André-François Deslandes

Introduction to André-François Deslandes

André-François Boureau-Deslandes (21 May 1689 – 11 April 1757) was a French

philosopher.
Deslandes has been viewed as an important precursor of the Encyclopédistes. He was
appointed Commissioner of the Port of Brest in 1716, was a corresponding member from La
Rochelle of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and a member of the Prussian
Academy of Sciences.

== Family background ==
Deslandes was born into an important family in Pondichéry. He was the son of André
Boureau-Deslandes (born in Tours) and grandson of François Martin (1634–1706), the
founder and first governor of Pondichéry.
His father André Boureau-Deslandes played a major role in the diplomatic relations
between France and Siam, then in India where he became Director General of Commerce in
Bengal. On his return to France, he was sent to Saint-Domingue as an officer in the Navy of
the kings of France and Spain, and inspector-general of "l'Assiente". He was ennobled by
letters in 1703 and died at Léogâ ne in 1707. In 1686 he married Deslandes' mother, Marie-
Françoise, the daughter of the famous knight Martin, the governor of Pondichéry. They had
eight children of which six survived, including two who became clergymen.

Ascendente Domino

Quiz 1 Ascendente Domino

Ascendente Domino was a papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, 24 May 1584, in favor of
the Society of Jesus, to confirm the constitution of the Society, and the privileges already
granted to it by Paul III, Julius III, Paul IV, and Pius V.
It recalls and confirms the means which St. Ignatius Loyola had prescribed in order that the
Society might attain the end for which he had founded it. Candidates have first to make two
years' novitiate; they then take three simple vows. Thus they cease to be novices, and
belong to the body of the Society. These simple vows are perpetuated on the part of those
who make them, but on the part of the Society they bind only so long as the General thinks
fit to retain as members of the Society those who have taken them.
The unformed Temporal Coadjutors, after some years, if the General thinks them fit, are
admitted to the grade of Formed Temporal Coadjutors. But before they become either
Professed or Formed Spiritual Coadjutors, the Scholastics, having completed their studies,
must go through a third year's probation. If professed, they take a 'Fourth vow' of special
obedience to assume any mission the Pope may enjoin on them. Any, even those with simple
vows made at the end of the second year's novitiate, who leave the Society under any
pretext (unless to become Carthusians), without express permission, shall be regarded as
apostates, and incur excommunication.
The simple vows which they make after their novitiate constitute them religious in the true
and proper sense of the word, with the consequent privileges.

1957–1959 Currie Cup

Note1957–1959 Currie Cup

The 1957–1959 Currie Cup was the 27th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic
rugby union competition in South Africa. It was the first time in the tournament's history
that the competition spanned multiple years.The tournament was won by Western Province
for the 19th time.

Ted Thomas (judge)

NoteTed Thomas (judge)

Sir Edmund Walter Thomas (born 1934), widely known as Ted Thomas, is a New Zealand
jurist. He is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand and a former acting judge
of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

== Biography ==
Thomas was educated at Feilding Agricultural High School and Victoria University College
graduating with a BA and LLB in 1956, and the higher doctorate LLD in 2009. He was
admitted to the bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court (later the High Court)
of New Zealand.
Following many years as a partner at New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh, he became a
barrister sole and was appointed a QC in 1981.In 1989 and 1990, he was President of the
New Zealand Bar Association, and in 1990 he was appointed to the bench of the High Court
of New Zealand. In 1995 he was elevated to the Court of Appeal. He retired from the
appellate bench in 2001. As a judge some saw him as a proponent of judicial activism. He
was also noted for his frequent dissenting judgements, particularly after 1996.
In 2002 Thomas was visiting fellow at the Research School of Social Sciences, The
Australian National University, Canberra.

Ted Thomas (judge)

NoteTed Thomas (judge)

Sir Edmund Walter Thomas (born 1934), widely known as Ted Thomas, is a New Zealand
jurist. He is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand and a former acting judge
of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

== Biography ==
Thomas was educated at Feilding Agricultural High School and Victoria University College
graduating with a BA and LLB in 1956, and the higher doctorate LLD in 2009. He was
admitted to the bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court (later the High Court)
of New Zealand.
Following many years as a partner at New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh, he became a
barrister sole and was appointed a QC in 1981.In 1989 and 1990, he was President of the
New Zealand Bar Association, and in 1990 he was appointed to the bench of the High Court
of New Zealand. In 1995 he was elevated to the Court of Appeal. He retired from the
appellate bench in 2001. As a judge some saw him as a proponent of judicial activism. He
was also noted for his frequent dissenting judgements, particularly after 1996.
In 2002 Thomas was visiting fellow at the Research School of Social Sciences, The
Australian National University, Canberra.