Famous People with Name Amiot

Jean Claude Amiot            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Claude Amiot: is a French composer, music professor and conductor.Amiot studied at Music conservatory in Le Mans as a violinist, later taking piano lessons. From 1955 he studied in Lyon with César Geoffray. From 1963 he attended the Scola Cantorum in Paris under Edmond Pendelton.

Félix Amiot            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Félix Amiot: was a French aircraft constructor. Amiot's first aircraft was built in a Paris garage in 1913, but it was not until 1916, during the First World War, that he became seriously involved in construction. The Minister of Defence granted a contract to SECM (French: Société d’emboutissage et de constructions mécaniques, owned by the Wertheimer brothers, Paul and Pierre, together with Félix Amiot. SECM and Amiot functioned at sub-contractors and assemblers only, and did not produce their own designs.

Jean-Claude Amiot            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean-Claude Amiot: is a French composer, music professor and conductor. Amiot studied at Music conservatory in Le Mans as a violinist, later taking piano lessons. From 1955 he studied in Lyon with César Geoffray. From 1963 he attended the Scola Cantorum in Paris under Edmond Pendelton. In 1964 Amiot moved to New York City where he worked with Dimitris Mitropoulos. In the United States he met Leonard Bernstein and Leopold Stokowski who encouraged him to pursue his career in music.

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot: was a French Jesuit missionary. Joseph Marie Amiot was born at Toulon. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1737 and was sent in 1750 as a missionary to China. He soon won the confidence of the Qianlong Emperor and spent the remainder of his life at Beijing. He was a correspondent of the Académie des Sciences,