Volumes of this journal typically include one or two historical articles, many of which celebrate the life and impact in fluid mechanics of a recently deceased contributor to the field. The Editorial Committee recently stepped beyond this model to examine whom might have been missed over the years. Naturally, even when a candidate is identified, th...
Cicéron résume à lui seul l’idée que l’on se fait de Rome : la langue latine, l’éloquence, la philosophie, la littérature. Mais pourquoi est-il devenu un « classique » ? Pour l’expliquer, cet ouvrage retrace l’histoire exceptionnelle d’un avocat et d’un homme politique du Ier siècle av. J.-C. qui, en luttant pour protéger la République romaine cont...
Time is of central importance for understanding biography. In the biographical narrative, the past and the future are designed and interwoven within an even specific present. In the process of narrating, the subject as self and its identity performance is reconstructed as ‘what has become’ and as 'what is becoming’, and, by this reconstructable too...
Analyzes the elements of all biographies of Fang Keqin up to the official Ming History. Considers whether a "case study" approach is useful. Presents a preliminary argument for the Minor Mandate.
Les constructions en Suisse et en Europe doivent être dimensionnées pour subir sans dommages des vents extrêmes (rafales) avec une période de retour d’au moins 50 ans. Des analyses de Gumbel ont donc été effectuées sur des séries de mesures d’une vingtaine d’années à 67 endroits de la Suisse, afin de déterminer les vitesses extrêmes des vents pour ...
Published in SYMPOSIUM [email protected]
Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) a écrit de très nombreuses biographies au cours de sa carrière. Ayant à cœur de transmettre un héritage culturel européen, l’écrivain autrichien nous laisse percevoir son cheminement intellectuel et sa vision toute personnelle de l’Histoire. À travers les portraits choisis de personnages érigés en figures illustres, son tra...
Published in Journal of medical biography
In the Islamic Golden Age, medicine flourished by the practice of Persian, Arab and Greek physicians (9th to 13th century AD). Ibn rushd (1126-1198 AD) was renowned physician in that period, influenced the progress of medicine by his writings. He was the stalwart of medical sciences and owner of many writings in various fields of science. One of hi...
The article presents selected results of qualitative research indicating an attempt of self-construction by alumni of creating institutional and family forms of care in relation to experiences, autonomy and risk (including the risk associated with the COVID-19 pandemic). It appears that not the pandemic but adaptation to life outside institution af...
This text is the first study of the biography of the folk artist Zofia Danielak. Currently, she belongs to the oldest generation of folk artists from Krzczonów. So far, her activity has been rather poorly described, despite the fact that her creative activity was significant for the cultural life of Krzczonów and the preservation of the cultural he...
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