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Is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French pe

Is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert. He is the father of the actress Emma de Caunes.

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was active at the same time as Josquin des Prez, and sh

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was active at the same time as Josquin des Prez, and shares many traits with his more famous contemporary. Févin was most likely born in Arras, the son of an alderman. His brother Robert de Févin was also a composer. Most likely Antoine left Arras in the late 1480s, though there is no evidence that he went to Italy, the commonest destination for Franco-Flemish composers of the time. In the 1490s it is likely he became a priest (although there is no known documentation of that today), and he also may have obtained a master's degree at a university, since he is commonly known as maistre later in his life. By 1507, he was working as a singer and composer for Louis XII of France, who praised him highly. He died at Blois.

Was a French Jesuit writer on ascetic theology. About the age of twenty he entered the Society of Je

Was a French Jesuit writer on ascetic theology. About the age of twenty he entered the Society of Jesus at Tournay. Later on he was rector at Liège, professor of Holy Scripture at Pont-à-Mousson, and of moral theology at La Flèche. In these two last-named posts he was also charged with the spiritual direction of his brethren, and showed such an aptitude for this branch of the ministry that he was named master of novices and tertians. He died in Paris.

Was a French naturalist.Jussieu was born in Lyon, the son of Christophe de Jussieu (or Dejussieu), a

Was a French naturalist.Jussieu was born in Lyon, the son of Christophe de Jussieu (or Dejussieu), an apothecary of some repute,[1] who published a Nouveau traité de la theriaque (1708). Antoine studied at the university of Montpellier, and travelled with his brother Bernard through Spain, Portugal and southern France. He went to Paris in 1708. Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, whom he succeeded at the Jardin du Roi,[2] later the Jardin des Plantes, died in that year. His own original publications are not of marked importance, but he edited an edition of Tournefort's Institutions rei herbariae (3 vols., 1719), and also a posthumous work of Jacques Barrelier,

A Jesuit, born in Languedoc, is chiefly known for an incorrect solution of Pascal's problems on the

A Jesuit, born in Languedoc, is chiefly known for an incorrect solution of Pascal's problems on the cycloid, which he gave in 1660, but he has a better claim to distinction in having been the first mathematician to study the properties of the helix.

Was a French virtuoso guitarist and an eminent[1] early romantic composer of mainly chamber music fe

Was a French virtuoso guitarist and an eminent[1] early romantic composer of mainly chamber music featuring the classical guitar. He was an approximate musical contemporary of Beethoven. L'Hoyer also had a notable military career, he was an elite member of Gardes du Corps du Roi, a Knight of the Order of St John and a Knight of the Order of St Louis[2]. His music fell into obscurity even before his impoverished death at the age of 83 in Paris.

Was a French singer and composer of the Renaissance. A contemporary of Josquin des Prez, he was sing

Was a French singer and composer of the Renaissance. A contemporary of Josquin des Prez, he was singing master of the French royal chapel under King Francis I, and was important in the history of the polyphonic setting of the Passion.

Was a French theologian, of Jansenist tendencies, who became bishop of Autun and archbishop of Lyon.

Was a French theologian, of Jansenist tendencies, who became bishop of Autun and archbishop of Lyon. He was elected to the Académie française in 1756[1], but did not produce significant literary works.

Was a French soldier, dramatist, adventurer and economist. Son of an apothecary named Mauchrestien a

Was a French soldier, dramatist, adventurer and economist. Son of an apothecary named Mauchrestien and orphan at a young age, Montchrestien came under the protection of François Thésart, baron de Tournebu and des Essarts, and became the valet of Thésart's children (allowing him to participate in their studies); he would later (1618) marry Thésart's daughter Suzanne. Later in his life he would also be favored by Henri II de Bourbon, prince de Condé.

Was a French theologian and canonist, at Paris. A traditional explanation of the French term mouchar

Was a French theologian and canonist, at Paris. A traditional explanation of the French term mouchard, meaning police spy or informer, is that it derived from his use of intelligence-gathering networks, when working as an inquisitor.[1] This folk-etymology was adopted by Voltaire, following François-Eudes de Mézeray.[2] It has been plausibly contested, on the grounds that the word is found used in the fifteenth century. The derivation from mouche (fly) is preferred.[3]

Was the first of the French riding masters, and has had great influence on modern dressage. He not o

Was the first of the French riding masters, and has had great influence on modern dressage. He not only wrote L’Instruction du Roy en l’Exercice de Monter a Cheval, but was also tutor to King Louis XIII, and is credited with the invention of using two pil

Was a French writer and epigrammatist. When the press proved crucial for the fate of the French Revo

Was a French writer and epigrammatist. When the press proved crucial for the fate of the French Revolution, Rivarol took up the cudgels on the Royalist side, writing in the Journal politique of Antoine Sabatier de Castres and the Actes des Apotres of Jean Gabriel Peltier. He left France in 1792, first settling in Brussels, then moving successively to London, Hamburg, and Berlin

Was a French writer and aviator. He is most famous for his novella The Little Prince, and is also we

Was a French writer and aviator. He is most famous for his novella The Little Prince, and is also well known for his books about aviation adventures, including Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars.

