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 impressionists 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 Tut tee was also the observation for this case Category French journalists et LouisLeroy fr LouisLeroy mg LouisLeroy nl LouisLeroy ru , ... more details
Infobox MLB player name LouisLeroy position Pitcher image bats Right throws Right birth date Birth date 1879 2 18 mf y birth place Omro, Wisconsin death date death date and age 1944 10 10 1879 2 18 death place Shawano, Wisconsin debutdate September 22 debutyear 1905 debutteam New York Highlanders finaldate April 20 finalyear 1910 finalteam Boston Red Sox stat1label Win loss record pitching 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 baseballstats br l leroylo01 http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc L Plerol101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Leroy, Louis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player 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 ... more details
Leroy , Leeroy , LeeRoy , Lee Roy , LeRoy , or Le Roy is often a male given name. It is also used as a surname ... 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 Burrell , US American former 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 footballer Leroy S. Johnson , leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS Leroy Lita , Congolese born English footballer Leroy Rosenior ... 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 , pseudonym ... 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 , son ... 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 ... Bring Back That Leroy Brown Bring Back That Leroy Brown , subject of a song by Queen Leroy Encyclopedia Brown , the titular protagonist of the Encyclopedia Brown children s novels Leroy Lilo and Stitch ... 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 Athletics sport competitor 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 Category Olympic medalists in athletics track and field US athletics Olympic medalist stub de LeRoy Samse fr LeRoy Samse it LeRoy Samse mn nl LeRoy Samse ja no LeRoy Samse ru , ... more details
Philippe Leroy may refer to Philippe Leroy actor Philippe Leroy politician hndis Leroy, Philippe Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages fr Philippe Leroy ... 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 Category Olympic medalists in tennis US tennisbio stub de Robert LeRoy fr Robert LeRoy mg Robert Leroy no Robert LeRoy ru , ... more details
J r me Leroy is the name of J r me Leroy footballer born 1974 , French footballer currently playing for Evian 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 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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Bruce Leroy may refer to Leroy Green , also known as Bruce Leroy, in 1985 film The Last Dragon , who is portrayed by Taimak Alex Caceres , also known as Bruce Leroy, UFC fighter hndis Leroy, Bruce ... 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. While following what has been termed the sentimental conventions of late nineteenth century writing about women, it also deals with serious social issues of education for women, Passing racial identity passing , miscegenation , abolitionism abolition , Reconstruction era United States reconstruction , and social responsibility. Plot summary Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted 1892 , is the story of Iola Leroy, a beautiful young mixed race woman of majority white ancestry. Born free in Mississippi, she and her brother Harry are the children of a wealthy white planter and his mixed race wife, a former slave whom he freed and married before the American Civil War . Note Such interracial marriage was then illegal ... relate to various aspects of her complicated life a devoted former Leroy family slave, Tom Anderson, rescued Iola from a lecherous master. Her brother Harry Leroy joins her in refusing to passing racial ... skinned maternal grandmother Harriet, of mostly African descent. After the war, Leroy continues ... her African ancestry. ref Logan, Shirley W. Iola Leroy, Masterplots II African American Literature Series, Salem Press, 1994 ref Leroy marries Dr. Frank Latimer, a man of mixed ancestry who identifies ... a series of coincidence s, Iola Leroy Latimer reunites with her surviving Leroy family members after the war. Literary significance and criticism Iola Leroy was for some time cited as the first novel by an African American author. Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. s 1982 discovery of Harriet Wilson s Our ... , Ed. Introduction, Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted, Penguin Classics, 2010 ref References Reflist 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 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 12 22 36 PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis MO 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
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 B. Andrew , or commonly Roy Andrew , 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 to 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 St. Louis All Stars Cleveland Bulldogs coach navbox Detroit coach navbox 1920s NFL teams New York Giants coach navbox Arizona Cardinals coach navbox Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Andrew, LeRoy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player and coach 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
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 Category Asteroids asteroid stub fa it 93102 Leroy pl 93102 Leroy pt 93102 Leroy ... more details
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 Leeroy Jenkins, a funny character act of Flip Wilson , American comedian and actor hndis Jenkins, Leroy DEFAULTSORT Jenkins, Leroy fi Leroy Jenkins ... 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 Johnson may refer to Leroy S. Johnson 1888 1986 , leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Leroy Johnson Medal of Honor died 1944 , American World War II soldier Leroy Johnson senator b. 1928 , Georgia State senator from 1963 75 Leroy Johnson, fictional character in the Fame 1980 film Fame movie and Fame 1982 TV series television series LeRoy Johnson , Canadian teacher, politician and former MLA for Wetaskiwin Camrose, Alberta LeRoy Johnson Jr. 1935 2011 , editor and research archeologist at the Texas Historical Commission hndis name Johnson, Leroy ... more details
Leroy Brown may refer to Fictional characters Bad, Bad Leroy Brown , a song by Jim Croce The real name of the famous fictional boy detective Encyclopedia Brown Sheer Heart Attack Bring Back That Leroy Brown Bring Back That Leroy Brown , a song by Queen Real life sports figures 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 disambig Category Human name disambiguation pages Brown, Leroy ... more details
Leroy Township or Le Roy Township may refer to the following places in the United States TOCright Illinois Leroy Township, Boone County, Illinois Iowa Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa Leroy Township, Benton County, Iowa Le Roy Township, Bremer County, Iowa Kansas Le Roy Township, Coffey County, Kansas Michigan Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan Le Roy Township, Osceola County, Michigan Minnesota Le Roy Township, Mower County, Minnesota Missouri Leroy Township, Barton County, Missouri Pennsylvania Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Ohio LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio South Dakota Le Roy Township, Lake County, South Dakota Geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages nowiki NB Le Roy Township redirects here ... 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
Northridge in 1992 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Irvin, Leroy ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Irvin, Leroy Category 1957 births Category Living people ... more details
Infobox Company name Leroy Merlin SA logo File Leroy Merlin.jpg 200px Leroy Merlin in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 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 , Cyprus , 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 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 m sup 2 sup on average providing self service and sales assisted services. Its business is centered around six main sectors Do it yourself 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 in private and business life, opened a business of American surplus. Strengthened by this first success, they decided to sell DIY products and supplies at moderate prices. In 1960, the firm was named Leroy Merlin. It became ... Leroy Merlin in Kalisz , Poland Renewable energy Superstore installations Spanish electricity utility ... 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 ... 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
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 from Illinois Binkley architect stub ... more details
The LeRoy Sanitarium , was founded in 1928 by Alice Fuller LeRoy . It was renamed the Leroy Hospital and closed in 1980. ref cite news first Michael last Pollak authorlink coauthors title From Hospital to Home url http www.nytimes.com 2004 11 28 nyregion thecity 28fyi.html?partner rssnyt&emc rss quote LeRoy Sanitarium, founded in 1928 by Alice Fuller LeRoy, was at 40 East 61st Street, off Madison Avenue, and had 54 beds. It was mainly a private treatment center for wealthy people but was also a maternity hospital. Aristotle Onassis daughter, Christina, was born there in December 1950. Celebrities like Nat King Cole and Judy Garland were treated there. ... The hospital, renamed Leroy Hospital, later became a center for osteopathic medicine. It closed in 1980. The narrow Art Deco building was converted into a 37 unit residential condominium a few years later. work New York Times date November 28, 2004 accessdate 2009 11 30 ref References reflist Category Defunct hospitals in New York City Category Hospitals established in 1928 Category 1980 disestablishments ... more details
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