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Auguste Chaillou
Auguste Chaillou (August 21, 1866 – April 23, 1915) was a French biologist and physician born in Parennes in the department of Sarthe.
Auguste Chaillou (August 21, 1866 – April 23, 1915) was a French biologist and physician born in Parennes in the department of Sarthe.
Claude Chappe
Claude Chappe (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France.
Claude Chappe (December 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805) was a French inventor who in 1792 demonstrated a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France.
Claude Yvon
The Abbé Claude Yvon (15 April 1714 – November 1791) was a French encyclopédiste, a savant who contributed to the Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
The Abbé Claude Yvon (15 April 1714 – November 1791) was a French encyclopédiste, a savant who contributed to the Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
Clémence de Grandval
Clémence de Grandval (21 January 1828 – 15 January 1907), born as Marie Félicie Clémence de Reiset and also known as Vicomtesse de Grandval and Marie Grandval, was a French com...
Clémence de Grandval (21 January 1828 – 15 January 1907), born as Marie Félicie Clémence de Reiset and also known as Vicomtesse de Grandval and Marie Grandval, was a French com...
François de Nicolay
Count François de Nicolay (31 August 1919 - 21 November 1963) was a member of the House of Nicolay in France who was a farm manager, arboriculturist, and a politician who was elected to the Sena...
Count François de Nicolay (31 August 1919 - 21 November 1963) was a member of the House of Nicolay in France who was a farm manager, arboriculturist, and a politician who was elected to the Sena...
Georges Pillement
Georges Pillement (March 23, 1898 - April 14, 1984) was a French writer, translator and photographer.
Georges Pillement (March 23, 1898 - April 14, 1984) was a French writer, translator and photographer.
Gustave de Beaumont
Gustave de Beaumont was a French magistrate, prison reformer, and travel companion to the famed philosopher and politician Alexis de Tocqueville.
Gustave de Beaumont was a French magistrate, prison reformer, and travel companion to the famed philosopher and politician Alexis de Tocqueville.
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as "marquis de Racan", although he never held this title) (5 February 1589 - 21 January 1670) was a French aristocrat, soldier, p...
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as "marquis de Racan", although he never held this title) (5 February 1589 - 21 January 1670) was a French aristocrat, soldier, p...
Jacques-François Dujarié
Father Jacques-François Dujarié was a French Catholic priest of the Diocese of Le Mans, France ordained underground in the height of the terrors of the French Revolution.
Father Jacques-François Dujarié was a French Catholic priest of the Diocese of Le Mans, France ordained underground in the height of the terrors of the French Revolution.
Lazare de Baïf
Lazare de Baïf (1496–1547) was a French diplomat and humanist.
Lazare de Baïf (1496–1547) was a French diplomat and humanist.
Louis-Ernest Dubois
Louis-Ernest Dubois was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris.
Louis-Ernest Dubois was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris.
Marin Mersenne
Marin Mersenne, Marin Mersennus or le Père Mersenne was a French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics".
Marin Mersenne, Marin Mersennus or le Père Mersenne was a French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics".
Narcisse Henri François Desportes
Narcisse Henri François Desportes (December 1776 – June 7, 1856) was a French botanist and bibliographer who was a native of Champrond.
Narcisse Henri François Desportes (December 1776 – June 7, 1856) was a French botanist and bibliographer who was a native of Champrond.
Pierre Belon
Pierre Belon was a French naturalist, deeply interested in classical Antiquity, who extolled the "happy and desirable renaissance" of "all kinds of good disciplines" in his lifetime.
Pierre Belon was a French naturalist, deeply interested in classical Antiquity, who extolled the "happy and desirable renaissance" of "all kinds of good disciplines" in his lifetime.
Pierre Guillaumat
Pierre Guillaumat (5 August 1909, La Flèche, Sarthe – 28 August 1991) was a Minister of National Education and Minister of the Armies under French President Charles De Gaulle and founder of the ...
Pierre Guillaumat (5 August 1909, La Flèche, Sarthe – 28 August 1991) was a Minister of National Education and Minister of the Armies under French President Charles De Gaulle and founder of the ...
Pierre Loutrel
Pierre Loutrel, better known by his nickname of "Pierrot le fou" was France's first "public enemy number one" and one of the leaders of the Gang des tractions.
Pierre Loutrel, better known by his nickname of "Pierrot le fou" was France's first "public enemy number one" and one of the leaders of the Gang des tractions.
René Dagron
René Prudent Patrice Dagron (17 March 1819 – 13 June 1900) was a French photographer and inventor.
René Prudent Patrice Dagron (17 March 1819 – 13 June 1900) was a French photographer and inventor.
Théophile Thoré-Bürger
Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré (better known as Théophile Thoré-Bürger) (23 June 1807 – 30 April 1869) was a French journalist and art critic.
Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré (better known as Théophile Thoré-Bürger) (23 June 1807 – 30 April 1869) was a French journalist and art critic.