Notable people from Metz

Notable people born in or near

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...

(sorted by category): Activism and politics * Jean-Jacques Aillagon (1946), French politician and contemporary and modern arts

connoisseur A connoisseur (French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of , from Middle-French , then meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator o ...

Charles Ancillon Charles Ancillon (28 July 16595 July 1715)"Ancillon, Charles" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 378. was a French jurist and diplomat. Life Ancillon was born in Metz into ...

(1659–1715), French jurist and diplomat *

François Barbé-Marbois François Barbé-Marbois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois (31 January 1745 – 12 February 1837) was a French politician. Early career Born in Metz, where his father was director of the local mint, Barbé-Marbois tutored the children of the Marquis d ...

(1745–1837), French politician * Jean Burger (1907–1945), French resistant * Marte Cohn (1920), French spy during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

* Désiré Ferry (1886–1940), French politician *

Volker Hassemer Volker may refer to: * Volker (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname * Volker, Kansas City, a historic neighborhood in Kansas City * Volker Boulevard, Kansas City * ''Alien Nations'' (German: ''Die Völker''), a real-t ...

(1944), German senator * Jean Laurain (1921–2008), French philosopher and politician * Willy Huhn (1909–1970), German

council communism Council communism is a current of communist thought that emerged in the 1920s. Inspired by the November Revolution, council communism was opposed to state socialism and advocated workers' councils and council democracy. Strong in Germany ...

theorist *

Pierre Louis Roederer Comte Pierre Louis Roederer (15 February 1754 – 17 December 1835) was a French politician, economist, and historian, politically active in the era of the French Revolution and First French Republic. Roederer's son, Baron Antoine Marie Roed ...

(1754–1835), French politician and economist * Fritz von Twardowski, German diplomat Adventure * Jean Bernanos (1648–1695), French filibuster and

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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier () was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation. He made the first manned free balloon flight with François Laurent d'Arlandes on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier bal ...

(1757–1785), first man to fly in a

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Arts * Walter Curt Behrendt (1884–1945), German-American architect * Solange Bertrand (1913–2011), French abstract painter, sculptor and engraver *

Christopher Fratin Christopher Fratin (1 January 1801 – 16 August 1864), also known as Christophe Fratin, was a noted French sculptor in the animalier style, and one of the earliest French sculptors to portray animals in bronze. Early life Fratin was born in Me ...

(1801–1864), French

animalier An animalier (, ) is an artist, mainly from the 19th century, who specializes in, or is known for, skill in the realistic portrayal of animals. "Animal painter" is the more general term for earlier artists. Although the work may be in any genre ...

sculptor * Monsù Desidero (1593–ca. 1640), French painter, also known as François de Nomé or Didier Barra *

Louis-Théodore Devilly Louis-Théodore Devilly (28 October 1818, Metz24 December 1886, Nancy) was a French painter who specialized in military and Orientalist scenes; associated with the . Biography He came from a family of booksellers.André Bellard :"Laurent-Char ...

(1818–1888), French painter * Oskar Kurt Döbrich (1911–1970), German painter and graphic designer * Auguste Hussenot (1799–1885), French painter * Jutta Jol (1896–1981), German actress *

Charles Willy Kayser Charles Willy Kayser (28 January 1881 – 10 July 1942) was a German film actor. He was born in Metz, Lorraine, Germany (now, Moselle, France) and died at the age of 61 in 1942. Selected filmography * '' Anita Jo'' (1919) * '' The Clan'' (192 ...

(1881–1942), German actor * Abraham-César Lamoureux (c. 1640–1692), French sculptor in Sweden and Denmark *

Tiana Lemnitz Tiana Lemnitz (26 October 1897 – 5 February 1994) was a German operatic soprano. Her major operatic career took place between the two world wars (1919-1939). Life and career The youngest of 10 children, she was born in Metz to a musical ...

(1897–1994), German operatic soprano *

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (September 17, 1734 – September 30, 1781) was an important French etcher and painter. Le Prince first studied painting techniques in his native Metz. He then travelled to Paris around 1750 and became a leading student ...

(1734–1781), French

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and painter *

Charles-Laurent Maréchal Self-portrait on glass Window Charles-Laurent Maréchal (27 January 1801 – 17 January 1887) was a French painter. Biography Maréchal was born of poor parents at Metz in 1801.Maréchal ogeneanet.org/ref> He was brought up as a saddler, but h ...

