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Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian

(Encyclopedia) Sibelius, Jean Julius ChristianSibelius, Jean Julius Christianzhän y&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s krĭsˈtyän sĭbāˈly&oobreve;s [key], 1865–1957, Finnish composer. Sibelius was a…

Cousin, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Cousin, JeanCousin, JeanzhäN k&oomacr;zăNˈ [key], c.1490–c.1560, celebrated French painter, designer, and sculptor. To him have been attributed the designs for the windows of…

Garnier, Jean Louis Charles

(Encyclopedia) Garnier, Jean Louis CharlesGarnier, Jean Louis CharleszhäN lwē shärl [key]Garnier, Jean Louis Charles gärnyāˈ [key], 1825–98, French architect, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and…

Du Bellay, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Du Bellay, JeanDu Bellay, JeanzhäN [key]Du Bellay, Jean bĕlāˈ [key], 1492–1560, French humanist and diplomat, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; brother of Guillaume Du Bellay and…

Labadie, Jean de

(Encyclopedia) Labadie, Jean de, or Jean de la BadieJean de la Badieboth: zhäN də lä bädēˈ [key], 1610–74, French mystic, founder of the Labadists, a quietist sect. He had been a Roman Catholic…

Barrault, Jean-Louis

(Encyclopedia) Barrault, Jean-LouisBarrault, Jean-LouiszhäN-lwē bärōˈ [key], 1910–94, French actor and director. A pupil of Charles Dullin, he joined the Comédie Française in 1940. After World War II…

Jean-François Lyotard 1998 Deaths

Jean-François LyotardAge: 73 post-modern French philosopher among those who influenced art and literary criticism over recent decades. Died: April 21, 1998.Harry LumleyG - L

Jean-Pierre Rampal 2000 Deaths

Jean-Pierre RampalAge: 78 virtuoso flutist whose precision and crossover appeal helped elevate the instrument's popularity. Died: Paris, May 20, 2000Leah RabinR - ZJohn Morris Rankin

Jean-Paul Riopelle 2002 Deaths

Jean-Paul RiopelleAge: 78 Canadian abstract expressionist painter who produced most of his work in postwar France. His works appear in New York City's Museum of Modern Art and London's Tate…