Merle is the surname of:
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Carole Merle
Carole Merle (; born 24 January 1964) is a former French Alpine skier. A specialist of Giant Slalom and Super-G, she won 22 World Cup races, 6 World Cup season titles and 1 World Championship gold medal.
Skiing career
A native of , a ski resort ...
(born 1964), French former alpine skier
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Foulques du Merle
Foulques or Foucaud du Merle (died 1314) was a Marshal of France, Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.
Du Merle was the son of Guillaume VI du Merle and Marie de Nollent. He served Philip III ...
(died 1314), Marshal of France
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Frank Merle (mathematician)
Frank Merle (born 22 November 1962, in Marseille) is a French mathematician, specializing in partial differential equations and mathematical physics.
Education and career
After graduation from the École normale supérieure (ENS), Merle receiv ...
(born 1962), French mathematician
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Georges Merle (1851–1886), French painter
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Guy du Merle
Guy du Merle (1 January 1908 – 6 June 1993) was a French aeronautical engineer, test pilot and writer. He was the first director-general of the ''École nationale de l'aviation civile'' (French civil aviation university).
Biography
Du Merle ...
(1908–1993), French aeronautical engineer, test pilot and writer
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Hugues Merle (1823–1881), French painter; father of Georges Merle
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Matthieu Merle (c. 1548 – after 1587), Huguenot captain in the Wars of Religion
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Olivier Merle
Olivier Merle (born 14 November 1965 in Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme) is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He was known by several nicknames, including "La Merluche" and "Le Massif Central". He was known for his violent pl ...
(born 1965), French former rugby union footballer
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Pierre Hugues Victoire Merle (1766–1830), French general of the Napoleonic Wars
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Robert Merle
Robert Merle (; 28 August 1908 – 27 March 2004) was a French novelist.
Early life
Merle was born in 1908 in Tébessa, French Algeria. His father Félix, who was an interpreter "with a perfect knowledge of literary and spoken Arabic", was kille ...
(1908–2004), French novelist
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