Famous People with Name Germaine

Germaine Dulac            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Germaine Dulac: was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early childhood. A few years after her marriage she embarked on a journalistic career in a feminist magazine, and later became interested in film. With the help of her husband and friend she founded a film company and directed a few commercial works before slowly moving into Impressionist and Surrealist territory.

Germaine Richier            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Germaine Richier: was a French sculptor. Richier's early work was fantastic, combining classical forms with human-animal hybrids and depicting creatures such as the spider and the hydra. Her style became less figurative after World War II; the bodily deformations which she favored as subjects were more accentuated in an attempt to convey a greater sense of anguish.

Germaine Poinso-Chapuis            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Germaine Poinso-Chapuis: was a French politician.[2] She was the first woman to hold a Cabinet-level post in the French government.[3] Her political convictions have been characterized as bearing the influence of both Catholic and feminist traditions.[4]

Germaine Van Dievoet            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Germaine Van Dievoet: was a competition swimmer. Van Dievoet was born in Brussels, Belgium to architect Henri van Dievoet. She was one of the few Belgian woman to have participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics, which were celebrated at Antwerp, in Belgium from the 20th of April

Germaine Krull            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Germaine Krull: was a photographer, political activist, and hotel owner.[1] Her nationality has been categorized as German[2], Polish[3], French, and Dutch[4], but she spent years in Brazil, Republic of the Congo, Thailand, and India.[1] Described as "an especially outspoken example" of a group of early 20th-century female photographers who "could lead lives free from convention," she is best known for photographically-illustrated books such as her 1928 portfolio Métal.[5]