for the baseball player LouisLeroy baseball LouisLeroy was a France French 19th century engraver, painter, and successful playwright. However, he is remembered as the journalist and art critic for the French satire satirical newspaper Le Charivari , who neologism coined the term impressionism to satirise the artists now known by the word. Leroy s review was printed in Le Charivari on 25 April 1874 with the title s Exhibition of the Impressionists The Exhibition of the Impressionists . The term was taken from Claude Monet s painting Impression soleil levant . Leroy s article took the form of a dialogue between two sceptical viewers of the work BLOCKQUOTE Impression I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it &mdash and what freedom, what ease of workmanship A preliminary drawing for a wallpaper pattern is more finished than this seascape. BLOCKQUOTE The show Exposition des Impressionnistes was held in the salon of the photographer Nadar photographer Nadar and organized by the Soci t anonyme des peintres, sculpteurs et graveurs Anonymous society of painters, sculptors and engravers , composed of Pissarro , Monet , Alfred Sisley Sisley , Degas , Pierre Auguste Renoir Renoir , C zanne , Armand Guillaumin Guillaumin and Berthe Morisot . The term was subsequently adopted by the artists themselves and has now become the name of one of the most influential art movements in history. External links http www.artandarchitecture.org.uk fourpaintings pissarro art leroy.html Leroy on Pissarro DEFAULTSORT Leroy, Louis Category French journalists et LouisLeroy fr LouisLeroy ... more details
Infobox MLB player name LouisLeroy position Pitcher image bats Right throws Right birthdate Birth date 1879 2 18 mf y birthplace Omro, Wisconsin deathdate death date and age 1944 10 10 1879 2 18 deathplace Shawano, Wisconsin debutdate September 22 debutyear 1905 debutteam New York Highlanders finaldate April 20 finalyear 1910 finalteam Boston Red Sox stat1label Win loss record stat1value 3 1 stat2label Strikeout s stat2value 39 stat3label Earned run average stat3value 3.22 teams nowiki nowiki New York Yankees New York Highlanders 1905 06 Boston Red Sox 1910 Louis Paul Leroy Chief February 18, 1879 October 10, 1944 was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from By 1905 through By 1910 for the New York Yankees New York Highlanders 1905 06 and Boston Red Sox 1910 . Listed at 5 10 , 180 lb., Leroy batted and threw right handed . He was born in Omro, Wisconsin . In a three season career, Leroy posted a 3 1 record with 39 strikeout s and a 3.22 earned run average ERA in 15 appearances, including five starting pitcher starts , three complete game s, one save sport save , and 72 innings of work. Prior to his baseball career Leroy was a running back at Carlisle Indian School. Leroy died in Shawano, Wisconsin at age 65. External links http www.baseball reference.com l leroylo01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc L Plerol101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Leroy, Louis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1879 PLACE OF BIRTH Omro, Wisconsin DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1944 PLACE OF DEATH Shawano, Wisconsin DEFAULTSORT Leroy, Louis Category Boston Red Sox players Category New York Highlanders players Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Wisconsin Category 1879 births Category 1944 deaths Category People from Winnebago County, Wisconsin Category Buffalo Bisons minor league players Category Montreal Royals players Category St. Paul Saints AA players Category ... more details
Leroy , Leeroy , LeeRoy , Lee Roy , LeRoy , or Le Roy is often a male given name. It is also used as a surname ... Citation needed date May 2009 . People Given names Leroy musician , American musician Leroy Anderson , American composer Archbishop LeRoy Bailey , Jr., senior pastor of The First Cathedral, Bloomfield, Connecticut Leroy Brown athlete , Olympic medal winning American athlete LeRoy Edwards , American professional basketball pioneer Leroy Griffiths , professional football soccer player LeRoy Hurd , American basketball player Leroy Jenkins jazz musician , jazz musician Leroy Jenkins televangelist , American televangelist Leroy Jetta , professional Australian Rules football player Leroy S. Johnson , leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS Leroy Lita , Congolese born English footballer Leroy Rosenior , English footballer and coach Lee Roy Selmon , former NFL football defensive lineman ... music artist Leroy Van Dyke , American singer Leroy A. Wilson , American businessman Leroy Wright , American professional basketball player LeeRoy Yarbrough , NASCAR racer Surnames Adolphe Leroy, French entrepreneur, co founder of Leroy Merlin Adrian Le Roy , French lutenist, guitarist, and composer c. 1520 1598 Ali LeRoi , American television producer and writer Catherine Leroy , French war photojournalist ... 