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Jean-Baptiste Girard (jesuit) , French sculptor
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Jean-Baptiste Girard may refer to: * Jean-Baptiste Girard (pedagogue) (1765–1850), Swiss Franciscan educator * Jean-Baptiste Girard (soldier) (1775–1815), French soldier of the Napoleonic Wars * (1680–1733), a priest tried for witchcraft, abuse and corruption of Catherine Cadière See also * Jean-Baptiste * Girard (surname) *Jean-Baptiste Giraud Jean-Baptiste Giraud (1752 – 14 February 1830) was a French sculptor.François Miel, Notice sur les deux Giraud, sculpteurs français, Paris, Société libre des beaux-arts, s.d. (1840; in French) Biography Giraud was born in Aix-en-Prove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Girard (pedagogue)
Grégoire Girard nown as “Le Père Girard” or “Le Père Gregoire”(17 December 1765 at Fribourg – 6 March 1850 in Fribourg) was a Swiss Franciscan educator. Life He was the fifth child in a family of fourteen, and his gift for teaching was early shown at home in helping his mother with the younger children. At sixteen he entered the novitiate of the Franciscans at Lucerne; after spending some time teaching in the colleges of the order, he went to Würzburg for his philosophical and theological studies, and was there ordained to the priesthood. Returning to Fribourg in 1789, he spent ten years in missionary work and in teaching philosophy to the young men of his order. Upon the invitation of Stapfer, minister of arts and sciences, in 1798 he published an essay outlining a scheme of national Swiss education. His orthodoxy came under some suspicion, caused by his admiration for Kantian ideas, which was evident in his essay. Girard was called to Verne where he rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Girard (soldier)
Jean-Baptiste Girard (21 February 1775 at Aups, in Var – 27 June 1815 in Paris) was a French général and baron d'Empire, who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Girard entered the French Revolutionary Army during the Spring of 1794. He saw active service with the ''Army of Italy'' and by 1797 he had been promoted to captain. At Marengo in 1800 Girard commanded a brigade. In 1806 after Jena he was promoted to general de brigade. Created a baron of the Empire by the Emperor on 26 October 1808. In 1809 Girard was promoted to general de division. Girard saw service in the Peninsular War, during which he commanded French forces at Arroyo dos Molinos. Girard was wounded at the Beresina and at Lützen. He commanded the Franco-Allied troops in the Battle of Hagelberg which resulted in a French defeat and Girard becoming a prisoner of war until 1814. During the Hundred Days, Girard rallied to Napoleon I. Created a Peer of France (a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King of Sweden and King of Norway * Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Felix-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Nève, orientalist and philologist * Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target, French lawyer and politician * Hippolyte Jean-Baptiste Garneray, French painter * Jean-Baptiste (songwriter), American music record producer, singer-songwriter * Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, French critic, journalist, and novelist * Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, chairman of Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until 1976 and president of Burundi (1976-1987) * Jean-Baptiste Baudry, son of Guillaume Baudry, Canadian gunsmith bevear goldsmith * Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer, author and translator * Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girard (surname)
Girard is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aimé Girard (1830–1898), French chemist * Albert Girard (1595–1632), French-born mathematician (based on Netherlands) * Alexander Girard (1907–1993), American textile designer and folk art collector * Charles Frédéric Girard (1822–1895), French biologist * Claire Girard, background character in ''Code Lyoko'' * (1952–2004), French political figure * Geoffrey Girard, American author * Georges Girard, French bacteriologist * Hugo Girard, Canadian Strongman, former World Champion * Jean-Baptiste Girard (other) * (1750–1811), Swiss general * Jean-Yves Girard (born 1947), French mathematician and logician * Jonathan Girard (born 1980), former Canadian ice hockey player * Joe Girard, Guinness Book of World Records winning American salesman * Joseph Girard (multiple) * Louis Dominique Girard (1815–1871), French hydraulic engineer * Maurice Jean Auguste Girard (1822–1886), French entomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
