French Famous Baby Names

Was a French memoirist. During his campaign, he showed courage and composure, however, he wrote in h

Was a French memoirist. During his campaign, he showed courage and composure, however, he wrote in his memoirs that luck was not on his side. In 1643, wanting to serve under one of his uncles, he applied for a patent of aide he thought he deserved it, it was however refused. He submitted to the will of his father, but he was not treated any better. Deprived of his support, he turned to his uncle, Henri Arnauld, abbot of Saint-Nicolas, and he followed him to Rome where the priest was sent in 1645.

Was born at Ménil-la-Horgne in Lorraine. He was educated at the Benedictine priory of Breuil in Com

Was born at Ménil-la-Horgne in Lorraine. He was educated at the Benedictine priory of Breuil in Commercy, and in 1688 joined the same order in the abbey of St-Mansuy at Toul, where he was admitted to profession 23 October of the following year. After his ordination, 17 March 1696, he was appointed to teach philosophy and theology at Moyenmoutier Abbey. Here with the help of his brethren he began to gather the material for his commentary of the Bible, which he completed at Münster in Alsace where he was sent in 1704 as sub-prior and professor of exegesis.

Was a French economist, philosopher and mathematician.Augustin Cournot was born in the small town of

Was a French economist, philosopher and mathematician.Augustin Cournot was born in the small town of Gray (Haute-Saône). He was educated in the schools of Gray until he was fifteen. Subsequently, for the next four years, he worked haphazardly as a clerk in a lawyer's office. Cournot directed his own studies throughout this time, mostly centered around philosophy and law. Inspired by the work of Laplace, Cournot realised that he had to learn mathematics if he was to pursue his philosophical aspirations. So, at the age of nineteen, he enrolled in a mathematical preparatory course at a school in Besançon. He subsequently won entry into the École Normale Supérieure in Paris in 1821.

Was a French physician known as Clot Bey while practicing in Egypt. After practising for a time at M

Was a French physician known as Clot Bey while practicing in Egypt. After practising for a time at Marseilles he was made chief surgeon to Mehemet Ali, viceroy of Egypt. At Abuzabel, near Cairo then Kasr Alaini, he founded a hospital and schools for all branches of medical instruction, as well as for the study of the French language; and, notwithstanding the most serious religious difficulties, instituted the study of anatomy (see his photo teaching[1]) by means of dissection.

Was a French chemist.He was apprenticed to the chemist Claude Joseph Geoffroy, and in 1752 was admit

Was a French chemist.He was apprenticed to the chemist Claude Joseph Geoffroy, and in 1752 was admitted a member of the École de Pharmacie, where in the same year he was appointed professor of chemistry. The money he made in a business he carried on in Paris for dealing in chemical products enabled him to retire in 1780 in order to devote himself to applied chemistry, but, ruined in the Revolution, he was obliged to return to a commercial career.He devised many improvements in technical processes, e.g. for bleaching silk, dyeing, gilding, purifying saltpetre, etc., but he is best known as the inventor of the Baumé scale hydrometer associated with his name (often in this connection improperly spelt "Beaum").

Was a French painter and sculptor and served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted

Was a French painter and sculptor and served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681. Benoist’s fame grew after he exhibited forty-three wax figurines of the French “Royal Circle” at his residence in Paris. Thereafter, the king authorized the figurines to be shown throughout France. His work became so highly regarded that James II of England invited him to visit England in 1684. There he executed works of the English king and members of his royal court.

Was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France.

Was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France. He worked in a variety of media including oil, pastel, watercolour, and ink.

Was a Frenchc. He was born in Castelnaudary (département Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) to Antoine Pro

Was a Frenchc. He was born in Castelnaudary (département Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) to Antoine Prosper and Adélaïde Thuries. He began his medical studies in Toulouse, where he stayed for two years before moving to Paris. He graduated in 1886, his educati

Was a French writer.Blondin was the son of a poet, Germaine Blondin, whose name he took, and of a pr

Was a French writer.Blondin was the son of a poet, Germaine Blondin, whose name he took, and of a printer's proof-reader. He gained a literary degree at the Sorbonne after studying at the Louis-le-Grand lycée in Paris and the Corneille lycée in Rouen. He

Is a retired French football player who played in France with Nice and Stade Français, and in Italy

Is a retired French football player who played in France with Nice and Stade Français, and in Italy with Inter Milan, Bologna, Torino and Vicenza, as well as with the French national side.