1870 1954 Jean Fran ois Leroy , French architect 1729 1791 Jennifer LeRoy , American model and actress J r me Leroy footballer , French footballer J r me Leroy composer , French composer JT LeRoy ... Julien David Le Roy , French architect and archaeologist 1724 1803 , son of Julien Mervyn LeRoy , American actor and director Nolwenn Leroy , French singer Pierre Le Roy , French clockmaker 1717 1785 ... Origine INAO and owner of Ch teau Fortia Robert LeRoy , tennis player from New York Xavier Leroy , French computer scientist Fictional characters Bad, Bad Leroy Brown , protagonist of a song by Jim Croce Leroy Johnson , a character in the film Fame 1980 film Fame , played by Gene Anthony Ray Sheer ... more details
MedalTableTop LeRoy Samse.jpg 250px MedalSport Men s Athletics at the Summer Olympics athletics MedalCountry the USA MedalCompetition Olympic Games MedalSilver 1904 Summer Olympics 1904 St Louis Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics Men s pole vault Pole vault MedalBottom LeRoy Perry Samse September 13, 1883 &ndash May 1, 1956 was an United States American Athletics sport athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault . He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis , United States in the pole vault where he won the silver medal. He attended Indiana University , where he set several school records. In 2009, Indiana University put on the first ever LeRoy Samse Invitational, an informal meeting where vaulters are required to jump on non bending poles similar to Samse s. The inaugural meet was won by Vera Neuenswander on the women s side 9 feet , and Jeff Coover on the men s side 12 feet . The meet record is still considered to be Samse s personal record of 12 4 7 8 . External links http www.databaseolympics.com players playerpage.htm?ilkid SAMSELER01 profile Date of birth incorrect Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Samse, LeRoy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1883 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1956 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Samse, LeRoy Category 1883 births Category 1956 deaths Category American pole vaulters Category Olympic silver medalists for the United States Category Athletes track and field at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category Olympic track and field athletes of the United States US athletics Olympic medalist stub de LeRoy Samse mn nl LeRoy Samse ja no LeRoy Samse ru , ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2008 MedalTop MedalSport Men s Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis MedalSilver 1904 Summer Olympics 1904 St. Louis Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics Men s singles Singles MedalSilver 1904 Summer Olympics 1904 St. Louis Tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics Men s doubles Doubles MedalBottom Robert LeRoy February 7, 1885 September 7, 1946 was a tennis player from New York in the United States , who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis . In the men s singles event he won a silver medal and another silver medal he won in the men s doubles tournament partnering Alphonzo Bell . He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University , where in 1904 and 1906 he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles championship. In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National championships, now known as the US Open tennis US Open . He also won three consecutive singles titles 1907 1909 at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Leroy, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1885 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1946 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Leroy, Robert Category 1885 births Category 1946 deaths Category American male tennis players Category Columbia Lions tennis players Category Olympic silver medalists for the United States Category Olympic tennis players of the United States Category Tennis people from New York Category Tennis players at the 1904 Summer Olympics US tennisbio stub de Robert LeRoy fr Robert LeRoy no Robert LeRoy ru , ... more details
Leroy Walker may refer to LeRoy Pope Walker , first Confederate States Secretary of War LeRoy T. Walker , first black president of the United States Olympic Committee Leroy Walker boxer hndis Walker, Leroy ... more details
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Leroy Jenkins may refer to Leroy Jenkins jazz musician 1932 2007 , composer and free jazz violinist and violist Leroy Jenkins televangelist , American televangelist Leeroy Jenkins , a player character and internet phenomenon from World of Warcraft hndis Jenkins, Leroy DEFAULTSORT Jenkins, Leroy fi Leroy Jenkins ... more details
