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Janet

(Encyclopedia) Janet: see Clouet, Jean.

Jehannet

(Encyclopedia) Jehannet: see Clouet, Jean.

Bleimor

(Encyclopedia) Bleimor: see Calloc'h, Jean Pierre.

Bologne, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Bologne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni.

Rampal, Jean-Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Rampal, Jean-Pierre, 1922–2000, French virtuoso flutist. He played in several chamber groups but was most celebrated as a soloist of great brilliance.

Collot d'Herbois, Jean Marie

(Encyclopedia) Collot d'Herbois, Jean MarieCollot d'Herbois, Jean MariezhäN märēˈ kōlōˈ dĕrbwäˈ [key], 1750–96, French revolutionary, originally an actor and playwright. Although a member of his…

Foucault, Jean Bernard Léon

(Encyclopedia) Foucault, Jean Bernard LéonFoucault, Jean Bernard LéonzhäN bĕrnärˈ lāôNˈ f&oomacr;kōˈ [key], 1819–68, French physicist. Known especially for his research on the speed of light, he…

Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte deMartignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte dezhäN bätēstˈ sēlvĕrˈ gā vēkôNtˈ də märtēnyäkˈ [key], 1778–1832, French statesman. He was…

Chapais, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Chapais, Sir ThomasChapais, Sir Thomasshäpāˈ [key], 1858–1946, Canadian politician and historian, b. Quebec prov.; son of Jean Charles Chapais (1811–85). Thomas Chapais became…