Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an innovative French Baroque composer and violinist.Rebel was one of the first French musicians

Was an innovative French Baroque composer and violinist.Rebel was one of the first French musicians to compose sonatas in the Italian style. Many of his compositions are marked by striking originality that include complex counter-rhythms and audacious harmonies that were not fully appreciated by listeners of his time

Was a French art historian and far-right journalist. He was also the founder of the Paris-based Radi

Was a French art historian and far-right journalist. He was also the founder of the Paris-based Radio Courtoisie in 1987.

Was a French author, poet and corporate lawyer.[1][2][3] In the early days of his career he was a me

Was a French author, poet and corporate lawyer.[1][2][3] In the early days of his career he was a member of the "Sagesse" group.[4] Follain was a friend of Max Jacob, André Salmon, Jean Paulhan, Pierre Pussy, Armen Lubin, and Pierre Reverdy.[4] He was a contributor to many journals, such as La Nouvelle Revue française, Commerce, Europe,

Was a French journalist, fascist politician and collaborator with Nazi Germany. Fontenoy worked as a

Was a French journalist, fascist politician and collaborator with Nazi Germany. Fontenoy worked as a journalist for the Havas news agency from 1924 to the mid 1930s in Russia then China.[1] Whilst in China he founded the French language Journal de Shanghai and became the subject of a gossip campaign suggesting that he was having an affair with Soong May-ling, Chiang Kai-shek's wife.[1]

Was a French Baroque composer, harpsichordist and organist.

Was a French Baroque composer, harpsichordist and organist.

Was a French romantic composer. Gabriel Marie's works include La Cinquantaine ("The Golden Wedding",

Was a French romantic composer. Gabriel Marie's works include La Cinquantaine ("The Golden Wedding", 1887) for cello and piano, for octet, and in various other arrangements. He also composed many dance pieces, notably the waltz Sous les firnes ("Under the Ash Trees", 1884) and the highly original polka Frais minois ("Fresh Face"). Sérénade Badine achieved some popularity by its numerous arrangements, including those for saxophone and piano, and cello and piano, as did other chamber works and light works for orchestra.[1]

Was a French composer, choir conductor, and music educator. His compositional outpus consists of six

Was a French composer, choir conductor, and music educator. His compositional outpus consists of six antiphons for strings and organ, one mass, one ballet, and several art songs.

Was a writer, polemist, and journalist from Paris, France. He founded Le Crapouillot and wrote for L

Was a writer, polemist, and journalist from Paris, France. He founded Le Crapouillot and wrote for Le Canard enchaîné.

Was an American poet born in Evansville, Indiana and wrote as an expatriate from Europe in 1953, 195

Was an American poet born in Evansville, Indiana and wrote as an expatriate from Europe in 1953, 1957, and 1962. She eventually settled in New England. The Ego and the Centaur (1947) was Garrigue’s first full-length publication. She was a professor at Que

Was a prodigy, a student of the transformations of human consciousness, a linguist, and a poet.Born

Was a prodigy, a student of the transformations of human consciousness, a linguist, and a poet.Born Hans Gebser in Posen in Imperial Germany, he left Germany in 1929, living for a time in Italy and then in France. He then moved to Spain, mastered the Spanish language in a few months and entered the Spanish Civil Service where he rose to become a senior official in the Spanish Ministry of Education. He was also a published poet. He participated in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the left, barely escaping Spain in 1936. He lived in Paris for a while but saw the unavoidability of German invasion. He fled to Switzerland in 1939, escaping only hours before the frontier was closed. He spent the rest of his life near Bern, where he did most of his writing.

Was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was

Was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing novels, plays, poems, and essays, including Querelle de Brest, The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers, The Balcony, The Blacks and The Maids.

Was a German operetta composer and conductor. His real name was Max Winterfeld. He adopted the name

Was a German operetta composer and conductor. His real name was Max Winterfeld. He adopted the name of Jean Gilbert for the production of his first operetta in 1901. He composed more than 50 operettas before and after World War I, working mainly in Berlin. His most successful work was Die keusche Susanne (1910). He emigrated to Argentina in 1933, and died in Buenos Aires. His son Robert Gilbert (1899–1978) was also a composer. His cousin was the composer Paul Dessau.

