Frère is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Albert Frère (1926–2018), Belgian businessman
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Aubert Frère (1881–1944), French general, founder of ''
Organisation de résistance de l'armée
The ''Organisation de résistance de l'armée'', ''O.R.A.'' (Fr: resistance organisation of the army) was a French paramilitary Resistance during World War II, resistance organisation during the Second World War. It was created on 31 January 194 ...
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Bernard-Georges-François Frère (1764-1826), French general
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Charles Edouard Frère
Charles-Édouard Frère (July 10, 1837 – November 2, 1894) was a French painter of rural landscapes and daily life, known especially for paintings of horses and blacksmithing.
Upbringing in Écouen
Frère was born in Paris. He was the son of ...
(1837-1894), French painter, son of
Pierre Edouard Frère
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Charles-Théodore Frère (1814-1886), French painter
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Édouard Frère
Édouard Frère (; 27 September 1797, Rouen – 7 April 1874, Rouen) was a French bookseller, archivist, biographer, and historian specialized in the Normandy area.
Life
The son and grandson of booksellers, Frère's father, Jacques-Christophe o ...
(1797–1874), French bookseller, archivist, scholar and biographer
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Gérald Frère (born 1951), Belgian businessman, son of Albert
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Henry Bartle Frere
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet, (29 March 1815 – 29 May 1884) was a British Empire, British colonial administrator. He had a successful career in British Raj, India, rising to become Governor of Bombay (1862–1867). However, a ...
(1815–1884), British diplomat
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John Hookham Frere
John Hookham Frere (21 May 1769 – 7 January 1846) was an English diplomat and author.
Early life
Frere was born in London. His father, John Frere, a member of a Suffolk family, had been educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and became Sec ...
(1769–1846) British diplomat, politician and writer
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Maurice Frère (died 1970), governor of the National Bank of Belgium
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Paul Frère
Paul Frère (; 30 January 1917 – 23 February 2008) was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium. He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of e ...
(1917–2008), Belgian racing driver and journalist
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Pierre Edouard Frère (1819–1886), French painter, father of
Charles Edouard Frère
Charles-Édouard Frère (July 10, 1837 – November 2, 1894) was a French painter of rural landscapes and daily life, known especially for paintings of horses and blacksmithing.
Upbringing in Écouen
Frère was born in Paris. He was the son of ...
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Théodore Frère
Charles-Théodore Frère (21 June 1814, Paris – 24 March 1888) was a French orientalism, Orientalist painter. His younger brother, Pierre Édouard Frère, Pierre-Édouard, and his nephew and namesake, Charles Edouard Frère, were also painters ...
(1814–1888), French painter
See also
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Frère Jacques
"Frère Jacques" (, ), also known in English as "Brother John", is a nursery rhyme of French origin. The rhyme is traditionally sung in a round.
The song is about a friar who has overslept and is urged to wake up and sound the bell for the mat ...
", a children's song
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French-language surnames