Leroy Zimmerman is the name of Leroy M. Zimmerman born 1932 , Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives LeRoy S. Zimmerman , Pennsylvania Attorney General See also Roy Zimmerman disambiguation hndis name Zimmerman, Leroy ... more details
Leroy Franks was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper football goalkeeper who earned one cap sports cap with the United States men s national soccer team U.S. national team in 1957. Club career Franks played with St. Louis Kutis S.C. during the mid 1950s when they were a dominant U.S. team. Kutis won the 1957 Amateur Cup and U.S. Open Cup . ref http www.sover.net spectrum saintlouis.html History of Soccer in St. Louis Bot generated title ref National team After Kutis won the 1957 Open Cup, the US Football Association decided to call up the entire team to represent the U.S. in two World Cup qualification games. As a result, Franks earned one cap sports cap with the United States men s national soccer team U.S. national team in a June 22, 1957 loss to Canada men s national soccer team Canada . ref http www.rsssf.com tablesu usa intres det69.html USA Details of International Matches 1885 1969 Bot generated title ref He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1996. ref http eteamz.active.com stlsoccerhalloffame news index.cfm?cat 466590 St. Louis Soccer HOF Hall of Fame Members A M Bot generated title ref References Reflist Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Franks, Leroy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States American soccer player DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Franks, Leroy Category American soccer players Category United States men s international soccer players Category People from St. Louis, Missouri Category St. Louis Kutis players Category Living people US footy goalkeeper stub ... more details
J r me Leroy is the name of J r me Leroy footballer born 1974 , French footballer currently playing for Rennes as a midfielder J r me Leroy composer born 1981 , French film composer, orchestrator and conductor hndis Leroy, Jerome fr J r me Leroy ... more details
Leroy Smith may refer to LeRoy Smith , football coach Leroy Smith American football , All American football player for the University of Iowa in 1991 Harvest Smith , Harvest Leroy Smith, basketball player hndis Smith, Leroy ... more details
Image fewharper.jpg thumb 165px Frances Harper Iola Leroy or, Shadows Uplifted , an 1892 novel by Frances Harper , is one of the first novels published by an African American African American woman. Plot introduction Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted , is the story of Iola Leroy, beautiful young daughter of a wealthy white Mississippi planter and his mixed race wife, a former slave he has freed and married. Iola is sent north to be educated and, after the death of her father, kidnapped, told that she has Negro blood, and is sold into slavery down south. In a plot that follows the conventions of the Tragic mulatto genre, Iola struggles to elude the depraved intentions of her various owners and, after she is freed by the Union Army , she seeks to find her scattered family members, to embrace her heritage, and to devote herself to improving the social and economic condition of blacks in America. Iola is supported in her struggle by her brother, Harry, who also refuses to pass as white, a devoted former slave, Tom Anderson, who rescues her from a lecherous master, and a newfound uncle, Robert Johnson, who introduces her to her dark skinned grandmother Harriet. After the war Leroy continues to embrace her heritage. She declines to Passing racial identity pass for white when New England suitor ... her Race classification of human beings race . Instead, Leroy marries Dr. Frank Latimer, who ... Iola Leroy was for some time cited as the first novel by an African American author. Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. s 1982 rediscovery of Harriet Wilson s Our Nig 1859 displaced it from that spot .... Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted . Penguin Classics, 2010. http www.amazon.com dp 014310604X .... Logan, Shirley W. Iola Leroy. Masterplots II African American Literature Series . Salem Press, 1994. External links gutenberg no 12352 name Iola Leroy http www.litencyc.com php sworks.php?rec true&UID 4398 Terry Novak, Iola Leroy , Literary Encyclopedia Category 1892 novels Category African American ... more details
Leroy Brown may refer to Bad, Bad Leroy Brown , a song by Jim Croce Sheer Heart Attack Bring Back That Leroy Brown Bring Back That Leroy Brown , a song by Queen Leroy Brown sports coach , American football and basketball coach Leroy Brown athlete , Olympic medal winning American athlete Roland Daniels , professional wrestler who performed under the ring name of Leroy Brown Leroy Brown, the titular protagonist of the Encyclopedia Brown children s novels disambig Category Human name disambiguation pages Brown, Leroy ... more details
