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Nicéphore Niépce, the first photographer

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Nicéphore Niépce

The world's first ever photograph was taken in Burgundy, France. Portrait of ...this genius inventor, Nicéphore Niépce, whose accomplishments went unrecognised during his lifetime.
Artists

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Artists

Art and history are closely related. Through the centuries, renowned French ...artists have given France artistic masterpieces for eternity and posterity. Discover their artistic journeys.
Napoleon III (1808 – 1871)

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Napoleon III (1808 – 1871)

After the death of the Duke of Reichstadt, son and heir of Napoleon I, in 1832, ...his nephew Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, an artillery officer, attempted to topple the July Monarchy in Strasbourg (1830) and then Boulogne (1840). Imprisoned in perpetuity in Ham fortress, he escaped (1846).

Charles X (1757 - 1836)

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Charles X (1757 - 1836)

Charles Philippe, the Count of Artois and young brother of Louis XVI and Louis ...XVIII, who became an émigré on the 17th of July 1789, sought to play a leading role in the Counter-Revolution, at the risk of sometimes clashing with the sensitivities of his older brother, the Count of Provence. In 1814, after the abdication of Napoléon, he entered Paris.
Louis-Philippe I (1773 - 1850)

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Louis-Philippe I (1773 - 1850)

Louis-Philippe, the cousin of Louis XVI, but also the eldest son of the Duke of ...Orléans (later known as Philippe Égalité) who voted for the death of the King, embraced revolutionary ideas like his father and was a member of the Jacobin Club. He fought in the armies of the Republic at Valmy and Jemmapes in 1792, but went over to the ranks of the Austrians (April 1793).
Louis XVIII (1755 - 1824)

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Louis XVIII (1755 - 1824)

Born at Versailles, Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, Count of Provence, brother of Louis ...XVI and the Count of Artois (the future Charles X), managed to cross the Belgian border in June 1791, whilst Louis XVI was arrested at Varennes. Assuming the role of Regent, he made great efforts to rally the monarchs of Europe against a revolutionary France.
François Mansart (1598-1666)

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François Mansart (1598-1666)

The founder of a dynasty of architects, François Mansart, who was working at ...the end of the reign of Louis XIII and briefly during that of Louis XIV gave new meaning to Classical architecture.
Talleyrand (1754 –1838)

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Talleyrand (1754 –1838)

Because Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, of high noble birth, had a club ...foot, his parents guided him towards a career in the Church. Bishop of Autun, elected member of the States General of 1789, he saw through the nationalisation of Church assets and the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
Molière (1622-1673)

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Molière (1622-1673)

As comedies were "made to be played", Molière, in turn comic actor, troupe ...leader, author then King's comedian, remained faithful to the stage until his death during a performance of The Imaginary Invalid on 17 February 1673.
La Fayette (1757 – 1834)

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La Fayette (1757 – 1834)

The Marquis de La Fayette was the hero of three revolutions: the American ...Revolution, that of 1789, and that of 1830. Commonly referred to as the “Citizen of Two Worlds”, he played a key role in establishing the Franco-American friendship.

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

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Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

On 27th December 2012, we celebrated the 190th anniversary of the birth of Louis ...Pasteur. For this occasion, we looked back at the exceptional life of this famous French scientist who was a pioneer in microbiology and the creator of rabies vaccine.
Centenary of the death of Jules Massenet (12th of May 1842-13th of August 1912)

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Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Jules Massenet, the Opera-Comique's figurehead composer, scored a hit there with ...Manon, his masterwork, one of the French repertoire's most popular operas, after Bizet's Carmen.
Rousseau (1712-1778)

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Rousseau

On the 28th of June 2012, we celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of ...Jean-Jacques Rousseau! Take the opportunity to find out about the life of this exceptional man, a writer, philosopher and musician all at the same time.
Writers and Intellectuals

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Writers and Intellectuals

Novelists, poets, philosophers, playwrights, men of letters...these make up some ...of France’s most prestigious writers and intellectuals. Discover their careers, their work and their ideals.
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