Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French Dominican theologian and Thomist. In the preface of a compendium of Capreolus's work by

Was a French Dominican theologian and Thomist. In the preface of a compendium of Capreolus's work by Isidore de Isolanis, it is stated that these manuscripts once narrowly escaped destruction by fire, a lay brother having saved thern, to the joy of the author, who was then advanced in years. The same authority describes the erudite commentator as having a devotion to the Blessed Virgin.

Was a French philosopher and mathematician, specialized in philosophy of science. He took part in th

Was a French philosopher and mathematician, specialized in philosophy of science. He took part in the French Resistance within the Libération movement and was shot by the Gestapo on February 17, 1944.

Was a French astronomer.He was born and died in Lyon. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered

Was a French astronomer.He was born and died in Lyon. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered six asteroids. The asteroid 1622 Chacornac and the Chacornac crater on the Moon are named in his honour.

Was a French Protestant divine.He was born at La Sauvetat-du-Dropt near Agen. After studying at Mont

Was a French Protestant divine.He was born at La Sauvetat-du-Dropt near Agen. After studying at Montauban, Jean Claude entered the ministry in 1645. For eight years he was professor of theology in the Protestant college of Nîmes; but in 1661, having succe

Was a French Huguenot minister and Biblical commentator. He is mentioned in J.A. Wylie's History of

Was a French Huguenot minister and Biblical commentator. He is mentioned in J.A. Wylie's History of Protestantism. Perhaps his most famous work is an Apology for the French Reformed Churches.

Is a French economist born on 28 December 1944 in Lannion. He is chairholder of Economics and Health

Is a French economist born on 28 December 1944 in Lannion. He is chairholder of Economics and Health Services Management at the National Academy of Arts and Trades (CNAM)[1] and a member of the French Academy of Technologies. He has been a general manager of hospitals.[2].

Was an explorer, writer and Reformed Pastor born in Lamargelle, Cote d'Or, France. Little is known o

Was an explorer, writer and Reformed Pastor born in Lamargelle, Cote d'Or, France. Little is known of his early life; and he might have remained unknown had he not accompanied a group of Protestants to their new colony on an island in the Bay of Rio de Ja

Was a French ornithologist.Dorst was born at Mulhouse and studied biology and paleontology at the Fa

Was a French ornithologist.Dorst was born at Mulhouse and studied biology and paleontology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris. In 1947 he joined the staff of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. He succeeded Jacques Berlioz as chairman of Mammifères et Oiseaux in 1964, and was elected as director of the museum in 1975, resigning in 1985 to protest against government reforms of the museum.Dorst was a member of the Académie des Sciences, one of the founders and second president of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos, president of the 16th International Ornithological Congress (IOC), and vice president of the Commission of Protection of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Was a French mathematician. Not much is known about him personally. He published his works between 1

Was a French mathematician. Not much is known about him personally. He published his works between 1925 and 1940, mostly in the French language. His works has a great influence on contemporary mathematics.

Was a French economist, notable for having coined the expression Trente Glorieuses ("the glorious th

Was a French economist, notable for having coined the expression Trente Glorieuses ("the glorious thirty [years]") to describe the period of prosperity that France experienced from the end of World War II until the 1973 oil crisis (1945-1973).

Was a French mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist. He was born and died in Périgueux, Franc

Was a French mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist. He was born and died in Périgueux, France. He is best known for being an (independent) co-discoverer of the Serret formulas. He wrote six out of the nine formulas, which at that time were not expressed in vector notation, nor using linear algebra. These formulas are important in the theory of space curves (differential geometry), and they were presented in his doctoral thesis at Toulouse in 1847. That year he became a professor at Toulouse, and one year later, 1848, he became professor of mathematics at Lyon. He also was director of an astronomical observatory at Lyon. Four years later, in 1852, he published the Frenet formulas in the Journal de mathématiques pures at appliques.

Was a French philosopher and logician.In his best known work, he showed that the classical propositi

Was a French philosopher and logician.In his best known work, he showed that the classical propositional calculus could be derived from one axiom and one rule, both expressed using the Sheffer stroke. He also developed Nicod's criterion.

Was a French geographer who was most widely known for his seminal study on megalopolis, the urban re

Was a French geographer who was most widely known for his seminal study on megalopolis, the urban region of the Boston-Washington corridor. His main contributions to human geography were in the sub-fields of urban, political, economic, historical and regi

Was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.He acc

Was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.He accompanied the explorer Kerguelen-Trémarec on his first voyage to the Antarctic in 1773. In 1790 he accompanied the entomologist Olivier on an expedition to Persia, but his poor health didn't allow him to continue. In 1792, although he was ill, he visited the Greek archipelago and the Middle East, together with the entomologist Guillaume-Antoine Olivier. He died on the voyage back.

