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Flandrin, Hippolyte Jean
(Encyclopedia) Flandrin, Hippolyte JeanFlandrin, Hippolyte Jeanēpôlētˈ zhäN fläNdrăNˈ [key] 1809–64, French painter; student and follower of Ingres. Influenced by the primitivism of Giotto, he is…Brunhes, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Brunhes, JeanBrunhes, Jeanbrün [key], 1869–1932, French geographer. He was a leading exponent of French systematic, as opposed to regional, geography. He studied human artifacts in the…Dunant, Jean Henri
(Encyclopedia) Dunant, Jean HenriDunant, Jean HenrizhäN äNrēˈ dünäNˈ [key], 1828–1910, Swiss philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, b. Geneva. In 1862 appeared his Un souvenir de…Brébeuf, Jean de, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Brébeuf, Jean de, SaintBrébeuf, Jean de, SaintzhäN də brāböfˈ [key], 1593–1649, French Roman Catholic missionary, one of the Jesuit Martyrs of North America. A Norman, he was sent (…Bart, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Bart, JeanBart, JeanzhäN bär [key], 1650–1702, French naval hero, b. Dunkirk. Of a seafaring family, he enlisted in the Dutch navy but entered French service as a privateer at the…Santerre, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Santerre, Jean BaptisteSanterre, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ säNtĕrˈ [key], 1651–1717, French figure and portrait painter. He was known for allegorical portraits and his rococo use of…Labat, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Labat, Jean BaptisteLabat, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ läbäˈ [key], 1663–1738, French Dominican missionary. Sent to the West Indies, he explored the islands, he was largely responsible…Chaptal, Jean Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Chaptal, Jean AntoineChaptal, Jean AntoinezhäN äNtwänˈ shäptälˈ [key], 1756–1832, French chemist, industrialist, and statesman. He became (1781) professor of chemistry at Montpellier,…Béranger, Pierre Jean de
(Encyclopedia) Béranger, Pierre Jean deBéranger, Pierre Jean depyĕr zhäN də bāräNzhāˈ [key], 1780–1857, French lyric poet. He was a protégé of Lucien Bonaparte and a friend of some of the most…Nouvel, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Nouvel, JeanNouvel, JeanzhäN n&oomacr;vĕlˈ [key], 1945–, French architect, grad. École des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1971). He opened his own firm in 1975, and became known for innovative…Trending
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