French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architect

Was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architecture, representing the power and grandeur of Louis XIV. Mansart, as he is generally known, was one of the most important European architects of the seventee

Was a French mathematician and theoretical physicist, and a philosopher of science. Poincaré is oft

Was a French mathematician and theoretical physicist, and a philosopher of science. Poincaré is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as The Last Universalist, since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime.As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chaotic deterministic system which laid the foundations of modern chaos theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of the field of topology.

Was a French journalist, best known for his interviews with writers. he started work aged 15 at the

Was a French journalist, best known for his interviews with writers. he started work aged 15 at the secretariat of the mayor's office at Boulogne, to support his widowed mother. In 1881 he founded a small literary review and four years later came to Paris, finding work there as an editor of scholarly books on the Rive Gauche. Entering in 1886 L'Événement of Edmond Magnier, he remained in its employ for 6 months, then worked for several other daily newspapers.

Was a French water polo player, who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a French water polo player, who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence

Was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence at the start of the Great Depression, fueled in large part by newsreel coverage. But his career was abruptly cut short when he was banned for life from track for payments he received for several races.

Was an innovative French poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have

Was an innovative French poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have also pointed to Impressionism as a direct influence and his poetry has been called "part-symbolist, part-impressionist".

Was a French philosopher from Brittany. He wrote in favour of dynamic divine omniscience, wherein Go

Was a French philosopher from Brittany. He wrote in favour of dynamic divine omniscience, wherein God's knowledge of the future is one of possibilities rather than actualities. Omniscience, under this view, is the knowledge of necessary facts as necessary, and contingent facts as contingent. Since the future does not yet exist as anything more than a realm of abstract possibilities

Was a French writer. He began his career as a journalist in 1859. He was arrested for his socialist

Was a French writer. He began his career as a journalist in 1859. He was arrested for his socialist political opinions, and received Victor Hugo's support. He published a number of Edgar Allan Poe-inspired collections, Histoires Incroyables [Incredible Tales] (1885), Nouvelles Histoires Incroyables [New Incredible Tales] (1888) and a short novel, L'Élixir de Vie [The Elixir Of Life] (1890) (translated by Brian Stableford and included in Panic in Paris). Le Secret des Zippelius [The Secret Of The Zippelius] (1893) featured the controlled disintegration of water. His two-volume La Bataille de Strasbourg [The Battle Of Strasbourg] (1895) was one of the first novels on the theme of the yellow peril.

Is a French canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 13th in the K-1 100

Is a French canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 13th in the K-1 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was a popular French preacher. He was born in Marseille as the son of a barrister at Aix-en-Provence

Was a popular French preacher. He was born in Marseille as the son of a barrister at Aix-en-Provence. He entered the French Oratory early and became reputed as a preacher. Paris confirmed the judgment of the provinces; in 1666 he was asked to preach before the court and became a favourite of Louis XIV, who said that his eloquence was one of the few things that never grew old.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Merviel won a stage in the 1930 Tour de France. In the

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Merviel won a stage in the 1930 Tour de France. In the 1935 Tour de France, he hit the back of a truck and did not race for two years.

Was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.His father was a m

Was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.His father was a master printer, not very prosperous, and Jules assisted him in the actual work of the press. A place was offered him in the imperial printing office, but hi

Was a French composer. Jules Mouquet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and

Was a French composer. Jules Mouquet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and Xavier Leroux. In 1896, he won the prestigious Rome Prize with his cantata Mélusine. He went on to win another two composition prizes, the Prix Trémont (1905) and the Prix Chartier (1907). Mouquet became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1913. One of his notable students was Léo-Pol Morin.

Was a French banker and naturalist. He was born at Lyon, the son of Étienne Delessert (1735-1816),

Was a French banker and naturalist. He was born at Lyon, the son of Étienne Delessert (1735-1816), the founder of the first fire insurance company and the first discount bank in France. Young Delessert was travelling in England when the French Revolution

Was a French entomologist.Rambur was born in Chinon. He studied the insect fauna of Corsica and Anda

Was a French entomologist.Rambur was born in Chinon. He studied the insect fauna of Corsica and Andalusia. He was the author of Histoire naturelle des insectes (1842). He died in Geneva.