(1801–1887), French painter and master glass maker * Paul Niclausse (1879–1958), French sculptor *

Jean-Marie Straub Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult expert, and graduate in criminal law * Jean-Marie C ...

(1933), French cineast *

Walter Ulbrich Walter Ulbrich (15 June 1910 – 13 November 1991) was a German film producer primarily known for writing and/or producing 10 of 16 four-part adventure mini-series made for West German TV in the 1960s and 1970s. Mostly based on classics of worl ...

(1910–1991), German film producer *

Hugo Becker Hugo Becker (born Jean Otto Eric Hugo Becker, 13 February 1863, died 30 July 1941) was a prominent German cellist, cello teacher, and composer. He studied at a young age with Alfredo Piatti, and later Friedrich Grützmacher in Dresden. Biograp ...

(1987), French actor Business * Thierry Antinori (*1961), French aviation Manager Literature and poetry * Joseph Décembre (1836–1906), French writer and freemason *

Otto Flake Otto Flake (29 October 1880, Metz – 10 November 1963) was a German writer. Early life Flake was born on 29 October 1880 in Metz. He attended high school in Colmar and studied German philology, philosophy and art history at the University of St ...

(1880–1963), German writer *

Rudolf John Gorsleben Rudolf John Gorsleben (16 March 1883 – 23 August 1930) was a German Ariosophist, Armanist (practitioner of the Armanen runes), journal editor and playwright. Life Gorsleben was born in Metz. During World War I, he fought in a German unit s ...

(1883–1930), German ariosophist * Pierre Hanot (born 1952), French novelist, visual artist and musician *

Gustave Kahn Gustave Kahn (21 December 1859, in Metz – 5 September 1936, in Paris) was a French Symbolist poet and art critic. He was also active, via publishing and essay-writing, in defining Symbolism and distinguishing it from the Decadent Movement. P ...

(1859–1936), French poet *

Bernard-Marie Koltès Bernard-Marie Koltès (; 9 April 1948 – 15 April 1989) was a French playwright and theatre director best known for his plays ''La Nuit juste avant les Forêts'' (''The Night Just Before the Forests'', 1976), ''Sallinger'' (1977) and ''Dans la ...

(1948–1989), French playwright and

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Wilhelm Michel Wilhelm Michel (9 August 1877, Metz – 16 April 1942, Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 i ...

(1877–1942), German writer * Ernst Moritz Mungenast (1898–1964), German writer and

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* Frieda von Richthofen (1879–1956), German writer *

Raymond Schwartz Raymond Schwartz (8 April 1894 – 14 May 1973) was a French banker and Esperanto author who wrote many poems and novels in Esperanto, as well as skits which he directed for Parisian Esperanto cabarets. Biography Schwartz was born into a Frenc ...

(1894–1973), German writer and

Esperantist An Esperantist ( eo, esperantisto) is a person who speaks, reads or writes Esperanto. According to the Declaration of Boulogne, a document agreed upon at the first World Esperanto Congress in 1905, an Esperantist is someone who speaks Esperant ...

André Schwarz-Bart André Schwarz-Bart (May 23, 1928, Metz, Moselle - September 30, 2006, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) was a French novelist of Polish-Jewish origins. He was awarded the 1967 Jerusalem Prize. Biography Schwarz-Bart's parents moved to France i ...

(1928–2006), French novelist * Stephen Michael Stirling (1953), Canadian-American writer *

Paul Verlaine Paul-Marie Verlaine (; ; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the '' fin de siècle'' in international and ...

(1844–1896), French poet * Hermann Wendel (1884–1936), German writer * Anny Wienbruch (1899–1976), German writer Military * Basile Guy Marie Victor Baltus de Pouilly (1766–1845), French general *

Wilhelm Baur Wilhelm Baur or Wilhelm Baur de Betaz (17 February 1883 in Metz – 26 May 1964 in Lindenfels) was a Nazi Germany, German Lieutenant General (''Generalleutnant'') of the German Army (Wehrmacht), Heer during Second World War. Biography Wilhelm Ba ...

(1883–1964), German general * Hans Benda (1877–1951), German admiral *

Theodor Berkelmann Theodor Berkelmann (17 April 1894 – 28 December 1943) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era who served as the Higher SS and Police Leader in Saarland and Moselle during World War II. Biography Theodor Berkelmann was born in Le Ban- ...

