There really was a Picard!

[Lubak10 0]

Picard, Jean

 

Picard, Jean, 1620–82, French astronomer, noted for having made the first accurate measurement of a degree of the earth's meridian. The figures he established were of great value to Newton in his calculation of the force of gravitation. Picard, who had previously been the prior of Rillé, in Anjou, went to Paris to occupy the chair of astronomy in the Collège de France in 1655. He determined (1671) the latitude and longitude of Tycho Brahe's observatory at Ven (now Landskrona, Sweden) in order to be able to use Brahe's observations of the positions of heavenly bodies. To him is due in great part the establishment of the Paris Observatory and of the Connaissance des temps, the first five volumes (1679–83) of which he wrote.

[Captain Holland 0]

Cool!

[Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1]

My mom once knew people with the last names Picard and McCoy.

[Riaan 0]

That's cool!

[Mr.Picard 12]

 

Oh I did not know that! Amazing

 

 

 

I recently searched through a German-wide telephone register from 1998... guess what I found: A "Jean-Luc Picard" lived in Berlin :lol: :lol: (I thought of calling him and asking him if he still enjoys his holiday on earth B) ) Poor man, he definitely got a lot of calls :lol:

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Captain Picard

Edited September 10, 2003 by Mrs.Picard

[ensign_beedrill 0]

Yeah, I discovered that when I was bored and decided to look through the dictionary for Picard. I didn't expect to find one, much less one named Jean!

 

There also was a William Riker. I was flipping through some book in the library (a reference about people in TV and film) looking for Roddenberry, and there was an entry for Riker, William. Turns out he was an actor who was in a few soap operas.

 

It's interesting you mentioned a phone directory, Mrs.Picard. My mom told me she was looking for her friend in the phone book. There were two entries with the same last name. One was her friend, and one was a couple with first names of Deanna and Troy. I just cracked up when she told me that story.

[Captain Bolivar 0]

Picard, who had previously been the prior of Rillé, in Anjou

 

Here's something interesting. Anjou (the last word quoted) is the name of Gul Dukats alter ego as a Bajoran in the last arc of DS9! Coincidence? Perhaps not.

Edited September 10, 2003 by Commander Bolivar

[Goose 0]

Picard, who had previously been the prior of Rillé, in Anjou

 

Here's something interesting. Anjou (the last word quoted) is the name of Gul Dukats alter ego as a Bajoran in the last arc of DS9! Coincidence? Perhaps not.

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Thats kinda errie and cool

[Commodore Stone 0]

IIRC, there was a deep sea explorer named Piccard (w/ 2 "c"s) who was also at least a partial inspiration for the name.

[I'mTheCaptian 0]

Thats Awsome!

[barry 0]

Thats strange,I wonder how the producers come up with these names,it would be interesting to find out.

[bevfanK 0]

^Indeed barry

[Jack_Bauer 1]

There's a store in a town near my own called Picard's Peanuts. Never been there though. There's also a decorating place called Damar. I find that one really weird. A decorating store with a Cardassian name.

[Uncle Buck 0]

Sure you will find many people with simlar last names big deal. I knew a guy called Kirk it was his first name.

[Stelfan 0]

Picard might be an unusual name, but not that unusual..

[ddillard 2]

This is definitely interesting information. Thank you for sharing

[Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1]

Guinnan "Woopi Goldberg" was named after a real bartender named Guinnan, but he was a guy.

[Stelfan 0]

Guinnan "Woopi Goldberg" was named after a real bartender named Guinnan, but he was a guy.

That's hilarious

[Takara_Soong 4]

Geordi La Forge was named after a handicapped gentleman who was a Trekkie. I believe he died shortly before TNG was created.

[LordOfTheBorg 1]

No Way, A Actual Picard...

Hey, is there a Willliam Riker, and A Wesley Crusher????

that would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[ensign_beedrill 0]

No Way, A Actual Picard...

Hey, is there a Willliam Riker, and A Wesley Crusher????

that would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Yes. See my previous post.

[Matt 0]

Gene Roddenberrys ideas were inspired from history like his daughters and so the characters involved oft have a history.

[Airies 0]

I wonder where the name "Spock" came from?

[Odie 0]

Dr. Pulaski might have been named after General Casimir Pulaski. On Washington's recommendation, the Continental Congress appointed Pulaski general of the cavalry on September 15, 1777. There is a Pulaski Day Parade in October. He is large Polish-American hero. Here is a statue of him in downtown Buffalo.

 

[WEAREBORG4102 0]

Picard might be an unusual name, but not that unusual..

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COOL!!!

 

BTW Kantorei (chamber choir at school) is performing a chansons "La Prise de Calais" that mentions Picards!!! :wacko: