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Hittorff, Jacques Ignace
(Encyclopedia) Hittorff, Jacques IgnaceHittorff, Jacques Ignacezhäk ēnyäsˈ ētôrfˈ [key], 1792–1867, French architect. He became a leading exponent of the classical revival in France, and his chief…Roux, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Roux, JacquesRoux, Jacqueszhäk r&oomacr; [key], d. 1794, French revolutionary. A priest in Paris, he abandoned the priesthood at the start of the French Revolution. Roux was a…Cujas, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Cujas or Cujacius, JacquesCujas or Cujacius, Jacqueszhäk küzhäsˈ, ky&oomacr;jāˈshəs [key], 1522–90, French jurist and scholar of Roman law. He taught at Toulouse, Bourges, and…Soufflot, Jacques Germain
(Encyclopedia) Soufflot, Jacques GermainSoufflot, Jacques Germainzhäk zhĕrmăNˈ s&oomacr;flōˈ [key], 1709–80, French architect, noted chiefly as the designer of the Panthéon (1764–89; see under…Migne, Jacques Paul
(Encyclopedia) Migne, Jacques PaulMigne, Jacques Paulzhäk pôl mēˈnyə [key], 1800–1875, French publisher of theological works, a Roman Catholic priest (ordained 1824). He set up a printing press in…Duclos, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Duclos, JacquesDuclos, Jacqueszhäk düklōˈ [key], 1896–1975, French Communist party leader. Early in his career he joined the French Communist party and in 1931 became party secretary…Prévert, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Prévert, JacquesPrévert, Jacqueszhäk prāvĕrˈ [key], 1900–1977, French poet. One of the most popular of 20th-century French writers, Prévert produced poetry ranging from the humorous to…Lacan, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Lacan, JacquesLacan, Jacqueszhäk läkäNˈ [key], 1901–81, French psychoanalyst. After receiving a medical degree, he became a psychoanalyst in Paris. Lacan was infamous for his…Tati, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Tati, JacquesTati, Jacqueszhäk tätēˈ [key], 1907–82, French film writer, director, and actor, b. Jacques Tatischeff. As a semiprofessional rugby player, he entertained his teammates…Lartigue, Jacques Henri
(Encyclopedia) Lartigue, Jacques HenriLartigue, Jacques Henrizhäk äNrēˈ lärtēgˈ [key], 1894–1986, French photographer. The first exhibition of Lartigue's work, at New York City's Museum of Modern Art…Trending
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