Gambetta
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- Léon GambettaLéon GambettaLéon Gambetta was a French statesman prominent after the Franco-Prussian War.-Youth and education:He is said to have inherited his vigour and eloquence from his father, a Genovese grocer who had married a Frenchwoman named Massabie. At the age of fifteen, Gambetta lost the sight of his right eye...
(1838-1882), French statesman. - Schubert GambettaSchubert GambettaSchubert Gambetta was a Uruguayan footballer. He played as a half-back and was right-footed. Gambetta was a figure in the Maracanazo when he helped keep Zizinho and Ademir out of the game, which helped him to the 1950 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.From 1940 to 1956, he played for Club Nacional de...
(1920-1991), Uruguayan footballer - Diego GambettaDiego GambettaDiego Gambetta is an Italian born social scientist. He is a professor of sociology at the University of Oxford and an official fellow at Nuffield College. He is well known for his vivid and unconventional applications of economic theory and a rational choice approach to understanding a variety of...
, Italian sociologist
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- Gambetta (Paris Métro)Gambetta (Paris Metro)Gambetta is a station of the Paris Métro. It serves Line 3 and is the southern terminus of Line 3bis. It was opened on 25 January 1905 when the line was extended from Père Lachaise and was the eastern terminus of the line until 27 November 1921, when the line was extended to Porte des Lilas...
- French armoured cruiser Léon GambettaFrench armoured cruiser Léon GambettaThe Léon Gambetta was a French Navy armoured cruiser of 12,400 tons, the lead ship of the her class. The Gambettas were larger than previous armoured cruisers of the class, but they lacked the heavier firepower. They also were vulnerable to underwater attacks.-Early history:She was launched on 26...
, ship of the French Navy, 1901–1915 - Léon Gambetta class cruiserLéon Gambetta class cruiserThe Léon Gambetta class was a class of armoured cruiser of the French Navy which were commissioned in 1903. They were named after notable French Republican statesmen...
, class of ships of the French Navy