Was a French composer, born at Tarascon. After receiving his musical training as a choirboy at the C

Was a French composer, born at Tarascon. After receiving his musical training as a choirboy at the Cathedral of Saint-Sauveur at Aix-en-Provence, he succeeded his teacher Guillaume Poitevin as music master there. After moving on several times, he became music master at the Cathedral of St Etienne at Toulouse in 1697, as the successor of André Campra. His musical style was influenced by Campra, as were most musicians of his day. He composed motets and a famous requiem,

Was a French author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.He was bo

Was a French author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.He was born and lived for many years in Manosque, Haute Provence. After finishing his studies at the local high school, he worked as a bank employee until World War

Was a French philosopher and writer. He taught for a time in Algiers, where he became a significant

Was a French philosopher and writer. He taught for a time in Algiers, where he became a significant influence on the young Albert Camus. Jean Grenier spent his childhood and adolescence in Saint-Breuc, Brittany, the birthplace of Jules Lequier, the visionary philosopher to whom Grenier would eventually dedicate his doctoral thesis. These early years, during which he became acquainted with Louis Guilloux, Edmond Lambert and Max Jacob

Was a French composer and harpsichordist in the court of King Louis XIV of France.

Was a French composer and harpsichordist in the court of King Louis XIV of France.

Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant, was a Swiss businessman and social activist. During a business trip in

Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant, was a Swiss businessman and social activist. During a business trip in 1859, he was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern day Italy.

Was a pianist, composer and pedagogue French. In 1941, when Claude Delvincourt was appointed directo

Was a pianist, composer and pedagogue French. In 1941, when Claude Delvincourt was appointed director of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Jean Hubeau received the vacancy left by Delvincourt at the head of the Music Academy in Versailles. In addition, he took the post of professor of chamber music of the Paris Conservatory from 1957 to 1982 where he trained many students such as Jacques Rouvier, Géry Moutier, Olivier Charlier and Sonia Wieder-Atherton.

Was a Cameroonian writer born in the Sanaga-Maritime division, Littoral Province, Cameroon. She stud

Was a Cameroonian writer born in the Sanaga-Maritime division, Littoral Province, Cameroon. She studied in Paris and worked both in France and Germany.

Was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in

Was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in his country. Even though most of his works are no longer performed, Mouret's name survives today thanks to the popularity of the Fanfare-Rondeau from his first Suite de Symphonies, which has been adopted as the signature tune of the PBS program Masterpiece Theatre.

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was mainly famous as a composer of motets, and is repre

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was mainly famous as a composer of motets, and is representative of the generation of composers active in the early to middle 16th century who anticipated the style of Palestrina.

Is a journalist, historian and author. He is particularly famous for his biographies. Jean Lacouture

Is a journalist, historian and author. He is particularly famous for his biographies. Jean Lacouture began his career in journalism in 1950 in Combat as diplomatic redactor. He joined Le Monde in 1951. In 1953, he worked in Cairo for France Soir, before returning to Le Monde as director for the overseas services, and grand reporter (the highest title in French journalism) until 1975.

Was a French composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser.

Was a French composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser.

A French writer, journalist, and former soldier. He was born in 1920 in Aumont-Aubrac, Lozère. Lart

A French writer, journalist, and former soldier. He was born in 1920 in Aumont-Aubrac, Lozère. Larteguy is credited with first envisioning the "ticking time bomb" scenario in his 1960 novel Les centurions.[1]

Was a French journalist and politician who founded the weekly Notre Temps in 1927 and the Collaborat

Was a French journalist and politician who founded the weekly Notre Temps in 1927 and the Collaborationist evening daily Les Nouveaux Temps in 1940. Luchaire supported the Vichy regime's Révolution nationale.