French Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a noted female French alpinist.she arrived in the French Alps at age five and started climbing a

Was a noted female French alpinist.she arrived in the French Alps at age five and started climbing at the age of 15. After several difficult routes in the Alps, she focussed her attention on the Andes, and then the Himalayas, where she climbed, always wit

Was a French missionary explorer in Canada, and Jesuit priest. In 1649, he arrived in Canada, at Tad

Was a French missionary explorer in Canada, and Jesuit priest. In 1649, he arrived in Canada, at Tadoussac. At the time when the Hudson's Bay Company was beginning operations, he was a leader of a French party that went by the Saguenay River, Lake Mistassini, and the Rupert River to Hudson Bay claiming the region for France. On another journey there he was captured in 1674 by the English and taken to England. After returning in 1676 to Canada, he served at missions in western Canada and died at Sault Ste. Marie.

Was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. He owed the positio

Was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. He owed the position to the Comte de Vergennes, who for over three years continued to support him. According to the Habsburg ambassador, his public image was extremely poor. Calonne immediately set about remedying the fiscal crisis, and he found in Louis XVI enough support to create a vast and ambitious plan of revenue-raising and administrative centralization. He presented the king with his plan on 20 August 1786.

Was a French naturalist, artist and explorer.In 1801 he traveled to Australia as artist on the exped

Was a French naturalist, artist and explorer.In 1801 he traveled to Australia as artist on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin. With François Péron he took over the duties as naturalist after the death of the expedition's zoologist René Maugé. Together they collected over 100,000 zoological specimens. Between 1815 and 1837 he lived in the United States In 1833, he visited Vincennes, Indiana where he sketched the first known drawing of Grouseland, the mansion of William Henry Harrison. The mansion is today a National Historic Landmark. In the years 1825–1837 Lesueur lived in Indiana.

Was a French jurist and diplomat. Ancillon was born in Metz into a distinguished family of Huguenots

Was a French jurist and diplomat. Ancillon was born in Metz into a distinguished family of Huguenots. His father, David Ancillon (1617–1692), was obliged to leave France on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and became pastor of the French Protestant community in Berlin.

Was a French architect, the first in a long line of French architects in the André family. Beginnin

Was a French architect, the first in a long line of French architects in the André family. Beginning in 1901, he was a member of the École de Nancy. Along with his son, Émile André, and Eugène Vallin, he was the architect of the Vaxelaire & Compagnie department store in Nancy, built between 1899 and 1901.

French sculptor, was born at Lyon, and belonged to a family which had emigrated from Spain. The name

French sculptor, was born at Lyon, and belonged to a family which had emigrated from Spain. The name should be pronounced quazevo.

Was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae. He worked for s

Was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae. He worked for some time as an assistant to M. Mathieu, at a nursery in Paris, building up a collection of cactaceae, a group to which he would devote almost all of his life. In 1835, M. Cousin, a Parisian publisher, started a gardening journal and requested that he be its editor. For a number of years,

Was a French civil servant and scientist.In 1793 he was appointed head of the military transports in

Was a French civil servant and scientist.In 1793 he was appointed head of the military transports in the Pyrenees, after which he pursued technical studies at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and the École polytechnique. He was elected member of the Institut de France in 1813, was maire in the 5th arrondissement in Paris and secretary-general of the prefect of the Seine 1816-1825. He was made a baron in 1823.In 1839 he was appointed conservator for the Department of Maps at the Royal Library in Paris and in 1840 secretary for life in the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. He was one of the founders of the Société entomologique de France in 1832.

Was a French sculptor. Producing several busts, such as those of the Comte de Clarac (commissioned i

Was a French sculptor. Producing several busts, such as those of the Comte de Clarac (commissioned in 1852 for the Louvre), the architect Fontaine (1854 - 1858), Ferdinand de Lesseps and the composer Halévy, Arnaud also produced monumental works such as the "Le Chasseur à pied" and "L'Artilleur" for the pont de l'Alma in 1856-57 - with "Le Zouave" et "Le Grenadier" by Georges Diebolt,

Was a French linguist from the Geneva School. He lived from 1865 to 1947 and was, like Ferdinand de

Was a French linguist from the Geneva School. He lived from 1865 to 1947 and was, like Ferdinand de Saussure, from Switzerland. His parents were Jean Gabriel, a teacher, and Henriette, the owner of a cloth store. Bally was married three times: first with Valentine Leirens, followed by Irma Baptistine Doutre, who was sent into a mental institution in 1915, and finally with Alice Bellicot. In addition to his now controversial edition of de Saussure's lectures, Course in General Linguistics, Charles Bally also played an important role in linguistics.From 1883 to 1885 he studied classic language and literature in Geneva. He continued his studies from 1886 to 1889 in Berlin where he was awarded a Ph.D. After his studies he worked as a private teacher for the royal family of Greece from 1889 to 1893. Bally returned to Geneva and taught at a business school from 1893 on and moved to the Progymnasium, a grammar school, from 1913 to 1939. At the same time,

Was a French philosopher and writer on aesthetics. The reputation thus gained, confirmed by his tran

Was a French philosopher and writer on aesthetics. The reputation thus gained, confirmed by his translation of Horace (1750), led to his becoming a member of the Académie des Inscriptions (1754) and of the Académie Française (1761). His Cours de belles lettres (1765) was afterwards included with some minor writings in the large treatise, Principes de la littérature (1774).