Was a French sculptor and teacher.Bourdelle was born at Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. He left school a

Was a French sculptor and teacher.Bourdelle was born at Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. He left school at the age of 13 to work as a wood carver in his father's cabinet making shop. He learned drawing with the founder of the Ingres Museum in Montauban, then sculpture at the art school in Toulouse.

Was a French ballet dancer, actor, singer and a choreographer, active in the Royal Swedish Ballet an

Was a French ballet dancer, actor, singer and a choreographer, active in the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet and eventually ballet master in the latter. He is considered to have played a great role in the development of the ballet in Scandinavia. He was the father of August Bournonville.

Is a French professional football player. As of October 2009, he plays for FC Lorient.

Is a French professional football player. As of October 2009, he plays for FC Lorient.

Was a French composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School. While also noted as a com

Was a French composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School. While also noted as a composer of sacred music, such as motets, he was one of the most renowned 15th-century composers of secular chansons. He was the leading figure of the late Burgundian school after the death of Guillaume Dufay.

Was a French master glassmaker, illustrator, Mannerist painter and a master (teacher) at the School

Was a French master glassmaker, illustrator, Mannerist painter and a master (teacher) at the School of Fontainebleau.He is one of the few French painters of his time who had a pronounced artistic personality.[1] His work reflects the refined, although highly unstable, atmosphere at the court of the House of Valois during the French Wars of Religion of 1560 to 1598.

Was a French explorer and fur trader. After marrying the daughter of an Ottawa chieftain, he himself

Was a French explorer and fur trader. After marrying the daughter of an Ottawa chieftain, he himself became founder and leader of the Bear River Ottawas during the mid-1700s as Neaatooshing (or Nee-i-too-shing).

Is a former professional footballer. He played as a defender and retired in 1999.

Is a former professional footballer. He played as a defender and retired in 1999.

Was a French landscape painter.He was born in Pont-de-Vaux, Ain and grew up in Bresse. In 1838 he mo

Was a French landscape painter.He was born in Pont-de-Vaux, Ain and grew up in Bresse. In 1838 he moved to Paris, where he began studying under Paul Delaroche in 1842. The following year he met Corot, who influenced him profoundly by encouraging him to paint landscape en plein air.

Was a French politician and diplomat of the Revolution and First Empire. As deputy to the National C

Was a French politician and diplomat of the Revolution and First Empire. As deputy to the National Convention, Saliceti became a Montagnard and on 15 January 1793 voted for the death of King Louis XVI, and was sent to Corsica on mission to oversee Pasquale Paoli and enforce the Reign of Terror

Son of the French painter Noël Coypel, was still more celebrated than his father.Antoine studied un

Son of the French painter Noël Coypel, was still more celebrated than his father.Antoine studied under his father, with whom he spent four years at Rome. At the age of eighteen he was admitted into the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, of which he became professor and rector in 1707, and director in 1714. In 1716 he was appointed king's painter, and he was ennobled in the following year.

Is a French former football midfielder and manager.

Is a French former football midfielder and manager.

A French linguist from Corsican origins. He developed a linguistic theory known as 'La Theorie des O

A French linguist from Corsican origins. He developed a linguistic theory known as 'La Theorie des Operations Enonciatives', abbreviated as TOE. He was influenced by Emile Benveniste, Guillaume, and the Stoics.

Was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs. Dan

Was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs. Daniel travelled to New France in 1633 and studied the Wendat (Huron) language. He was first stationed at Cape Breton (in what is now Nova Scotia), where his brother Captain Daniel had established a French fort in 1629. In 1634 he travelled to Wendake with Frs. Brébeuf and Daoust.

Was a French composer and violinist. Dauvergne served as master of the Chambre du roi, director of t

Was a French composer and violinist. Dauvergne served as master of the Chambre du roi, director of the Concert Spirituel from 1762 to 1771, and director of the Opéra three times between 1769 and 1790. Dauvergne contributed both as a performer and composer to the classical music at the court at Versailles.

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular ch

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular chansons, and late in his life he wrote hymns and canticles, under the influence of the Jesuits. He was murdered by Protestants during the French Wars of Religion.