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Is a French footballer of Moroccan descent who plays in central defence plays for Ligue 1 side Lille

Is a French footballer of Moroccan descent who plays in central defence plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC.On March 20, 2008, he received his first call-up for France national football team, a surprising decision by Raymond Domenech as Rami played only 17 Ligue 1 matches.

Was a Paris born photographer who became world famous for his elegant photographic portraits of famo

Was a Paris born photographer who became world famous for his elegant photographic portraits of famous people. Born to a German father and Scottish mother, he was educated in Dresden, and in 1893 joined the Royal Photographic Society, moving to London in 1895. He took the surname Meyer-Watson in 1896 but from 1899 called himself Baron Adolph de Meyer. In 1899, he married in Chelsea Olga Caracciolo, whose godfather was Edward VII. It was a marriage of convenience more than love, as de Meyer was homosexual, and his wife Olga was bisexual.

Was a French composer of chamber music. At the age of 13 he was sent to study violin at the Paris Co

Was a French composer of chamber music. At the age of 13 he was sent to study violin at the Paris Conservatoire. Though he studied under Ludovic Halévy, and though his one-act comic opera Les Deux Billets was performed in 1868, Blanc's refined music lies in the Romantic Viennese tradition of hausmusik for private performance, music that was essentially peripheral to the public musical life of contemporary Paris, centered on opera, and Blanc has been largely overlooked. There are three string trios, four string quartets, seven string quintets of various configurations, 15 piano trios, piano quartets and quintets as well as settings and arrangements, songs, pieces for piano and violin, choral works and some orchestral works.

Was a French ornithologist who collected extensively in Mexico and Central America. He concentrated

Was a French ornithologist who collected extensively in Mexico and Central America. He concentrated in collecting hummingbirds and sold many of these to the plume trade. He published the periodical The Hummingbird (1891-95). He spent his later years in En

Was a French composer and music critic. A prolific composer of operas and ballets, he is best known

Was a French composer and music critic. A prolific composer of operas and ballets, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1844) and Le Corsaire (1856, his last work), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836), Le toréador (1849) and Si j'étais roi (1852, often regarded as his finest work), and his Christmas carol Minuit, chrétiens! (O Holy Night) (1847). Adam was also a noted teacher. Léo Delibes was among his pupils.

Was a French-Jewish lawyer and statesman, and a staunch defender of the human rights of the Jews of

Was a French-Jewish lawyer and statesman, and a staunch defender of the human rights of the Jews of France. [1] After the revolution of 1830 he came to Paris, formed connections with numerous political personages, even with King Louis Philippe, and became a brilliant defender of Liberal ideas in the law courts and in the press. Examples include his Éloge funèbre of the bishop Grégoire (1830), his Mémoire for the political rehabilitation of Marshal Ney (1833), and his plea for the accused of April 1835. Elected deputy in 1842, he was one of the leaders in the campaign against the Guizot ministry, and his eloquence contributed greatly to the success of his party.

Was a French geologist and paleontologist.His great work was Histoire des progrès de la géologie d

Was a French geologist and paleontologist.His great work was Histoire des progrès de la géologie de 1834 à 1859, published in eight volumes (1847-1860). In the same year, with Jules Haime (1824-1856), he published a monograph on the Nummulitic formation o

Was an Italian/French professional road bicycle racer.

Was an Italian/French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French artist. He is considered the father of modern chiromancy, aka palmistry or palm reading

Was a French artist. He is considered the father of modern chiromancy, aka palmistry or palm reading, a form of divination.[1]

Was a French chef and a pupil of Carême.In 1866 he became the head chef of the Café Anglais which

Was a French chef and a pupil of Carême.In 1866 he became the head chef of the Café Anglais which was the most famous Paris restaurant of the 19th century and where he is believed to have created the dish Pommes Anna. The Café Anglais was named in honour

Was a French sculptor, best known for his war memorials. After early studies in Lille, his town of b

Was a French sculptor, best known for his war memorials. After early studies in Lille, his town of birth, he was accepted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He returned in due course to Lille and married Marguerite Piétin.They were to have four children of which three were boys. He served in the army during the 1914–1918 war and became a prisoner of war. During the years leading up to the war he had neglected sculpture and was director of the “Lille Cinéma”

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.

Was a French comédien and playwright. He was also the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase. He marr

Was a French comédien and playwright. He was also the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase. He married the comic-actress Rose Chéri. He was the uncle of the comic-actress Anna Judic.