Was a French architect, especially active in Lille, then undergoing major urban expansion. He moved

Was a French architect, especially active in Lille, then undergoing major urban expansion. He moved to Lille as a young man, being a brilliant student in the architecture class at the Ecoles académiques. His successes got him sent to the Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he perfected his skills as a painter as well as an architect. Returning to Lille, he was entrusted with several private projects and church restorations.

Is a French actor, director, scenario writer and producer born on April 30, 1958 in Saint-Mandé in

Is a French actor, director, scenario writer and producer born on April 30, 1958 in Saint-Mandé in Val de Marne (France).

Was a French philosopher. Charles B. Renouvier was born in Montpellier and educated in Paris at the

Was a French philosopher. Charles B. Renouvier was born in Montpellier and educated in Paris at the École Polytechnique. He took an early interest in politics. Renouvier never held public office, spending his time writing away from public scrutiny.

Was a French economist and historian, founder of the Center for the Study of Modes of Industrializat

Was a French economist and historian, founder of the Center for the Study of Modes of Industrialization (CEMI : "Centre pour l'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation") at the Sorbonne), economic advisor to the governments of several developing countries during the period of decolonization. He was very influential in France's New Left, and considered one of "the most visible Marxists in the capitalist world." (Le Monde, April 4, 1972), in France as well as in Spain, Italy, Latin America, and India.

Is an Ivoirien political leader.Since 2006, despite president Gbagbo's support for reconciliation wi

Is an Ivoirien political leader.Since 2006, despite president Gbagbo's support for reconciliation with former rebels, Blé Goudé has continued to play a leading role in nationalist politics. His public conflicts with other nationalists and members of Gbagbo's FPI, as well as continued attacks on opposition supporters by the jeunes patriotes, has kept him in the public eye.

Was a French music teacher and composer. Bordes studied pianoforte with Antoine François Marmontel

Was a French music teacher and composer. Bordes studied pianoforte with Antoine François Marmontel and composition with César Franck. He was organist and maître de chapelle at Nogent-sur-Marne from 1887 to 1890. In 1890 he became maître de chapelle at the église Saint-Gervais in Paris, where he created the Saint-Gervais singers choir, and in 1892 organised The Saint-Gervais holy weeks in which mass was accompanied by French or Italian renaissance music.

Was a French mathematician and confrère of the Encyclopaedists. He was born at Tartaras, Loire, and

Was a French mathematician and confrère of the Encyclopaedists. He was born at Tartaras, Loire, and died in Paris.

Was a French chemist and physician. Bouvard served as the physician of France's King Louis XIII and

Was a French chemist and physician. Bouvard served as the physician of France's King Louis XIII and as the superintendent of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.[1] Bouvard was known for using his knowledge of plants to create a number of medicines from common ordinary flowers. The flower Bouvard is most closely associated with is the bouvardia genus of evergreen herbs and shrubs. Bouvard also wrote the Historicae Hodiernae Medicinae Rationalis Veritatis, a book defending medical rationalism, in 1655.[2]

Was a four-time Academy Award-nominated French actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood fi

Was a four-time Academy Award-nominated French actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood films, and made a long successful career. His most famous role was in the 1944 film Gaslight. After moving to the U.S., he became an American citizen.

Was a French former alpine skier and world champion.

Was a French former alpine skier and world champion.

Was a French poet, journalist, publicist and playwright. A liberal royalist, he edited the Gazette d

Was a French poet, journalist, publicist and playwright. A liberal royalist, he edited the Gazette de France and attended the salon of Madame Vigée-Lebrun. He also worked as a censor and it was he who the interior minister entrusted with controlling Hernani and with warning Victor Hugo that Marion Delorme had been stopped (that play would not be put on until two years later). Pensioned off by Charles X, he was elected to the Académie française in 1826.

Was a French silentfilm director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.

Was a French silentfilm director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.

Was a French antiquarian, born Paris on February 26, 1807. He made his preparatory studies at the Co

Was a French antiquarian, born Paris on February 26, 1807. He made his preparatory studies at the College of Saint-Acheul, and entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) on September 7, 1824. For some years he taught successively in its colleges at Paris, Brieg in the Swiss canton of Valais, at Turin, and at Brugalette in Belgium. The greater part of his life, however, was devoted to the collection, classification, and interpretation of the countless treasures of medieval art surviving in France, Belgium, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. They interested him not only as relics of its artistic skill, but chiefly as evidences of its Catholic faith.