Researching Ferdinand Richard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2582 people with the Richard surname? In that year Richard was ranked number 1520 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ferdinand means "To be Courageous" and is of German origin.
Records of Ferdinand Richard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ferdinand Richard and the Richard Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Ferdinand Richard
Ferdinand Richard
Hervé Richard (born 25 June 1950), better known as Ferdinand Richard, is a French avant-rock bass guitarist and composer.
Richard was a founding member of the French avant-rock group Etron Fou Leloublan in 1973, and remained with them until they broke up in 1986. He was also a member of Alfred Harth's group Gestalt et Jive in the mid-1980s, and collaborated with Fred Frith in 1989 to record Dropera (1991). Richard also formed his own group, Ferdinand et les Philosophes in 1990, and recorded two solo albums, En Forme!! (1981) and En Avant (1983).
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