Famous People with Name Joachim

Dorothea Tanning            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothea Tanning: is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She has also designed sets and costumes for ballet and theatre.Tanning lived in Paris for twenty-eight years. Having moved to New York, she exhibited with the Julien Levy Gallery prior to meeting the German painter Max Ernst in 1942; she married Ernst four years later (becoming his fourth wife, after Luise Straus-Ernst in 1918, Marie-Berthe Aurenche in 1927 and Peggy Guggenheim in 1942). Ernst introduced her to the circle of the Surrealists. Her best-known work, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (a dark painting laden with symbolism; ironically named after Mozart's light-hearted serenade), shows that she became a member of that group for a while, but later her painting style became prismatic and lyrical.

Otto Joachim            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Otto Joachim: is a German-born Canadian musician and composer of electronic music.he trained as a violinist at Düsseldorf and Cologne. In 1934 he left Germany and played in Singapore and Shanghai during the war years. He settled permanently in Montreal in 1949. For the next 15 years Joachim worked as a player, teacher, instrument builder and composer. Since the 1960s he has concentrated on his compositions which are a mix of aleatoric and electroacoustic works.

Paulin Joachim            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Paulin Joachim: is a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor. He was educated in several places including Lyon and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet Philippe Soupault. His two volumes of poetry are Un nègre raconte in 1954 and Anti-grâce in 1967

Benoît Joachim            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Benoît Joachim: is a professional road racing cyclist from Luxembourg.Joachim started his professional career at the age of 18 for a small Italian cycling team, Sonego Sport, After racing with them for three months, he was noticed by a bigger, De Nardi who were interesting him. After riding with De Nardi for 3 years, he joined the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team and rides as a super-domestique for the team.

Joseph Henri Joachim            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Joseph Henri Joachim: was a French lawyer and politician. he became a successful lawyer in Paris. In 1793 he was named administrator of the district of La Réole, returning to work as a lawyer under the French Directory. In 1808 he became a member of the Legislative Corps; he was again deputy after the Restoration, being chosen as Minister of Interiors between 1816 and 1818