(1894–1943), German general * Julius von Bernuth (1897–1942), German general * Ludwig Bieringer (1892–1975), German general * Helmuth Bode (1907–1985), German officer * Walter Bordellé (1918–1984), German officer * Karl Braun, (1885–1945) German pilot * Arthur von Briesen (1891–1981), German general * Erich von Brückner (1896–1949), German officer *

Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte (25 December 1754 – 8 June 1840) was a minister in the French government. He was born in Metz. At the outbreak of the Revolution he was a captain of cavalry, and his zeal led to his being made colonel and given the ...

(1754–1840), French officer * Peter-Erich Cremer (1911–1992), German officer * Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740–1793), French general *

Joachim Degener Joachim Degener (28 November 1893 – 7 September 1953), was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. A lifelong professional soldier, he served his country as a junior officer in World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 ...

(1883–1953), German general * Abraham de Fabert (1599–1660/62), Marshal of France * Kurt von Falkowski (1886–1953), German general *

Wilhelm Falley __NOTOC__ Wilhelm Falley (25 September 1897 – 6 June 1944) was the first German general to be killed during the Normandy landings in France. He was commander of the 91st Infantry Division. Career Promoted to major general in December 1943, and ...

(1897–1944), German general * Simon de Faultrier (1763–1815), French general * Edgar Feuchtinger (1894–1960), German general * Hans-Henning von Fölkersamb (1889–1984), German general * Louis Charles Folliot de Crenneville (1763–1840), Austrian general * Herbert Gundelach (1899–1971), German general * Heinz Harmel (1906–2000), German general * Kurt Haseloff (1894–1978), German general * Johannes Hintz (1898–1944), German general * Sigmund von Imhoff (1881–1967), German general *

François Étienne de Kellermann François Étienne de Kellermann, 2nd Duke of Valmy (4 August 1770 – 2 June 1835) was a French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars. He was the son of François Christophe de Kellermann and the fat ...

(1770–1835), French general * Walther Kittel (1887–1971), German general * Arthur Kobus (1879–1945), German general *

Karl Kriebel __NOTOC__ Karl Kriebel (26 February 1888 – 28 November 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. At the beginning of World War II, Kriebel was appointe ...

(1888–1961), German general * Otto Krueger (1891–1976), German general * Henry Dominique Lallemand (1777–1823), French general *

Charles Lallemand Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(1774–1839), French general *

Joachim-Friedrich Lang Joachim-Friedrich Lang was a German general during World War II. Biography Born on 14 September 1899 in Montigny-lès-Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Joachim-Friedrich Lang joined the German Army before World War II. Following the outbreak of World Wa ...

(1899–1945), German general * Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle (1775–1809), French general *

Hans Leistikow Hans Leistikow was a German general during the Second World War. Biography In August 1895, Hans Leistikow was born in Metz in Alsace-Lorraine. He fought during the First World War and made a military career in the German army. Senior Officer a ...

(1895–1967), German general * Hans-Albrech Lehmann (1894–1976), German general * Joachim von der Lieth-Thomsen (1896–1918), German Pilot * Rolf von Lilienhoff-Zwowitzky (1895–1956), German naval officer *

Friedrich Marnet Friedrich Marnet (22 January 1882 – 3 October 1915) was a German World War I officer and pilot. He also was one of the first German pilots to fly a Gotha G. Background Friedrich Marnet was born into a military family in Metz, one of the strong ...

(1882–1915), German pilot * Johannes Mühlenkamp (1910–1986), German officer *

Eugen Müller Eugen Müller (19 July 1891 – 24 April 1951) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He is known for having drafted the criminal Commissar order in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. ...

(1891–1951), German general *

Henri-Joseph Paixhans Henri-Joseph Paixhans (; January 22, 1783, Metz – August 22, 1854, Jouy-aux-Arches) was a French artillery officer of the beginning of the 19th century. Henri-Joseph Paixhans graduated from the École Polytechnique. He fought in the Napoleonic ...

(1783–1854), French officer * Ferdinand von Parseval (1791–1854), Bavarian general * Joachim Pötter (1913–1992), German officer *

Antoine Richepanse Antoine Richepanse (25 March 1770 – 3 September 1802) was a French general and colonial administrator. Richepanse was born in Metz as the son of an officer of the Conti-Dragoon Regiment. When the French Revolution started Richepanse distinguis ...

