1936

Who is Ivan Pavlov?

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born in Ryazan (Russia) on September 4, 18Medical physiologist, its name is linked to the discovery of the conditioned reflex (through the use of dogs). This discovery, which he announced in 1903, allowed him to apply the methods of objective study of Physiology of nervous processes above.
The son of a clergyman, is routed by the parent at the Theological Seminary of his native city, where he first studied. Ivan soon finds interest in science; in 1870 decide to go this route, enrolling at the University of St. Petersburg, where he received his medical degree with a thesis on the function of cardiac innervazioni.
Then completed his training in scientific, Germany first in Leipzig, then in Wrocław; back at home where he began his research on the activities of major digestive glands, the results of which will be collected and displayed in "occupational Classes of digestive glands".
In 1895 he was appointed Professor of Physiology at the medical-Military Academy of Petersburg. While research on digestion, using dogs, Pavlov reached an important discovery. His experiment is quite known for its simplicity: presenting a meat dish dogs, associating it with a Bell sound after a certain number of repetitions only the sound of the doorbell is sufficient to determine the salivation-what we call "mouth watering"-in the dog, which before knowing "habit" not produced. In fact the dog behaves well because of a conditioned reflex caused artificially.
The organism through the experience learns to respond to stimuli that wasn't used to respond. Palin understands that the meaning of the packaging is functional adaptation of organisms to their environment. With these theories will give considerable contributions to psychology of learning: however Pavlov will often have a way of reaffirming his position as doctor-physiologist and psychologist not.
Only a year after the announcement of the discovery, the contributions in this field become so important that he was awarded the Nobel Prize (1904) for medicine and physiology.
Over the years the natural and artificial conditioned reflexes, their mode of action and education, will take on increasing importance in Physiology, psychology and Psychiatry, although with mixed results. The Soviet Government equip then to Pavlov a magnificent and modern laboratory in Koltushing, near Leningrad, the city where he died on February 27, 1936.

Cino Ricci biography

Sea dog
September 4, 1934

Who is Cino Ricci?

Born in Rimini on 4 September 1934, Cino Ricci began his nautical experience accompanying tourists in Romagna and on boats with fishermen in Cervia, during the second world war. Then continue surfing fishing sailboats and pleasure craft, sneaking in races both in England and in France.
Thanks to its remarkable skill and experience, Cino Ricci joined the Foundation of deep-sea Navisystem, and is dedicated to the training of instructors. Obtained the title of "skipper" in both domestic and foreign races, won several individual and team successes: excels in fact driving boats of all types and sizes.
Appointed skipper and team manager of the newly constituted Consortium "Azzurra", Ricci Italy guide in 1983 in Newport, the United States, bringing it to the conquest of the first places in the context of international sailing.
Sharing the passion for sailing with lawyer Gianni Agnelli. A little time away from the positive experience of Australia in 1987, decides to resign from Office, becoming a commentator on behalf of different issuers: Fininvest, Rai, Telemontecarlo.
Cino Ricci's interest towards the nautical activities is still very strong: in fact is called as a consultant for various projects related to the development of marinas and harbours of countries of Emilia Romagna, and beyond.
In 1989 Cino Ricci created a National sailing school in Yugoslavia. It also organizes events and exhibitions in the field of Verismo: just mention the "Giro di Sardegna" and "tour of Italy", two of the most important Italian event dedicated to fans of this sport. Cino Ricci personally follows the individual stages of the races, as expert and consultant on behalf of the Ministry of transport and navigation. In particular, it deals with the safety of harbours and ports. Participates as a speaker in a specific Convention dedicated to the nautical theme, and also appears often as a Testimonial.
The sailor writes and works for several newspapers and television sections. Personally oversees a web site, www.cinoricci.it, where you can find news and information about events and sailing events dedicated to those who practice this fascinating sport.
Interventions are frequent of the skipper about the events related to the world of sailing.
The passion for the sea and sailing Cino Ricci soul since his youth: is one who has the sea in bones, and therefore know very well what are the dangers inherent in navigating. In short, it is an old sea dog that no exceptions ever.

Biography of Gigi Sabani

Telescreen entries
October 5, 1952
September 4, 2007

Who's Gigi Sabani?