Was a French botanist, ornithologist and professional collector of, and trader in, natural history s

Was a French botanist, ornithologist and professional collector of, and trader in, natural history specimens. He was the brother of Edouard Verreaux and nephew of Pierre Antoine Delalande.Verreaux worked for his family business, Maison Verreaux, established in 1800 by his father, Jacques Philippe Verreaux, at 6 Boulevard Montmartre in Paris.[1] Maison Verreaux was an emporium and dealership in natural history specimens which had, as a frequent client, the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle to add to its collections.Verreaux travelled to Australia in 1842 to collect plants. He returned to France in 1851 with a natural history collection reported to contain 15,000 items. In 1864 he took over from Florent Prévost as assistant naturalist at the Paris Museum.

Is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor. He is known for his theoriz

Is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the long-term transmission of cultural meaning in human society; and for having fought in 1967 with Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in Bolivia.

Was a French mathematician. Richard taught at the lycées of Tours, Dijon and Châteauroux. He obtai

Was a French mathematician. Richard taught at the lycées of Tours, Dijon and Châteauroux. He obtained his doctorate, at age of 39, from the Faculté des Sciences in Paris. His thesis of 126 pages concerns Fresnel's wave-surface. Richard worked mainly on the foundations of mathematics and geometry, relating to works by Hilbert, von Staudt and Meray.

Was a French sculptor. He produced a monumental sculpture of Joan of Arc at Chinon, Lazare Carnot at

Was a French sculptor. He produced a monumental sculpture of Joan of Arc at Chinon, Lazare Carnot at Nolay, Théodore de Banville in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris and Nicolas Appert (1893) at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Châlons-en-Champagne.

Was a French architect. He is best remembered for his work on the Menier Chocolate Co. buildings in

Was a French architect. He is best remembered for his work on the Menier Chocolate Co. buildings in Noisiel, France. Many historians cite his 1872 building as the first true skeleton structure, having its exterior walls requiring only simple infill. [1] The February 1997 issue of the Architectural Review called the iron and brick chocolate factory at Noisiel "one of the iconic buildings of the Industrial Revolution". In 1992, the factory was designated by the government of France as an official Monument historique and is on the list to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site [2].

Was a French explorer and naval officer, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New

Was a French explorer and naval officer, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

Was a French composer, conductor and teacher. Jules Semler-Collery was born in Dunkerque in 1902. Hi

Was a French composer, conductor and teacher. Jules Semler-Collery was born in Dunkerque in 1902. His father, a conductor, was his first music teacher. Later he studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won several prizes, and also at the Schola Cantorum. He then studied with Vincent d'Indy and Paul Vidal.

Is a French actor, most widely known for his roles in the 2002 Jugnot film Monsieur Batignole and th

Is a French actor, most widely known for his roles in the 2002 Jugnot film Monsieur Batignole and the 2008 Hammer and Tongs film Son of Rambow. Sitruk began acting at the age of 8, after being cast at his hairdressers. His first feature film was Monsieur Batignole (2001) with Gérard Jugnot, who acknowledged his talent amongst other young French actors at the time. Other films include Moi César (2003), Vipère au poing (2004) and Les Aiguilles rouges (2005).

Was a French mathematician who notably studied under Charles Hermite and was the PhD advisor of Jacq

Was a French mathematician who notably studied under Charles Hermite and was the PhD advisor of Jacques Hadamard. Under Hermite, he received is doctorate in 1874 for his thesis Propriétés des Intégrales des Équations Différentielle Linéaires à Coefficients Variables.

Was a French journalist and author. Jules was a brilliant student. The Revolution of 1848 in France

Was a French journalist and author. Jules was a brilliant student. The Revolution of 1848 in France found him participating in protests in Nantes where his father had been assigned to teach. It was during this period that he began to align himself with the budding socialist movement. After being sent to Paris to prepare for his entrance into Lycée Condorcet (1850) he neglected his studies altogether.