Was a French art historian and archaeologist. In 1839 he visited Greece for the purpose of examining

Was a French art historian and archaeologist. In 1839 he visited Greece for the purpose of examining the art of the Eastern Church, both in its buildings and its manuscripts. In 1844 he originated the Annales archéologiques, a periodical devoted to his favorite subject, which he edited until his death. In 1845 he established at Paris a special archaeological press, and at the same time a factory of painted glass. In the same year he was admitted to the Légion d'honneur.

Was a French operatic tenor, librettist, and composer. One of the most esteemed opera singers of the

Was a French operatic tenor, librettist, and composer. One of the most esteemed opera singers of the 1820s and 1830s, he was particularly associated with the works of Gioachino Rossini.

Was a French Cardinal and academician. A brilliant student at the lycées Henri IV and St. Louis, he

Was a French Cardinal and academician. A brilliant student at the lycées Henri IV and St. Louis, he entered the Ecole Normale, where he was strongly influenced by Gratry. In 1850 he secured the fellowship of history and for two years he taught at the lycée of Angers. In 1852 he abandoned teaching to become a priest. He returned to Paris where he joined the Oratory, which was then being reorganized by Gratry and Abbé Pététot, curé of St. Roch.

Was a French obstetrician who was a native of Méry-sur-Seine. He practiced medicine in Paris, where

Was a French obstetrician who was a native of Méry-sur-Seine. He practiced medicine in Paris, where he was an assistant to Étienne Stéphane Tarnier (1828-1897) and a professor of obstetrics. Pinard was a pioneer of modern perinatal care and the "puericulture movement" in French obstetrics. He made several contributions in his work involving pre-natal and maternal health, and was an advocate of providing social care for pregnant women from deprived environments. He established abdominal obstetric palpation methods, and his name is associated with "Pinard's maneuvre",

Was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist, active in excavations in Greece and Egypt. He was the s

Was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist, active in excavations in Greece and Egypt. He was the son of the archaeologist Joseph Reinach and was killed in the first few months of the First World War whilst fighting in the French Army.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olym

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal as member of the French team in 1920 as well as in 1924.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil masters event at the 1900 Summer Oly

Was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil masters event at the 1900 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th.[1]

Was a French ecclesiastic and writer in German language from Alsace. He was Ehrenfried Stoeber's son

Was a French ecclesiastic and writer in German language from Alsace. He was Ehrenfried Stoeber's son and Auguste Stoeber's brother. He studied theology and was a Protestant priest in Metz (1832), Oberbronn (1836) and Mulhouse, where he was president at the Reformist Assembly.

Was a French chemist. He is perhaps best remembered by chemists for the Wurtz reaction, to form carb

Was a French chemist. He is perhaps best remembered by chemists for the Wurtz reaction, to form carbon-carbon bonds by reacting alkyl halides with sodium, and for his discoveries of ethylamine and ethylene glycol. Wurtz was also an influential writer and educator.Wurtz's first published paper was on hypophosphorous acid (1841), and the continuation of his work on the acids of phosphorus (1845) resulted in the discovery of suiphophosphoric acid and phosphorus oxychloride, as well as of copper hydride. But his original work was mainly in the domain of organic chemistry. Investigation of the cyanic ethers (1848) yielded a class of substances which opened out a new field in organic chemistry, for, by treating those ethers with caustic potash, he obtained methylamine, the simplest organic derivative of ammonia (1849)

Was a French physician and pharmacologist who was born in Metz. Originally a student of botany, he b

Was a French physician and pharmacologist who was born in Metz. Originally a student of botany, he began his medical studies in 1841 at Paris, where he was a pupil of Armand Trousseau (1801-1867). In 1845 he became an interne des hôpitaux, earning his doctorate in 1849. Afterwards he worked as a physician at the Hôpital Beaujon, and in 1853 earned his agrégation with a thesis on cirrhosis of the liver. In 1868 he was appointed professor of therapy to the medical faculty in Paris, maintaining this position until his death in 1879.

Was a Greek filmmaker and writer. Residing in France, where he was a critic, number one kickboxing c

Was a Greek filmmaker and writer. Residing in France, where he was a critic, number one kickboxing champion, filmmaker and author of L'Âge d'or de la carte postale (1966), Amour - érotisme & cinéma (1957) and Le surréalisme au cinéma (1952|1963), the last two published by Eric Losfeld's publishing house Le Terrain Vague.

Was an influential French music publisher, lutenist, guitarist, composer and music educator. He beca

Was an influential French music publisher, lutenist, guitarist, composer and music educator. He became an accomplished musician and entered the service of, first, Claude de Clermont, then, Jacques II (Baron de Semblançay and Viscount of Tours), both members of the aristocracy who had influence at court. In 1546 he met the publisher Jean de Brouilly in Paris and married his daughter Denise de Brouilly.