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Blondeau
Blondeau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Auguste Blondeau (1786–1863), French violinist and composer * Charles Bruno Blondeau (1835–1888), Canadian politician and contractor * Gustav Blondeau (1871–1965), co-founder of early aircraft manufacturer Hewlett & Blondeau * Jean-Yves Blondeau (born 1970), inventor the 32-wheel roller suit * Patrick Blondeau (born 1968), international footballer * Peter Blondeau (died 1672), French moneyer and engineer * Thérèse Blondeau Thérèse Blondeau (December 4, 1913 – June 28, 2013) was a French swimmer who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She failed to advance beyond the first round of the women's 100 metre backstroke event. She had swum previously ... (1913–2013), French swimmer * Thomas Blondeau (1978–2013), Belgian writer and journalist * Thylane Blondeau (born 2001), French model and actress See also * Blondeau River (other) * Blondel (other) {{s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blondeau
Peter Blondeau (french: link=no, Pierre Blondeau; d. 1672) was a French moneyer and engineer who was appointed Engineer to the Royal Mint and was responsible for reintroducing milled coinage to England. He pioneered the process of stamping lettering onto the edge of coins. Career Blondeau was employed by the Paris Mint in the 1640s as engineer, and in 1649 he was invited to work at the Tower Mint in London.Craig 1953, p. 152 The English mint was exploring methods of modernisation, and was willing to try milled coinage again, having briefly flirted with the idea a century earlier with the coinage of Blondeau's countryman Eloy Mestrelle. But despite Blondeau's positive response, it took considerable time for him and his machinery to reach England – the medalist Thomas Simon was sent to Paris to arrange Blondeau's relocation, and perhaps to assist in die engraving, or even to judge the merits of Blondeau and his proposed methods. He encountered piracy en route to England, and upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |