Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a mathematician. An associate of the Bourbaki group and at one time a colleague of Alexander Grot

Is a mathematician. An associate of the Bourbaki group and at one time a colleague of Alexander Grothendieck, his interests have ranged over algebraic geometry, representation theory, mathematical physics, and category theory.

Bishop of Beauvais. A strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the

Bishop of Beauvais. A strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War, his role in arranging Joan of Arc's downfall led most subsequent observers to condemn his extension of secular politics into an ecclesi

Was a French 16th-century philosopher, and a close friend and contemporary of Michel Montaigne. In 1

Was a French 16th-century philosopher, and a close friend and contemporary of Michel Montaigne. In 1594 Charron published (at first anonymously, afterwards under the name of "Benoit Vaillant, Advocate of the Holy Faith," and also, in 1594, in his own name) Les Trois Vérités in which by methodical and orthodox arguments,

Was a French theologian, astrologer, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. D'Ailly was born in

Was a French theologian, astrologer, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. D'Ailly was born in Compiègne in 1350 or 1351 of a prosperous bourgeois family. D'Ailly studied in Paris, receiving the licentiate in arts in 1367 and the masters a year later.[1] He was active in university affairs by 1372.[2] D'Ailly taught the Bible in 1375 and the Sentences of Peter Lombard in 1376–1377. D'Ailly received the licentiate and doctorate in theology in 1381. He was affiliated with the Collège de Navarre, University of Paris, serving as rector in 1384, At the College, he taught Jean Gerson and Nicholas of Clémanges.

Is a Canadian ecologist known as one of the "fathers of ecology".he received a Bachelor of Science i

Is a Canadian ecologist known as one of the "fathers of ecology".he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.A.) in 1936 and a PH.d. in Science in 1939 from the University of Geneva. From 1939 until 1942 he worked at the Montreal Botanical Garden. From 1943 until 1950 he taught at the Université de Montréal. From 1950 until 1955 he worked at the University of Michigan Botanical Gardens. From 1955 until 1961 he worked in the Faculty of Science and as the director of the Botanical Institute at the Université de Montréal. In 1961 he returned back to the United States as the assistant director of the New York Botanical Garden and as a professor of botany and geography at the Columbia University. From 1972 until 1976 he was the Director of the Research Centre for Sciences and the Environment at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). In 1976 he was made a Professor Emeritus at UQAM.

Was a French humorist. He was famous for his elaborate, eloquent and above all, virulent diatribes c

Was a French humorist. He was famous for his elaborate, eloquent and above all, virulent diatribes criticizing anything and everything. He was born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis. According to himself, he made no significant achievements before the age of 30. From 1967 to 1970, he worked as : life insurance salesman, opinion pool investigator, "lonely hearts" columnist, horse racing forecaster, and sales manager of an expanded polystyrene beam company.

Was a French Dominican theologian and controversialist. He wrote thirty-five ascetico-theological wo

Was a French Dominican theologian and controversialist. He wrote thirty-five ascetico-theological works, which may be redactions of sermons. Chief among these is "Les voies du Paradis enseignees par notre Sauveur Jesus-Christ en son evangile", which appeared twice at Lyon in 1538 (Paris, 1540; Lyon, 1586; Rome, 1610)

Was a Huguenot minister in France who also resided in England for some years. He was the son of Joac

Was a Huguenot minister in France who also resided in England for some years. He was the son of Joachim Du Moulin, a Protestant minister in the Orleans area. Pierre was educated at the Protestant Academy of Sedan and subsequently trained for the ministry in London and Cambridge. In 1592 he moved to the University of Leiden where he taught for several years. In 1598 he returned to France and became a minister of the Huguenot church in Paris and Charenton. Du Moulin returned to England in 1615 at the invitation of King James I. [1] Through the King he was made a D.D. at Cambridge and was appointed a prebendary at Canterbury Cathedral in 1615 (Stall IV).[2] In 1621 his situation in France became dangerous and he moved back to Sedan where he taught at the Academy. In 1624 he returned to England where he obtained an ecclesiastical sinecure from King James. He returned to Sedan in 1625 and died there in 1659.[1]

Was a French economist. Levasseur was one of the founders of the study of commercial geography, and

Was a French economist. Levasseur was one of the founders of the study of commercial geography, and became a member of the Council of Public Instruction, president of the French society of political economy and honorary president of the French geographical society.

Was a French ichthyologist working mainly in New Caledonia. He has described many new species of fis

Was a French ichthyologist working mainly in New Caledonia. He has described many new species of fish including several sharks.

Was a French mathematician. Sarrus was professor at the University of Strasbourg, France (1826-1856)

Was a French mathematician. Sarrus was professor at the University of Strasbourg, France (1826-1856) and member of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris (1842). He is author of several treatises, including one on the solution of numeric equations with multiple unknowns (1842); one on multiple integrals and their integrability conditions; one on the determination of the orbits of the comets.

Is a well known French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaur

Is a well known French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 rue Balzac in Paris (in the 8th arrondisment). Gagnaire is an iconoclastic chef who was at the forefront of the fusion movement. Beginning his car

Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.His conduct, oratorical talent, and the fact tha

Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.His conduct, oratorical talent, and the fact that his private life was considered beyond reproach, all made him influential, and he was elected president of the Commune, defending the municipality at the

Was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer/astrologer[1], and mathematician, best known

Was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer/astrologer[1], and mathematician, best known for attempting to reconcile Epicurean atomism with Christianity and for publishing the first official observations of the Transit of Mercury in 1631. The

Was a French astronomer.He worked on the aberration of light, asteroids, lunar dynamics and, in coll

Was a French astronomer.He worked on the aberration of light, asteroids, lunar dynamics and, in collaboration with Maurice Loewy, the ill-fated Carte du Ciel project. Puiseux created a photographic atlas of the Moon based on 6000 photographs taken by him and Loewy.The Puiseux crater on the Moon is named after him.

Was a French mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of Cursus mathematicus, nova, brevi, et

Was a French mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of Cursus mathematicus, nova, brevi, et clara methodo demonstratus, per notas reales et universales, citra usum cujuscunque idiomatis intellectu faciles (published in Paris in six volumes from 1634 to 1637; second edition 1644), a compendium of elementary mathematics written in French and Latin. The work introduced a system of mathematical and logical notation. It has been said that "Hérigone introduced so many new symbols in this six-volume work that some suggest that the introduction of these symbols, rather than an effective mathematics text, was his goal.

Was a French philosopher. He was born at Soreze and died at Paris. He spent his early years as a tea

Was a French philosopher. He was born at Soreze and died at Paris. He spent his early years as a teacher and a village organist. At the outbreak of the French Revolution he viewed it with favor, but was soon disgusted at the violence of its methods. A critical pamphlet drew upon him the hatred of the revolutionists, and it was not until 1806 that he was able to settle in Paris. In 1809 he published his great work, Des Compensations dans les destines humaines (5th ed. 1846),

Was a French positivist. Residing at Paris as a teacher of mathematics, he became a disciple of Augu

Was a French positivist. Residing at Paris as a teacher of mathematics, he became a disciple of Auguste Comte, who appointed him his literary executor. On the schism of the Positivist body which followed Comte's death, he was recognized as head of the section which accepted the full Comtian doctrine; the other section adhered to Émile Littré,

Was a French philosopher. As professor of philosophy at the University of Toulouse, he was unsuccess

Was a French philosopher. As professor of philosophy at the University of Toulouse, he was unsuccessful and incurred the displeasure of the French parliament by his thesis on the rights of property in connection with taxation. Subsequently he came to Paris, where he was appointed professor of logic in the École Normale and lectured in the Prytanée.

Was born at Bercy, now a part of Paris, the son of an artisan. In 1840 he published his treatise De

Was born at Bercy, now a part of Paris, the son of an artisan. In 1840 he published his treatise De l'humanité (2nd ed. 1845), which contains the fullest exposition of his system, and was regarded as he philosophical manifesto of the Humanitarians. In 1841 he established the Revue indépendante, with the aid of George Sand, over whom he had great influence. Her Spiridion, which was dedicated to him, Sept cordes de la lyre, Consuelo, and La Comtesse de Rudolstadt, were written under the Humanitarian inspiration.

Was a French politician, economist, and historian, politically active in the era of the French Revol

Was a French politician, economist, and historian, politically active in the era of the French Revolution and First French Republic. Roederer's son, Baron Antoine Marie Roederer (1782–1865), also became a noted political figure.

Was a French Jesuit missionary and zoologist.Born at Fougères in the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine,

Was a French Jesuit missionary and zoologist.Born at Fougères in the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, Heude became a Jesuit in 1856 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1867. He went to China in 1868. During the following years, he devoted all his time and energy to the studies of the natural history of Eastern Asia, traveling widely in China and other parts of Eastern Asia.

A French jurist, politician and alpinist.In February 2004,[1] he was appointed president of the Cons

A French jurist, politician and alpinist.In February 2004,[1] he was appointed president of the Constitutional Council of France by President of the Republic Jacques Chirac, replacing Yves Guéna, until he was succeeded by Jean-Louis Debré in February 2007. He had been a member of the council since February 1998.[2]Pierre Mazeaud has a doctorate in law from the University of Paris (on marriage and the condition of the married woman in ancient Rome).From 1961 to 1964, he was a member of the judiciary. In 1976, he became a counsellor in the Conseil d'État, a position from which he retired on August 25, 1995.[4] During the 1970s, he held subordinate governmental positions regarding sports.

Was a French mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of sur

Was a French mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, including the Gauss-Bonnet theorem. In graduating he was offered a post as an engineer. After some thought Bonnet decided on a career in teaching and research in mathematics instead.

Is a French mathematician and a member of the Arthur Besse group and a close collaborator of Mikhail

Is a French mathematician and a member of the Arthur Besse group and a close collaborator of Mikhail Gromov. He is a professor at the Université Paris-Sud 11 and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. His main research field is geometry.