Leroy Harris may refer to Leroy Harris offensive lineman , born 1984 , an American football offensive lineman Leroy Harris running back , born 1954 , a former American football running back hndis name Harris, Leroy Long comment to prevent listing on Special Shortpages.......................................................................... more details
Leroy Township or Le Roy Township may refer to the following places in the United States Leroy Township, Boone County, Illinois Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa Leroy Township, Benton County, Iowa Le Roy Township, Bremer County, Iowa Le Roy Township, Osceola County, Michigan Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan Le Roy Township, Mower County, Minnesota Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio Geodis ... more details
93102 Leroy is an asteroid . It was discovered by Robin Chassagne and Christophe Demeautis on September 27, 2000. Its provisional designation was 2000 ST43 . It was named after Val re Leroy, a French physical sciences teacher and amateur astronomer. External links http scully.cfa.harvard.edu cgi ShowCitation.COM?num 93102 Citation for 93102 DEFAULTSORT Leroy Category Astronomical objects discovered in 2000 asteroid stub fa it 93102 Leroy pl 93102 Leroy pt 93102 Leroy Category Asteroids ... more details
Leroy Johnson may refer to Leroy S. Johnson , leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Leroy Johnson Medal of Honor recipient died 1944 , American World War II soldier Leroy Johnson, fictional character in the Fame 1980 film Fame movie and Fame 1982 TV series television series hndis name Johnson, Leroy ... more details
Infobox Company name Leroy Merlin SA logo Image Leroy Merlin.jpg 200px logosize 275px type Subsidiary genre foundation 1923 founder Adolphe Leroy & Rose Merlin location city Lezennes , Lille location country France location locations area served France , Italy , Poland , Greece , Spain , Portugal , Russia , Brazil , China , Ukraine , Romania , Turkey key people industry Retail products DIY Do it yourself br Home improvement br Gardening Garden Supplies services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent Auchan Groupe Adeo divisions subsid Aki, Bricocenter, Weldom homepage http www.leroymerlin.com Leroy Merlin footnotes intl Leroy Merlin is a France French worldwide home improvement home improvement and gardening retailer. Generally established on the wikt outskirt outskirt s of major town and cities, Leroy Merlin stores are large centers 9000 m2 on average providing self service and sales assisted services. Its business is centered around 5 main sectors DIY , building , gardening , sanitary equipment, renewable energy and interior decoration ref http www.leroymerlin.com html en voca.htm ref . History In 1923, Adolphe Leroy and Rose Merlin, associates ... Leroy Merlin. It became a precursor, as it was the first company to offer a free delivery service ... thumb 250px Leroy Merlin in Kalisz , Poland . Renewable energy Superstore installations ... meters with 670 photovoltaic panels, for Leroy Merlin at its superstore in Rivas Vaciamadrid , Spain. Products Leroy Merlin, stocks ICP Solar Technologies Sunsei solar charger s and related products. It is estimated that Leroy Merlin will purchase approximately 0.4 million of ICP Solar s chargers in 2009 ... garden Wood pellet References References External links http www.leroymerlin.com Leroy Merlin . Category Superstores Category Garden centres France company stub es Leroy Merlin fr Leroy Merlin it Leroy Merlin pl Leroy Merlin pt Leroy Merlin ro Leroy Merlin ru Leroy Merlin uk Leroy Merlin ... more details
in 1992 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Irvin, Leroy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1957 09 15 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Irvin, Leroy ... more details
LeRoy B. Andrew , or commonly Roy Andrews , born 1898 was an American football Player game player and Coach sport coach . He played college football at Pittsburg State University . In 1923, he played for the St. Louis All Stars . From 1924 1927, he was a player coach for the Kansas City NFL Kansas City Blues Cowboys and the Cleveland Bulldogs . From 1928 1931, he coached the Detroit NFL Detroit Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Chicago Cardinals . External links http www.databasefootball.com players playerpage.htm?ilkid ANDREROY01 Playing stats http www.databasefootball.com coaches coachpage.htm?coachid ANDREROY01 Coaching stats s start succession box title New York Giants New York Giants Head Coach before Earl Potteiger years 1929 1930 after Steve Owen football Steve Owen br small co