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Jean-Joseph Fenouil
Jean-Joseph is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718–1793), French Jesuit missionary *Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul (1754–1807), French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars * Jean-Joseph Ansiaux (1764–1840), historical and portrait painter * Jean-Joseph Balechou (1715–1765), French engraver *Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845–1902), French painter and etcher * Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld (1758–1846), French painter * Jean Joseph Charles Louis Blanc (1811–1882), French politician and historian * Jean Joseph Bott (1826–1895), German violinist and composer * Jean-Joseph Carriès (1855–1894), French sculptor, ceramist, and miniaturist * Jean-Joseph Casot (1728–1800), Jesuit, came from France to Canada in 1757 as a lay brother *Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765–1864), French cabinetmaker of the 18th and 19th centuries * Jean-Joseph Charlier (1794–1886), Belgian revolutionary * Jean Joseph Jacques Chretien (born 1934), PC, OM, CC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (sometimes Amyot; ; February 1718October 9, 1793) was a French Jesuit missionary in Qing China, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Life Joseph Marie Amiot was born at Toulon. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1737 and was sent in 1750 as a missionary to China. He soon won the confidence of the Qianlong Emperor and spent the remainder of his life at Beijing. He was a correspondent of the Académie des Sciences, official translator of Western languages for the Qianlong Emperor, and the spiritual leader of the French mission in Peking. He died in Peking in 1793, two days after the departure of the British Macartney Embassy. He could not meet Lord Macartney, but exhorted him to patience in two letters, explaining that "this world is the reverse of our own". He used a Chinese name (''Qian De-Ming'' ) while he was in China. Works Amiot made good use of the advantages which his situation afforded, and his works did more than any before to make know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles
Jean-Joseph Paul Augustin, 1er Marquis Dessolles (3 July 1767 Р3 November 1828) was a French soldier and statesman. He was the Prime Minister of France from 29 December 1818 to 18 November 1819. Early life Born in Auch, in 1767, he was educated under the direction of his uncle, Ir̩n̩e-Yves de Solle, who was the Bishop of Digne and later Chamb̩ry. Military career French Revolutionary Wars Having entered into military service in 1792, he became an Adjutant-General under the command of Napol̩on Bonaparte during the Italian campaign of the War of the First Coalition. He soon rose to the rank of Brigadier-General on 31 May 1797. During the War of the Second Coalition, he served as Chief of Staff to Jean Moreau in the Italian theatre, where he distinguished himself at Noir in 1799. He defeated the Austrians in the Valtellina in 1800, where under his command, French forces killed 1,200, captured 4,000 men, and eighteen pieces of cannon. He assisted at the Battle of Novi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Joseph Hubert
Jean-Joseph Hubert (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, 17 December 1765 – off Cádiz, 25 October 1805Quintin, p.175) was a French Navy officer and captain. Career Hubert joined the French Royal Navy as a volunteer on 27 September 1780, and served on ''Languedoc'' during the American War of Independence. On 5 October 1787, he was promoted to sub-Lieutenant. During the French Revolution, Hubert was promoted to Ensign on 12 January 1792 and served on ''Vengeur'' until she ran aground and was lost off Ajaccio. He was then given command of the xebec ''Jacobin'' (a Mediterranean trading vessel). Promoted to Lieutenant on 10 September 1794, he was appointed on 21 October to captain the frigate ''Boudeuse'', and transferred to the frigate ''Alceste'' on 31 March 1795. On 4 May 1795, Hubert was promoted to captain. Still captaining ''Alceste'', he took part in the Battle of Hyères Islands, where he battled several British ships before rescuing ''Alcide'' On 23 February, Hubert transferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Hirth
John Joseph Hirth (french: Jean-Joseph Hirth; 26 March 1854 – 6 January 1931) was a Catholic Bishop in German East Africa, known as the founder of the church in Rwanda. Early years John Joseph Hirth was born on 26 March 1854 at Spechbach-le-Bas (Niederspechbach), near Altkirch in Alsace. His parents were Jean Hirth, a teacher, and Catherine Sauner. Hirth was fluent in both French and German. After primary school he entered the secondary school at Altkirch, studied at the minor seminaries of Lachapelle-sous-Rougemont and Zillisheim, and then attended the college at Luxeuil-les-Bains. After the German acquisition of Alsace he chose French citizenship in 1872, since he was refused dual citizenship. He studied theology at the Major Seminary in Nancy from 1873 to 1875, and was then admitted to the White Fathers (Society of the Missionaries of Africa) as a novice. He studied under Léon Livinhac. Hirth completed his religious and sacerdotal education at Maison Carrée, near Algier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Joseph Guieu
Jean Joseph Guieu, also Jean Guyeux, (30 September 1758 – 5 October 1817) joined the French royal army and quickly rose in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in the War of the Pyrenees against Spain and became a general officer. After transferring to Italy, he held important commands under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign of 1796-1797. He retired from the army in 1803 and his surname is one of the Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. Early career Born at Champcella, Hautes-Alpes, France in 1758, Guieu enlisted in the French artillery in 1774. In 1791 he served as captain of a volunteer battalion in the Army of the Alps. Between 1793 and 1795 he fought under Pierre Augereau in the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees. On 4 October 1793, he was appointed colonel and on 25 December he was promoted general of brigade. From 29 April to 1 May 1794, he led a brigade under Augereau at the Battle of Boulou. He also fought at the Battle of the Black Mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Girouard
