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Joseph Jacques-Cesaire Joffre
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Jacques Rene Hebert
Jacques René Hébert The French journalist and revolutionist Jacques René Hébert (1757-1794) published.... Read more |
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Jacques
Jacques ♂ (French) form of James and Jacob. In French there is no distinction between a form corresponding to Jacob and a form corresponding to James. This is a perennially popular French given name, and Jacques or Jacques Bonhomme has been used (like John Bull in English) as a typification... Read more |
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Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach The German-French composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) can be considered the father of the operetta because his lighthearted works conquered the world and found imitators everywhere. Although he created a typically French musical idiom, Jacques, originally Jacob,... Read more |
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Jacques Cassini
Cassini, Jacques (Cassini II) (b. Paris, France, 18 February 1677; d. Thury, near Clermont, Oise, France, 15 April 1756). astronomy, geodesy. The son of Gian Domenico Cassini (Cassini I) and Genevi Read more |
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Jacques Cousteau
Cousteau, Jacques-Yves (1910-1997) French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau was known as the co-inventor of the aqualung, along with his television programs, feature-length films, and books, all of which have showcased his research on the wonders of the marine world. Cousteau helped demystify... Read more |
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Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (born 1924) excelled as a journalist and writer on public affairs. His efforts to revive the Radical-Socialist Party in France succeeded temporarily, but he discovered that one cannot breathe life into moribund entities. ... Read more |
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Jacques Santer
Jacques Santer (Jean Jacques Santer) , 1937-, Luxembourg political leader and European statesman. A lawyer and economist, he entered politics as a member of the Christian Social party in 1965 and later held several ministerial posts, notably finance minister (1979-84). Santer became Luxembourg's... Read more |
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Jacques Rohault
ROHAULT, JACQUES(1620–1672) Jacques Rohault was a mechanistic Cartesian experimental physicist. He was born in Amiens, France, and earned his MA in Paris in 1641. There, he became Claude Clerselier's Cartesian disciple and son-in-law. He was Pierre-Sylvain Régis's teacher and converted... Read more |
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Playtime
PLAYTIME France, 1967 Director:Jacques Tati Production:Specta Films, Eastmancolor, 70mm, stereophonic sound; running time: originally 155 minutes,versions for United States release run about 108 minutes or 93 minutes. Released 1967, France. Re-released ... Read more |
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