Born in Rome on October 5, 1952, Luigi Sabani starts becoming known as copycat-although only in its surroundings-at the age of five years for his ability to reproduce the characteristic noise of Prenestina, the tram at the time went around the capital.
Become adult grow his talent and after performing the radio version of "La corrida" (popular program presented by Corrado Mantoni) which successfully imitates Gianni Morandi, Mino Reitano, Claudio Baglioni, is noticed by Gianni Ravera, who invited him to the Festival di Castrocaro.
The television debut came in 1979 with a performance of four minutes live (Rai Uno) from Venice on the occasion of the event "La Gondola". Then it's on to "Domenica in" with Pippo Baudo.
In the years 1981 and 1982 is among the suppliers of "Great"; in 1983 "award-winning" leads, Saturday night variety of Channel 5 where S stands out also for singer thanks to the song "I remember a song".
Since December 1983 Silvio Berlusconi wants the new prize of Italy 1 "OK the price is right!", directly imported from the United States: will win two Telegatti.
In 1987 Gigi Sabani decides to return in Rai: for two years with leads Ramona Dell'Abate "who pull up?", the Sunday afternoon programme on Rai 2.
In 1989 it participates without too much success at the Sanremo Festival with the song "the end of the world", then back on tv where he was entrusted with the conduct of "Stasera mi butto" Rai 2 summer varieties. The following winter took over "Domenica in" renewing the ratings.
After various programs such as "this is it!?", "the great game of the goose" (directed by Jocelyn), "King of comedy", gara as impersonator of famous singers (later filmed by Mike Bongiorno, with the title of "Chariots of fire"), "dance, love and ... imagination" (with Iva Zanicchi), in 1997 he starred (is one of the main characters) in the movie "unreliable" directed by Jerry Calà.
His career abruptly stops abruptly because involved (along with Valerio Merola) in lawsuit tied to corruption in the entertainment world, born from displays of Raffaella Zardo. S is cleared and even compensated for the 13 days of detention after arrest.
Back on tv in 1999 on Rete Then from 2000 is on Channel 5 with "La sai l'Ultima", presenting with Natalia Estrada.
In 2002-2003 returns to the Rai Networks for the conduct of "I fatti vostri" noon program by Michele Watch.
Gigi Sabani suddenly turns off in Rome on September 4, 2007, of a heart attack.

Biography of Santa Rosalia

Year of birth: 1128
September 4, 1165

Who is Santa Rosalia?

Santa Rosalia was born as Rosalia Sinibaldi (or Lavender) around 1128 in Palermo, daughter of Duke Sinibaldo, Lord of the Quisquina and monte delle Rose, and Mary Gates (or van der Merwe), woman of noble origins related to the Norman Court (Ruggero d'altavilla): the name Rosalie is chosen because-according to tradition-the figure that announces the count Ruggero (Sinibaldo together) the birth of the child on behalf of God , speaks of a rose without thorns.
Rosalia grows at the Court of Roger among the glories and riches, but also receiving a strong Christian education and an excellent education. Queen Margaret, wife of William I the Malo and daughter of the King of Navarre, was chosen as bridesmaid for his exceptional qualities of kingship and kindness and for its delicate beauty.
The girl, then, has the opportunity to attend social events and shows in the Palazzo dei Normanni. One day his father Roger is saved by count Baldwin, who kills a lion that's attacking him, and decides to reward his Savior. Baldwin, therefore, asks Rosalia in bride, but the girl-having been protagonist of an extraordinary vision-looks at the Court with braids cut: a sign that prefer to refuse the offer, renounce marriage and devote themselves to religious faith, abandoning the luxury of court life.
The day when Rosalia should meet Baldwin, the girl looking in the mirror does not see its image, but the figure of Jesus on the cross with the Crown of thorns on his head and face covered with blood: vision interprets that as Christ's call, and the final decision to embrace life consecrated to go married only to God. The young, then, after being established for some time at the Court of Roger II, finds refuge in the Basilian monastery in Palermo: here, however, continually receives visits from parents and Baldwin, who want to persuade her to accept the proposal.
Annoyed, Rosalia leaves the monastery and travels to a cave that belongs to the father, near Baldock, on Mount Quisquina. Wanting to cultivate contemplative life and devote himself entirely to pity the girl embarks on an ascetic life, then passing the days praying in the most total solitude and sleeping on the floor: a choice that causes physical and psychological suffering, but she faces the certainty that loneliness can only ensure the conservation of its purity and contact with the angels.
Over time, the cave became a place of pilgrimage: Rosalia abandons his new shelter and moved to Palermo, where silence and tranquility in a cave on Mount Pellegrino, sheltered by the pilgrims. According to tradition, the girl is hiding in the hollow trunk of an oak tree, then climb the mountain and get to the top, in an inhospitable place, suffering from cold winds of the North: an absolutely impervious deemed ideal for a harsh exile.
Surrounded by a wild landscape, Rosalia spends their days worshipping Christ in continual penance: his body, however, is increasingly worn out. She endures and endures all aware that suffering may be the only way to achieve Holiness. The goal to be alone, avoiding contact with the pilgrims, however, does not reach even this time: it is a group of pilgrims to find the lifeless body of Santa Rosalia on 4 September 1165.
Realizing that he is close to death, the woman had taken a proper position, leaning on the ground, clutching a small crucifix on his chest with his left hand and using your right hand as a pillow, ready to move on to a better life: the position of those who sleep, and not those who want to fight death.
Santa Rosalia Speyer for not illness, but only because terribly weak. His cult was established, though, only a few centuries later, from 1624, during an epidemic of plague in Palermo: Legend has it that the spread of the epidemic was prevented by the relics of Santa Rosalia, carried in solemn procession through the streets of the city.