Was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian.he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was ac

Was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian.he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École normale supérieure in Paris. He finished his philosophy studies in the early 1920s and later became a professor in many famous French universities. During World War II, he was made a war prisonner by the Nazis. In the 1954, he earned a literary award from the Académie Française. From 1955 to 1968 he continued his works as a professor at the Sorbonne. He became a member of the Académie Française in 1961.

Was a French philosopher known for championing the work of Hegel, and other German philosophers, and

Was a French philosopher known for championing the work of Hegel, and other German philosophers, and educating some of France's most prominent post-war thinkers. Hyppolite was a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure at roughly the same time as Jean-Paul Sartre. After graduation he embarked on a serious study of Hegel, teaching himself German by reading Phenomenology of Spirit in the original. In 1939 he came out with his own translation and his commentary would later form the basis of the book The Genesis and Structure of the Phenomenology of Spirit (published in 1947). Immediately after the Second World War, Hyppolite became a professor at the University of Strasbourg, before moving to the Sorbonne in 1949.[1]

Was a French mathematician, known for his works in applied mathematics and computer science, pushing

Was a French mathematician, known for his works in applied mathematics and computer science, pushing and developing both fields at a very early time.

Was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology

Was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology. His main work in topology was carried out while he was in a prisoner of war camp in Edelbach, Austria from 1940 to 1945. He concealed his expertise on differential equations, fearing that its connections with applied mathematics could lead him to be asked to do war work.

Was a German ornithologist.He studied at the University of Berlin from 1835 to 1839, and then travel

Was a German ornithologist.He studied at the University of Berlin from 1835 to 1839, and then travelled to North America, returning in 1841 with a large natural history collection. He was assistant and later director of the Berlin University Museum, taking over from Martin Lichtenstein. He founded the Journal für Ornithologie in 1853, editing it for the next forty-one years, when he was succeeded by his son-in-law Anton Reichenow.A number of birds are named after him, including Cabanis' Bunting Emberiza cabanisi, Cabanis' Spinetail Synallaxis cabanisi, Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi, and Cabanis' Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi.

Was a pioneer historian of mathematical logic. He was also a personal secretary to Leon Trotsky from

Was a pioneer historian of mathematical logic. He was also a personal secretary to Leon Trotsky from 1932 to 1939, and from then until 1947, an American Trotskyist activist.

Was a French Benedictine monk and scholar, considered the founder of palaeography and diplomatics. I

Was a French Benedictine monk and scholar, considered the founder of palaeography and diplomatics. In Saint-Germain, Mabillon edited the works of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (published in 1667), and also worked on the Lives of the Benedictine Saints ("Acta Ordinis S. Benedicti") (published in nine volumes between 1668 and 1701). The later work was undertaken in collaboration with Luc d'Achery

A French professor of economics. He works on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finan

A French professor of economics. He works on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology. Tirole is director of the Foundation Jean-Jacques Laffont - Toulouse School of Economics, and scientific director of the Institut d'économie industrielle in Toulouse. After receiving his PhD from MIT in 1981, he worked as a researcher at l'École nationale des ponts et chaussées until 1984. From 1984-1991 he worked as a Professor of Economics at MIT. He was president of the Econometric Society in 1998 and of the European Economic Association in 2001. He is still affiliated with MIT, where he holds a visiting position.

Was a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philo

Was a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism. Described by the author as his "testament" to his parishioners, the text denounces all religion.

An American astronomer.Working at Palomar Observatory, she has discovered a total of 15 comets, incl

An American astronomer.Working at Palomar Observatory, she has discovered a total of 15 comets, including 7 periodic comets 120P/Mueller, 131P/Mueller, 136P/Mueller, 149P/Mueller, 173P/Mueller, 188P/LINEAR-Mueller, 190P/Mueller, and 8 non-periodic comets.She has also discovered 12 asteroids, including the Apollo asteroids 4257 Ubasti, (9162) 1987 OA, (11500) 1989 UR, (12711) 1991 BB and the Amor asteroid 6569 Ondaatje, and is the co-discoverer of two.In 1983 Jean became the first woman to operate the historic 100-inch (2.5 m) telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory, and was the first woman hired as a telescope operator at Palomar Observatory in 1985.

Was a French Dominican theologian and controversialist. He was a member of the commission appointed

Was a French Dominican theologian and controversialist. He was a member of the commission appointed to examine the works and teachings of the Jansenists and to prevent the further dissemination of their doctrine in the Sorbonne. In the disputes on grace between the Thomists and Molinists, which the teaching of Jansenius revived, he adhered strictly to the Thomistic doctrine.