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Cottereau, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Cottereau, Jean: see Chouans.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. ...Boulogne, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Boulogne, 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 Marie zhäN märēˈ kōlōˈ dĕrbwäˈ [key], 1750–96, French revolutionary, originally an actor and playwright. Although a member of his Jacobin club, he favored a constitu...Foucault, Jean Bernard Léon
(Encyclopedia)Foucault, Jean Bernard Léon zhäN bĕrnärˈ lāôNˈ fo͞okōˈ [key], 1819–68, French physicist. Known especially for his research on the speed of light, he determined its velocity in air and fou...Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia)Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de zhäN bätēstˈ sēlvĕrˈ gā vēkôNtˈ də märtēnyäkˈ [key], 1778–1832, French statesman. He was elected (1821) to the chamber of deputies a...Browse by Subject
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