Biography of Albert Schweitzer

The love for music and for the next
January 14, 1875
September 4, 1965

Who is Albert Schweitzer?

Born on January 14, 1875 in Kaysersberg, in Alsace, Albert Schweitzer attended the University of Strasbourg, to graduate in philosophy in 1899 and in 1902 his Professorship in theology. In 1911 he graduated in medicine and also in Paris specializes in tropical diseases. Ordained priest of the Church of St. Nicholas in Strasbourg in 1900, the following year he became Director of the theological Institute.
World famous organist musical talent, his musicological work best known is represented by "J.S. Bach, the poet musician" (ed. 1905 French; German; 1908 ed. trad. it. 1962).
The study of music committed not just Albert Schweitzer, driven by his musically sensitive soul. Love for the organ flows, almost mechanical, accordingly to the reverence for Bach. The composer of "St. Matthew passion" was one of the "masters", one of the headlights of his life.
As a boy, Albert stumbles in the sublime art of Kantor: "I followed with deep emotion those mysterious sounds that were lost in the shadows of the Church ...". The technique for studying the works of Bach, the young scholar goes to Alsatian interpretation, thanks to his artistic training, encouraged by meeting with the composer Charles-Marie Widor, organist at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris.
These invites Schweitzer to write an essay on Bach, published in French in 1905 and, three years later, in German.
After treating the history of music of the great composer and authors that preceded it, analyzes the major works such as Motets, oratorios, masses, cantatas, passions, and studies for harpsichord and organ. Beautiful pages dedicated to Bach's musical language, its syntax, its symbolism, to Bach and poet "painter". Schweitzer's work will be accepted by scholars as a classic work, which is indispensable for knowledge of the musician in Eisenach.
A theologian's work is reflected in the opera "From Reimarus to Wrede" (1906), which interprets the life of Jesus in the light of the eschatological thinking of Christ.
After graduating in medicine and surgery moved to Lambaréné in French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon), as a medical missionary, and built a hospital with its own strength. In the middle of the first world war, given its German nationality, is being held in France between 1917 and 19During this time he wrote a history of civilization in philosophical key, published in volumes "Philosophy of civilization" (2 vols., 1923), where, by analyzing the history of ethics, argues that the decline of modern civilization is due to the lack of an ethics of love, and suggests spreading a philosophy based on what he terms "respect for life", a concept which in his opinion should be extended to any living form.
Remained in Europe until 1924, he later returns in Africa where, overcoming every obstacle, reconstructs her hospital, equipping him once again in order to assist thousands of indigenous people. Meanwhile, back in Europe from time to time for lectures and concerts.
Schweitzer is a man of extremes. In the villages he handled discipline reigns absolute and necessary severity to discourage "romantics", adventurers and those who ask to take their work to his side without possessing the moral and psychological qualities.
In 1952 for his work he was awarded the African Nobel Peace Prize. With the prize money, complete the Lepers ' village, which opened in 1954 as the "Village of lumiere" (village).
Among his works are: "the Kingdom of God and the origins of Christianity" (1967) and the autobiography "my life and my thoughts".
Albert Schweitzer in September 4, 1965 turns off "his village" African; is buried beside his wife (who died in 1957 in Zurich).

Biography of Georges Simenon

A river of novels
February 13, 1903
September 4, 1989

Who is Georges Simenon?

