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Marie-Madeleine Gauthier
Marie-Madeleine Gauthier (25 April 1920 – 20 May 1998) was a French medieval art historian and author. Gauthier was born in Langon, Gironde, France in 1920. She studied at the University in Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ... where she became interested in medieval enamel in which she became a world expert. She lived in the US from 1964-1967. She died in Langon in 1998. Works * ''Highways of the Faith - relics and reliquaries from Jerusalem to Compostela'', Wellfleet Press, 1983 References 1920 births 1998 deaths French art historians French medievalists Women medievalists 20th-century French historians French women historians Women art historians Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America 20th-century French women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