Jean-Joseph Girouard (November 13, 1794 РSeptember 18, 1855) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec City in 1794, of Acadian descent, and lived with his grandfather, Jean Baillairg̩, after his father's death in 1800. When Baillairg̩ died in 1805, his mother became the housekeeper for a parish priest, who also tutored the children. Girouard trained as a notary, qualified to practice in 1816 and set up practice at Saint-Benǫt (later Mirabel). He also served as a volunteer in the militia during the War of 1812 and was named captain in 1821. In 1818, he married Marie-Louise F̩lix from the village of Saint-Benǫt. He resigned his position in the militia after a number of his friends were dismissed as militia officers because of their association with the Patriotes. Girouard was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Deux-Montagnes in an 1831 by-election held after the death of Jacques Labrie and supported Louis-Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Sourbader De Gimat
Jean-Joseph Sourbader de Gimat was a volunteer French officer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born into a military family, he entered the French royal army in 1761. By 1776 he was a first lieutenant but went to America with Gilbert Motier, marquis de La Fayette with the promise of becoming a major. After serving as La Fayette's aide at Brandywine, Gloucester, Barren Hill, and Monmouth, he went back to France for one year. Returning to America in 1780, he was appointed to command a light infantry unit which fought at Green Spring in 1781. He led his men in a successful assault at Yorktown that same year. He returned to France in 1782 and was named colonel in command of a colonial regiment in Martinique. He later was governor of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Languet De Gergy
Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy (; 25 August 1677 – 11 May 1753) was a French ecclesiastic and theologian. He was first bishop of Soissons, then a member of the ''Académie française'', and finally archbishop of Sens. Biography Son of the public prosecutor of the parlement of Bourgogne, Languet de Gercy was a protégé of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, who introduced him to Louis XIV and had him named as the chaplain to the princess. At the same time he was the general vicar of the diocese of Autun, which includes the parish of Paray-le-Monial where the saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque is buried. Ordered to investigate the miracles that were said to have occurred at her hand, he wrote a biography of Alacoque in 1729. Furthermore, he was named bishop of Soissons in 1715, and elected member of l'Académie française in 1721. He was also named archbishop of Sens in 1730 and the '' Conseil d'État'' (Council of State) in 1747. Languet de Gergy's work on the life of Alacoque was violen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Gaume
Jean-Joseph Gaume (5 May 1802 Р19 November 1879) was a French Roman Catholic theologian and author. Life Gaume was born at Fuans, Franche-Comt̩. While attached to the Diocese of Nevers, he was successively professor of theology, director of the ''petit s̩minair''e, canon, and vicar-general of the diocese, and had already published several works, when he left for Rome in 1841. Pope Gregory XVI made him a knight of the Reformed Order of St. Sylvester. A doctor of theology of the University of Prague, a member of several societies of scholars, honorary vicar-general of several dioceses, he received from Pope Pius IX in 1854 the title of protonotary apostolic. Works and the classics controversy Gaume wrote numerous books treating of theology, history, and education. Those of the third gave rise to a debate the classics. The author blamed the Renaissance, as a resurrection of the paganism of antiquity, as the primal source of all the evil of his days. Such is the dominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Foucou
Jean-Joseph Foucou (1739 – 16 February 1821) was a French sculptor. Foucou was born at Riez, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. A student at the École de peinture et de sculpture of Marseille, he went to Paris, where he entered the workshop of Jean-Jacques Caffieri. In 1769 he won the Prix de Rome in sculpture, and entered the École royale des élèves protégés in preparation for his residence in Rome, 1771-75. On his return to Paris he was accepted (''agrée'') in 1777 at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, where he was made a full member in 1785, with a marble of a ''River'' for his ''morceau de reception''. He was a regular contributor to the Paris Salons from 1779 to 1812. Foucou was one of the main artists whose work was included in the collection of the Comédie-Française at the end of the 18th century. Others were Jean-Baptiste d'Huez, Simon-Louis Boizot, Augustin Pajou and Pierre-François Berruer. He collaborated with Pierre Julien in the marble sculpture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Fiocco
Jean-Joseph Fiocco (15 December 1686 – 30 March 1746) was a Flemish composer of the high and late Baroque period. His father was the Venetian composer Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1654–1714), and his brothers included the violinist Joseph-Hector. Jean-Joseph was active in the Austrian Netherlands The Austrian Netherlands nl, Oostenrijkse Nederlanden; french: Pays-Bas Autrichiens; german: Österreichische Niederlande; la, Belgium Austriacum. was the territory of the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire between 1714 and 1797. The p ... and - during his time as choirmaster of Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1680–1741), Maria Elisabeth of Austria's chapel-royal in Brussels - he trained the composer Ignaz Vitzthumb and the violinist Pieter van Maldere. Fiocco's main works were nine ''Repons de mort'', to French texts, now thought to be lost. Sources *''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' External linksJean-Joseph Fiocco Requiem Survey (websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Joseph Frédéric Adolphe Farre
Jean-Joseph Frédéric Albert Farre (15 May 1816, in Valence – 24 March 1887, in Paris) (in French). was a French general and statesman. He served during the Franco-Prussian War and later as the French . Biography Early life and career Farre entered the |