(1770–1802), French general *

Günther Rüdel Günther Rüdel (15 November 1883 – 22 April 1950) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Biography Günther Rüdel was born in Metz, in Alsace-Lorraine, on 15 November 1883. Rüdel served as a captain during World War I, ...

(1883–1950), German general *

Hans von Salmuth Hans Eberhard Kurt Freiherr von Salmuth (11 November 1888 – 1 January 1962) was a German general and war criminal during World War II. Salmuth commanded several armies on the Eastern Front, and the Fifteenth Army in France during the D-Day i ...

(1888–1962), German general * Hermann Schaefer (1885–1962), German general * Ernst Schreder (1892–1941), German general * Otto Schumann (1886–1952), German general *

Rudolf Schmundt Rudolf Schmundt (13 August 1896 – 1 October 1944) was a German officer and adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Between 1942 and 1944, he was chief of the German Army Personnel Office. Schmundt was injured during the 20 July 1944 assassination attempt o ...

(1896–1944), German general * Ludwig Weißmüller (1915–1943), German officer * Ernst Wieblitz (1883–1973), German naval officer * Charles Victor Woirgard (1764–1810), French general *

Bodo Zimmermann Bodo Zimmermann (26 November 1886 – 16 April 1963) was a German general during the Second World War. He also was one of the few recipients of both German crosses (in Gold and in Silver). Biography Bodo Zimmermann was born in Metz on November 1 ...

(1886–1963), German general Music * Heinrich Bensing (1911–1955), German opera singer * Philippe Boivin (born 1954), French composer *

Gabriel Pierné Henri Constant Gabriel Pierné (16 August 1863 – 17 July 1937) was a French composer, conductor, pianist and organist. Biography Gabriel Pierné was born in Metz. His family moved to Paris, after Metz and part of Lorraine were annexed to Ger ...

(1863–1937), French composer and conductor * Paul Pierné (1874–1952), French composer and

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* Hans Pizka (1942), Austrian hornist * Claude Cymerman (1947), French classical pianist * Maximilien Simon (1797–1861), French composer *

Ambroise Thomas Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (; 5 August 1811 – 12 February 1896) was a French composer and teacher, best known for his operas '' Mignon'' (1866) and ''Hamlet'' (1868). Born into a musical family, Thomas was a student at the Conservatoire de ...

(1811–1896), French opera composer * Louis Corte (1972), French songwriter, producer, singer Religion * Joseph Coincé (1764–1833), Jesuit and physician * Rabbenu Gershom (ca. 960–ca. 1028), famous

Talmud The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law ('' halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the ce ...

ist and

Halakha ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...

ist * Saint Livier of Marsal (ca. 400–451),

Christian martyr In Christianity, a martyr is a person considered to have died because of their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In years of the early church, stories depict this often occurring through death by sawing, stoning, crucifixion, burning at t ...

, defender of Metz against Attila's Huns *

Eliezer ben Samuel of Metz Eliezer ben Samuel of Metz (died 1198) was a Tosafist and the author of the halachic work ''Sefer Yereim'' (Vilna Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest c ...

(ca. 1100-1175),

Tosafist The Tosafot, Tosafos or Tosfot ( he, תוספות) are medieval commentaries on the Talmud. They take the form of critical and explanatory glosses, printed, in almost all Talmud editions, on the outer margin and opposite Rashi's notes. The auth ...

, author of the

halachic ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical comman ...

work ''Sefer Yereim'' * Nicolas Janny (1749–1822), priest, pedagogue and grammarian * Saint

Marie-Eugénie de Jésus Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (25 August 1817 – 10 March 1898), born Anne-Eugénie Milleret de Brou, was a French religious sister and the foundress of the Religious of the Assumption. Her life was not geared towards faith in her childhood unti ...

(1817–1898), founder of the

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* Pierre Poiret (1646–1719), Calvinic mystic and philosopher * Marguerite Rutan (1736–1794), French

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religious person, member of the Vincentian Sisters *

Aaron Worms Aaron Worms was a chief rabbi of Metz and a Talmudist; the son of Abraham Aberle, he was born July 7, 1754, in Geislautern, a small village near Völklingen (some say Kaiserslautern); died at Metz, May 2, 1836. Biography Worms came from a family ...

(1754–1836), Rabbi and Tamuldist Sciences and knowledge * Max Braubach (1899–1975), German historian * Laurent de Chazelles (1724–1808) French agronomist * Robert Folz (1910–1996), French historian * Claude François Lallemand (1790–1854), physician *

Louis Le Prince Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841 – disappeared 16 September 1890, declared dead 16 September 1897) was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion-picture camera, possibly the first person to shoot a moving picture sequ ...

