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French jurists

30 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexander AlekhineAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns.
Alexis PironAuthor · BooksIllustration — Alexis Piron, by Jacques Caffieri.
Antoine FuretièreAuthor · BooksAntoine Furetière (28 December 161914 May 1688) was a French scholar, writer, and lexicographer, known best for his satirical novel Le Roman bourgeois, and also his famous Dictionnaire…
Charles Hubert MillevoyeAuthor · BooksCharles Hubert Millevoye (24 December 1782 in Abbeville – 12 August 1816 in Paris) was a French poet several times honored by the Académie Française.
Domenico Alberto AzuniAuthor · BooksDomenico Alberto, chevalier Azuni (3 August 174923 January 1827) was a Sardinian jurist.
Étienne CabetAuthor · BooksÉtienne Cabet (lang; January 1, 1788 – November 9, 1856) was a philosopher and utopian socialist who founded the Icarian movement.
Étienne PasquierAuthor · BooksÉtienne Pasquier (7 June 1529 – 30 August 30 1615) was a French lawyer and man of letters. He was called to the Paris b
François Barbé-MarboisAuthor · BooksFrançois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois (31 January 1745 – 12 February 1837) was a French civil servant, diplomat, and politician.
François HotmanAuthor · BooksIllustration — François Hotman on his deathbed, after Joos van Winghe
François MignetAuthor · BooksIllustration — François-Auguste Mignet
Gustave de BeaumontAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gustave de Beaumont
Henry HarrisseAuthor · Maps and atlasesHenry Harrisse (May 28, 1829 – May 13, 1910) was a writer, lawyer, art critic, and American historian who authored books on the discovery of America and geographic representations of the…
Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinAuthor · BooksJean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃tɛlm bʁija savaʁɛ̃; 2 April 1755 – 2 February 1826) was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of Physiologie du goût (The Physiology of…
Jean Vauquelin de la FresnayeAuthor · BooksJean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye (or de La Fresnaye) (1536–1606/8) was a French poet born at the château of La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage or Caen in Normandy in 1536.
Jean-Baptiste DubosAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Dubos (14 December 1670 – 23 March 1742), also referred to as l'Abbé Du Bos, was a French author. He was also a diplomat and an art critic.
Jean-Denis BredinAuthor · BooksJean-Denis Bredin (born Jean-Denis Hirsch: 17 May 1929 – 1 September 2021) was a French attorney and founding partner of the firm Bredin Prat.
Jean-Nicolas BouillyAuthor · BooksJean-Nicolas Bouilly (24 January 1763 – 14 April 1842) was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution.
Jeremy BenthamAuthor · BooksJeremy Bentham (4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
José Bonifácio the YoungerAuthor · BooksJosé Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (November 8, 1827 – October 26, 1886) was a French-born Brazilian poet, teacher and politician.
Léon CladelAuthor · BooksIllustration — Léon Cladel
Léon Roger-MilèsAuthor · BooksLéon Roger (also known as Léon Roger-Milès or just Roger-Milès; 3 November 1859 – 24 May 1928) was a French lawyer, historian, poet, journalist and art critic.
Louis RacineAuthor · BooksLouis Racine (6 November 1692 – 29 January 1763) was a French poet of the Age of the Enlightenment.
Michel de l'HôpitalAuthor · BooksMichel de l'Hôpital (or l'Hospital; 1506 – 13 March 1573) was a French lawyer, diplomat and chancellor during the latter Italian Wars and the early French Wars of Religion.
Odet de TurnèbeAuthor · BooksOdet de Turnèbe (23 October 1552 – 20 July 1581) was a French dramatist.
Paul HervieuAuthor · BooksPaul Hervieu (2 September 185725 October 1915) was a French novelist and playwright.
Pierre BoaistuauAuthor · BooksIllustration — A story of "a priest who for the space of 40 years employed a familiar spirit", illustrated in Elizabeth I of England's copy of the Histoires Prodigieuses.
Pierre de L'EstoileAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Pierre de l'Estoile on the façade of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris by Martial Adolphe Thabard, 19th century
Pierre de LariveyAuthor · BooksPierre de Larivey (20 July 1549 – 12 February 1619) was a French dramatist of Italian origin. He is credited with introducing the Italian "comedy of intrigue" into France.
Serge KlarsfeldAuthor · BooksSerge Klarsfeld (born 17 September 1935) is a Romanian-born French activist and Nazi hunter known for documenting the Holocaust in order to establish the record and to enable the…
Yvan GollAuthor · BooksYvan Goll (also written Iwan Goll, Ivan Goll; born Isaac Lang; 29 March 1891 – 27 February 1950) was a French-German poet who was bilingual and wrote in both French and German.

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