Adolphe
Proper noun
Meaning
Adolphe (plural Adolphes)
A surname from French.
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Examples
According to the biography of Adolphe Sax, published on the city of Dinant's website, Sax faced many near-death experiences.
Burgos by Adolphe Rouarge and Émile Rouargue, around 1850.
The brothers had authenticated a domed-gold said to have belonged to an ancient Scythian king, but when it was revealed to be an erudite Russian goldsmith’s forgery, “everyone was laughing at us,” Adolphe recalls.
The euphonium is said to have been invented, as a "wide-bore, valved bugle of baritone range", by Ferdinand Sommer of Weimar in 1843, though Carl Moritz in 1838 and Adolphe Sax in 1843 have also been credited.
In 1844 Adolphe Jaquesson invented the muselet to prevent the corks from blowing out.
Individuals suspected of partisan activities were summarily shot. citation Several important Belgian figures, including politician Adolphe Max and historian Henri Pirenne were deported to Germany.