(1842–vanished in 1890), first man to shoot moving images *

Émile Léonard Mathieu Émile Léonard Mathieu (; 15 May 1835, in Metz – 19 October 1890, in Nancy) was a French mathematician. He is known for his work in group theory and mathematical physics. He has given his name to the Mathieu functions, Mathieu groups and Mathi ...

(1835–1890), French mathematician *

Victor Nigon Victor Marc Nigon (born 11 October 1920 in Metz, France, died 5 July 2015) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' in the laboratory, with Ellsworth Dougherty, in the 1940s. Jean-Louis Brun, a student of ...

(1920-2015), French biologist *

Alfred Pérot Jean-Baptiste Alfred Perot (; 3 November 1863 – 28 November 1925) was a French physicist. Together with his colleague Charles Fabry he developed the Fabry–Pérot interferometer in 1899. The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Jan ...

(1863–1925), French physician *

Jean-Victor Poncelet Jean-Victor Poncelet (; 1 July 1788 – 22 December 1867) was a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the Commanding General of the École Polytechnique. He is considered a reviver of projective geometry, and his work ''Tr ...

(1788–1867), French mathematician * Karl Süpfle (1880–1942), German physiologist *

Leo Weisgerber Johann Leo Weisgerber (25 February 1899, Metz – 8 August 1985, Bonn) was a Lorraine-born German linguist who also specialized in Celtic linguistics. He developed the "organicist" or "relativist" theory that different languages produce different ...

(1899–1985), German linguist * Luise von Winterfeld (1882–1962), German archivist Sports * Ginette Bedard (1933), French-American long-distance runner * Jean-Marcellin Buttin (1991), French

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player * Simon Delestre (1981), French

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Ugo Humbert Ugo Humbert (; born 26 June 1998) is a French professional tennis player. He has achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 25 on 21 June 2021. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 361 achieved on 14 October 2019. Humbert ...

(1998), French

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player * Morgan Parra (1988), French

player * Cédric Schille (1975), French former footballer * Anni Steuer (1913), German athlete *

Bouabdellah Tahri Bouabdallah "Bob" Tahri (born 20 December 1978) is a retired middle-distance and long-distance French runner, who was born in Metz. He competed mainly in the 3000 m steeplechase distance. He also competes in the 2000 m steeplechase, 1500 m, mil ...

(1978), French athlete * Heinrich Troßbach (1903–1947), German athlete

Notable people linked to the city of Metz

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Hermann von Münster Hermann von Münster (c. 1330 – March 1392) was a German master glassmaker, native of Münster, in Westphalia, and active in Lorraine. Biography Hermman von Münster is actually the first stained glass artist to be mentioned by the archives ...

(ca. 1330–1392), Westphalian master glassmaker who realized the western windows of the Saint-Stephen cathedral and was honoured, buried into the cathedral for his artworks. * François Rabelais (ca. 1494–1553),

French Renaissance The French Renaissance was the cultural and artistic movement in France between the 15th and early 17th centuries. The period is associated with the pan-European Renaissance, a word first used by the French historian Jules Michelet to define th ...

writer, doctor and

Renaissance humanist Renaissance humanism was a revival in the study of classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. During the period, the term ''humanist'' ( it, umanista) referred to teache ...

, came in 1546 to Metz, then a

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and a republic, to escape the condemnation for heresy by the

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. * Ambroise Paré (ca. 1510–1590), French surgeon, participated to the defense of Metz during the siege of 1552-1553. The journal of the siege of Metz in 1552 reports: "Although born in Laval in the

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, he is regarded as belonging to our ''

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'' because of his participation in this memorable action." * Francis of Lorraine, Duke of Guise (1519–1563), French statesman. Appointed governor of Metz by King Henri II, he successfully defended the city from the forces of Emperor

Charles V Charles V may refer to: * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) * Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain * Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise * Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) * Infa ...

during the siege of 1552-1553. *

Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis X ...

(1602–1661), French-Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician, Bishop of Metz between 1652 and 1658. *

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet (; 27 September 1627 – 12 April 1704) was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses. He has been considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time and a ma ...