interim coach with Benny Friedman for two games in 1930 small succession box title Arizona Cardinals Chicago Cardinals Head Coach before Ernie Nevers years 1931 after Jack Chevigny s end New York Giants NYGiantsCoach Arizona Cardinals AZCardinalsCoach Cleveland Bulldogs coach Detroit NFL coaches St. Louis All Stars Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Andrews, Roy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1898 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Andrews, Roy Category 1898 births Category Year of death missing Category Pittsburg State Gorillas football players Category Chicago Cardinals coaches Category Cleveland Bulldogs players Category Cleveland Indians Bulldogs coaches Category Kansas City Blues NFL players Category New York Giants coaches Category St. Louis All Stars players amfoot coach stub ... more details
Leroy Colquhoun born March 1, 1980 is a Jamaica n Sprint race sprinter . He won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a gold medal in the same event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships . Personal bests 400 metres 45.50 2001 hurdling 400 metres hurdles 48.79 2005 External links iaaf name id 174503 name Leroy Colquhoun br Footer World Indoor Champions 4x400m Relay Men Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Colquhoun, Leroy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Colquhoun, Leroy Category Jamaican sprinters Category 1980 births Category Living people Jamaica athletics bio stub fr Leroy Colquhoun pl Leroy Colquhoun fi Leroy Colquhoun sv Leroy Colquhoun ... more details
Leroy Binkley , aka Roy , was an architect based out of Chicago . He created modern homes in the Chicago area and some in Connecticut, including The Allen House Westport, Connecticut which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . External links http www.preservationnation.org travel and sites sites northeast region new canaan ct architects leroy Binkley.html Leroy Binkley Category Architects architect stub ... more details
Infobox State Representative name Leroy Peterson image name state house Ohio state Ohio district 17th term January 3, 1983 December 31, 1988 preceded Thomas M. Bell Ohio politician Thomas M. Bell succeeded Suzanne Bergansky party Democratic Party United States Democratic Leroy Peterson is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives . ref http books.google.com books?id IZwRAAAAIAAJ&pg PA38&dq Leroy Peterson Ohio House&hl en&ei ze8fTKnyEMf9nQeS2biWDg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 8&ved 0CFMQ6AEwBw v onepage&q Leroy 20Peterson 20Ohio 20House&f false ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Peterson, Leroy Category Members of the Ohio House of Representatives Category Ohio Democrats Category Living people Ohio OHRepresentative stub ... more details
Warner LeRoy March 3, 1935 February 22, 2001 , was a New York City New York businessman . LeRoy was the son of film producer director Mervyn LeRoy and Mervyn s second wife, Doris Warner, and was the grandson of Harry Warner , one of the founders of Warner Bros. and a major contributor to the development of the film industry. Career Warner founded LeRoy Adventures , which owned and operated the York Cinema, Maxwell s Plum , Potomac in Washington, D.C. , Great Adventure , Tavern on the Green and the Russian Tea Room ref http www.tavernonthegreen.com biographies.asp?headinfo abouttavern&subhead biography Tavern on the Green Biographies ref . Tavern on the Green , located in Central Park , was one of the most popular restaurants in New York City . In 1974, LeRoy took over the restaurant s lease and reopened it in 1976 after 10 million in renovations ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9901E2DD1039F937A15751C0A9679C8B63 Warner LeRoy, Restaurant Impressario, Dies at 65 NY Times, February 24, 2001 ref . During a labor dispute in 1989, Warner was quoted as asking, What do waiters need a pension for? In 1995, LeRoy purchased The Russian Tea Room , and sank 32 million into renovations. It closed in 2002, one year after LeRoy s death. ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9D0DE7DE163BF934A15754C0A9649C8B63 Russian Tea Room to Close NY Times July 27, 2002 ref It later reopened under different ownership. Personal life He had one child, Bridget, with his first wife, Gen LeRoy Walton, and three children with his second wife Kay O Reilly Carolyn, Max, and Jennifer. Jennifer became the CEO of LeRoy Adventures at age 22 upon LeRoy s death of complications from lymphoma ... www.observer.com node 53064 The LeRoy Family New York Observer, December 17, 2006 ref . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Leroy, Warner ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Leroy, Warner Category ... more details
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