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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…Dumas, Jean Baptiste André
(Encyclopedia) Dumas, Jean Baptiste AndréDumas, Jean Baptiste AndrézhäN bätēstˈ äNdrāˈ [key]Dumas, Jean Baptiste André dümäˈ [key], 1800–1884, French organic chemist. He was distinguished for his…Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert
(Encyclopedia) Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert or Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinHoudin, Jean Eugène RobertzhäN özhĕnˈ rōbĕrˈ &oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1805–71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a…Jean, Michaëlle
(Encyclopedia) Jean, Michaëlle, 1957–, Canadian journalist, filmmaker, and women's rights activist, b. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Her family immigrated to Canada in 1968. After studying languages and…Giono, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Giono, JeanGiono, JeanzhäN jônōˈ [key], 1895–1970, French novelist, b. Provence. His semiautobiographical novel, Jean le bleu (1932, tr. Blue Boy, 1946) concerns his childhood. His…Henri
(Encyclopedia) Henri, 1955–, grand duke of Luxembourg (2000–), the oldest son of Jean, grand duke of Luxembourg, and Joséphine Charlotte, princess of Belgium. In 1981 Henri married María Teresa…Gresset, Jean Baptiste Louis
(Encyclopedia) Gresset, Jean Baptiste LouisGresset, Jean Baptiste LouiszhäN bätēstˈ lwē grĕsāˈ [key], 1709–77, French poet and dramatist. He was the author of a mock epic, Vairvert (1734), and of a…Stas, Jean Servais
(Encyclopedia) Stas, Jean ServaisStas, Jean ServaiszhäNˈ sĕrvāˈ stäs [key], 1813–91, Belgian chemist. He was assistant to J. B. A. Dumas and professor (1840–65) at the École royale militaire,…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