(1627–1704), French bishop and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, nominated archdeacon in Metz in 1654. * Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle (1684–1761), French general and statesman, governor of the

Three Bishoprics The Three Bishoprics (french: les Trois-Évêchés ) constituted a government of the Kingdom of France consisting of the dioceses of Metz, Verdun, and Toul within the Lorraine region. The three dioceses had been Prince-bishoprics of the ...

and benefactor of the city of Metz. He participated to the edification of the Petit-Saulcy island's buildings including the opera house and the prefecture palace, and the buildings of the town square. Just before his death, he stated: "The city of Metz is my mistress." * Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French aristocrat and military officer, general in the

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, and leader of the

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during the

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, garrison's officer in Metz in 1775. * Pierre François Joseph Durutte (1767–1827), French divisional general during the

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

, in charge of the defense of Metz against the

Sixth Coalition Sixth is the ordinal form of the number six. * The Sixth Amendment, to the U.S. Constitution * A keg of beer, equal to 5 U.S. gallons or barrel * The fraction Music * Sixth interval (music)s: ** major sixth, a musical interval ** minor six ...

. As rumor was spreading that Metz surrendered during the siege, Emperor

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

asked who was in charge of its defense. When Napoleon knew that General Durutte was in command, he claimed: "Then, Metz is still ours." Indeed, Metz did resist until the abdication of the emperor. *

Michel Ney Michel Ney, 1st Duke of Elchingen, 1st Prince of the Moskva (; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one o ...

(1769–1815),

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, received his

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in the hussar's

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of Metz. *

Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (; 29 July 180516 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville (), was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his wor ...

(1805–1859), French political thinker and historian, lived and studied in Metz between 1817 and 1823. *

François Achille Bazaine François Achille Bazaine (13 February 181123 September 1888) was an officer of the French army. Rising from the ranks, during four decades of distinguished service (including 35 years on campaign) under Louis-Philippe I, Louis-Philippe and then ...

(1811–1888), French general who surrendered the city during the Franco-Prussian War, condemned afterward for treachery in negotiating with and capitulating to the enemy. *

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(1838–1913), German jurist and diplomat, lived in Metz between 1873 and 1885. *

Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (; or ; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, prose poet, cultural critic, philologist, and composer whose work has exerted a profound influence on contemporary philosophy. He began his ...

(1844–1900), German philosopher who participated to the siege of Metz during the Franco-Prussian War. *

Günther von Kluge Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge (30 October 1882 – 19 August 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II who held commands on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He commanded the 4th Army of the Wehrmacht during the invasio ...

(1882–1944), German

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, committed suicide near Metz. *

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(1885–1945), American general who victoriously led the US Army during the Battle of Metz of the

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. * Robert Schuman (1886–1963), Luxembourgish-born French statesman regarded as one of the founders of the

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, the Council of Europe, and

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, member of the

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of Metz during the interwar period. * Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893–1946), Foreign Minister of Germany, lived and studied in Metz between 1904 and 1908. * Adrienne Thomas (

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for Hertha Adrienne Strauch) (1897–1980), German writer, major representative of

humanism Humanism is a philosophy, philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and Agency (philosophy), agency of Human, human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical in ...

and

pacifism Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. Pacifists generally reject theories of Just War. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campaign ...

perspectives in Europe during the interwar period. Born in annexed Moselle, she grew up in Metz and remained attached to the city and her native land, despite the vicissitudes of her life due to the first and second world wars, and the Nazi persecution.Adrienne Thomas, le fantôme oublié de la gare de Metz. Jacques Gandebeuf. Ed Serpenoise 2009. *

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(1899–1943), French resistant, died in Metz while on a train in transit towards Germany. * Valentín González (1904–1983),

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military commander during the

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who lived in exil in Metz between 1963 and 1978. *

Jean-Marie Pelt Jean-Marie Pelt (24 October 1933 – 23 December 2015) was a French biologist, botanist and pharmacist with degrees in both biology and pharmacy. He was professor at the University of Lorraine, specializing in medicinal plants and traditional p ...

(1933), French botanist, founder of the European Institute for Ecology in Metz and member of the

of Metz from 1971 to 1983. *

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(1973), 1998

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and 2000 UEFA European champion footballer, who played for the

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between 1992 and 1998. *

Aurélie Filippetti Aurélie Filippetti ( ; born 17 June 1973) is a French politician and novelist. She served as French Minister of Culture and Communications from 2012 until 2014, first in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault and then in the government of Manue ...

(1973), French novelist and politician, elected at the French

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by the constituency of Metz.

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