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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…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…Championnet, Jean Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Championnet, Jean ÉtienneChampionnet, Jean ÉtiennezhäN ātyĕnˈ shäNpyônĕˈ [key], 1762–1800, French general in the French Revolutionary Wars. Placed in command of the Army of Rome in…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…Cambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis de
(Encyclopedia) Cambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis deCambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis dezhäN zhäk rāzhēsˈ də käNbäsārĕsˈ [key], 1753–1824, French revolutionary and legislator. He was deputy to the National…Buridan, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Buridan, JeanBuridan, Jeanby&oobreve;rˈĭdən, Fr. zhäN bürēdäNˈ [key], d. c.1358, French scholastic philosopher. Rector of the Univ. of Paris, he was a follower of William of Occam…Brunhoff, Jean de
(Encyclopedia) Brunhoff, Jean deBrunhoff, Jean dezhäN də brüˈnôf [key], 1899–1937, French author and illustrator of children's books, b. Paris. He wrote and illustrated The Story of Babar, the Little…Grandville, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer
(Encyclopedia) Grandville: see Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore.Okeghem, Jean d'
(Encyclopedia) Okeghem, Jean d': see Ockeghem, Johannes.d'Alembert, Jean le Rond
(Encyclopedia) d'Alembert, Jean le Rond: see Alembert.Trending
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