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Roland de la Platière, Jean Marie
(Encyclopedia)Roland de la Platière, Jean Marie zhäN märēˈ rôläNˈ də lä plätyĕrˈ [key], 1734–93, French revolutionary. An inspector general of commerce at Rouen and Amiens, he went to Paris in 1791 a...Riesener, Jean Henri
(Encyclopedia)Riesener, Jean Henri zhäN äNrēˈ rēzənĕrˈ [key], 1734–1806, French cabinetmaker, one of the major artists who made important contributions to the formation of the Louis XVI style in France. B...Balue, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Balue, Jean zhäN bälüˈ [key], c.1421–1491, French statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A trusted adviser of the French king Louis XI, he saved Paris for the king during the revolt o...Grandville, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer
(Encyclopedia)Grandville: see Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore. ...Clericus, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Clericus, Johannes: see Le Clerc, Jean. ...d'Alembert, Jean le Rond
(Encyclopedia)d'Alembert, Jean le Rond: see Alembert. ...Williams, Gwen
(Encyclopedia)Williams, Gwen: see Rhys, Jean.Okeghem, Jean d'
(Encyclopedia)Okeghem, Jean d': see Ockeghem, Johannes. ...Jean Paul
(Encyclopedia)Jean Paul: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...David, Pierre-Jean
(Encyclopedia)David, Pierre-Jean: see David d'Angers. ...Browse by Subject
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