Georges Simenon was founded in Liège (Belgium) on February 13, 19Her father is an accountant Désiré Simenon, while her mother is Henriette Brüll, a Belgian housewife bourgeois class. Georges, from small, has numerous health problems, that cause many tensions between the family of Simenon and Brüll. The relationship between the child and the mother is not among other things very simple.
During his youth he attended Jesuit-driven schools, having an excellent academic performance. But soon you realize you do not feel at ease in an environment so stiff and with countless dictates imposed by the Catholic Jesuit order.
Georges then rebelled at restrictions imposed by the religious Institute and over the years stands out from the Catholic religion, not attending anymore its places of worship. Nevertheless continues to love the classics and especially dedicated to the reading of important literary works of classical authors like Conrad, Stendhal, Dumas, Dickens, Stevenson and Balzac.
In the period between 1919 and 1922 he worked as a reporter for The Gazette de Liège, signing his articles under the pseudonym Georges Sim. During these years also collaborates with other magazines and began his career as a writer. During this period the father dies, so it Désiré leaves Belgium for moving to France, in Paris.
In France, thanks to its excellent literary accomplishments, has collaborated with many magazines; for these many stories writes downloads. From 1923 to 1926 he wrote several stories that are a huge hit among the readers of the time. From the second half of the 1920s to mid-1930s before writes many commercial novels are published by major publishers as Tallandier, Ferenczi, Fatard.
Unable, in recent years, well within the novels 170 narrative genre; These texts are all signed with various pseudonyms, including the aforementioned Georges Sim, Georges Martin-Georges, Jean du Perry, Christian Brulls and Gom.
In 1928 takes a fascinating journey on the barge and the Ostrogoth, Ginette cutter, two important waterways of France. Drawing inspiration from this trip can do a number of interesting reports. The following year he began to collaborate with the magazine "the detective", for which he wrote several short stories, in which for the first time is presented one of its most celebrated literary characters, Maigret.
The great literary success of Simenon's novels attracts the interest of great directors such as Jean Tarride and Jean Renoir that inspired them, producing two films: "yellow dog" and "the mystery of the crossroads". It is in this way that the writer approaches the world of cinema.
In the 1930s, with his first wife Régine Renchon, travels a lot and at the end of the decade the couple have a son, Marc.
In 1940 he settled with his family in Fontenay-le-Comte, in the Vendée region. In this year also began the second world war during which tries in every way to help Belgian refugees. In this period also began an extensive correspondence with the famous French writer André Gide.
Soon, due to erroneous medical reports, is convinced of the fact that his health is not good and he has a few years of life. On this occasion he wrote his autobiography in the work entitled "Pedigree", dedicated to his son Marc. At the end of the war in France is accused of collaborating, so he decided to move to the United States. In these years he loses one of his brothers, Christian, who died at the battle of Indochina. The charges against him fall, since it avoids to partner with the Nazi forces.
In the United States stays first in the u.s. State of Texas, then in Connecticut. During his stay in America knows that becomes Ouimet Denyse shortly after his second wife. Love their three children: John, Marie-Jo and Pierre. In the 1950s, Simenon decided to leave the United States to return to Europe, staying first in Côte d'Azur then moved to Epalinges, Switzerland.
In 1960 he chaired the jury of the Cannes Film Festival and makes a great friendship with the Italian Director Federico Fellini. A few years after divorcing his second wife and in 1972 he made his last novel "Maigret and Monsieur Charles", in which he tells the inquest conducted by Maigret on the disappearance of notary Gerard Levesque. During investigations Maigret discovers that the man is usually leave the wife for short periods of time, because their relationship is in crisis for years now. Report to the Commissioner's wife that her husband is always returned home, but on this occasion has now been missing for a month. The investigation continues and discovers that even Nathalie was a woman who entertains customers in nightclubs, appearing under the pseudonym Trika. Once married Gerard, tries to save his marriage, but without results, because the husband continues his escapades and becomes a regular visitor of nightclubs, hobnobbing with the women who work there. To support her husband's unfaithfulness, Nathalie drinks plenty. Then the man's corpse is found in an advanced state of decomposition and Maigret suspect to have killed Gerard was his wife. After having committed another crime, the woman eventually confesses to having committed her murder.
After completing his last novel the writer decides to record his thoughts on magnetic tapes, starting then turned to complete dictations. In 1978 a tragic event overturns her life: her daughter Marie-Jo commits suicide; two years later, Simenon decided to write a new novel, "intimate memoirs", dedicated to deceased daughter.
Georges Simenon died on September 4, 1989 in Lausanne because of a brain tumor, after having written over five hundred novels, seventy-five investigations of Maigret and twenty-eight stories.

Sources: Biografieonline.it