Is a French Alpine skier. He won a gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the 2006 Olympi

Is a French Alpine skier. He won a gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen. He also participated in the men's Super-G, where he placed 11th.[1]

Was a French mathematician. In 1746, Antoine Deparcieux (1703–1768) published Essai sur les probab

Was a French mathematician. In 1746, Antoine Deparcieux (1703–1768) published Essai sur les probabilités de la durée de la vie humaine (An Essay on the Probabilities of the Duration of Human Life). Deparcieux analyzed in detail empirical observations. As a mathematician and physicist, he can be considered, after Halley and Struyck, one of the founders of the estimation of longevity and all the issues surrounding that concept.

Was an experimentally classicizing French Late Baroque architect who spent much of his career in Rom

Was an experimentally classicizing French Late Baroque architect who spent much of his career in Rome, where he designed the churches of Church of SS. Claudius and Andrew of the Burgundian (1729?),[1] where he experimented with reviving the High Renaissance central planning of a Greek cross surmounted by a central dome, and, facing Trajan's Forum, Santissimo Nome di Maria (1736-38),[2] which is elliptical in plan, with radiating chapels. He also provided designs for the marble revetment and stuccoes added to the interior of San Luigi dei Francesi (1759-64).[3]

Is a French football defender currently playing for French Ligue 1 side FC Toulouse. Devaux began hi

Is a French football defender currently playing for French Ligue 1 side FC Toulouse. Devaux began his career at Le Havre. In 2007 he joined Ligue 2 side FC Gueugnon, where he stayed just one season, before moving to US Boulogne. On 19 June 2009 the 24 year old midfielder has left US Boulogne to sign a three year deal with FC Toulouse.

Is a French professional basketball player. A native of Bourg-en-Bresse, Diot is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Is a French professional basketball player. A native of Bourg-en-Bresse, Diot is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) and weighs about 80 kg (180 lb). Fellow Frenchman Ronny Turiaf has likened Diot to John Stockton. He is currently playing with Le Mans Sarthe Basket in the

Was a French politician and writer. He was conseiller du roi and controller-general in Lyon, but is

Was a French politician and writer. He was conseiller du roi and controller-general in Lyon, but is best known for his work as a bibliographer alongside his friend and contemporary François Grudé.

Was a French Cardinal and politician, who was chancellor of France. In 1517, after his wife's death,

Was a French Cardinal and politician, who was chancellor of France. In 1517, after his wife's death, he took holy orders and gradually rose in the Catholic Church hierarchy: first as bishop of several dioceses held by him in plurality; then as Archbishop of Sens, 1525; cardinal, 1527, and legate a latere, 1530. Duprat's influence extended much beyond the departments of justice and finance placed under his direct control. French historian Gabriel Hanotaux,

French sculptor, painter and architect, was born in Paris. The French capital contains numerous exam

French sculptor, painter and architect, was born in Paris. The French capital contains numerous examples of the sculptural works of Étex, which included mythological and religious subjects besides a great number of portraits. Among the best known of his architectural productions are the tomb of Napoleon I in the Invalides and a monument of the revolution of 1848.

Was a French photographer who was commissioned to accompany French forces and photographically docum

Was a French photographer who was commissioned to accompany French forces and photographically document their participation in the Anglo-French military expedition to northern China during the Second Opium War in 1860.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the first Tour de Frances. His biggest

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the first Tour de Frances. His biggest victory was the second stage in the 1904 Tour de France. After that Tour, he rode the Tour de France three times in 1907, 1909 and 1912. He only finished

Was a French composer and virtuoso of the viola da gamba.Forqueray, born in Paris, was the first in

Was a French composer and virtuoso of the viola da gamba.Forqueray, born in Paris, was the first in a line of composers who included his brother Michel (1681-1757) and his sons Jean-Baptiste (1699-1782) and Nicolas Gilles (1703-1761). Forqueray was named musicien ordinaire of La Chambre du Roy of Louis XIV in 1689 and played at court. Until 1710, he was accompanied by his wife on the harpsichord in his recitals. In 1730, he retired to Mantes-la-Jolie, where he died in 1745.

Usually known simply as the Abbé Prévost, was a French author and novelist.At the end of 1716 he l

Usually known simply as the Abbé Prévost, was a French author and novelist.At the end of 1716 he left the Jesuits to join the army, but soon tired of military life, and returned to Paris in 1719, apparently with the idea of resuming his novitiate. He is s