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(Encyclopedia) JeanJeanzhäN [key], 1921–2019, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000); son of Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg, and Felix, prince of Bourbon-Parma. He fought with Great Britain's…Daumat, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Daumat, Jean: see Domat, Jean.Champollion, Jean François
(Encyclopedia) Champollion, Jean FrançoisChampollion, Jean FrançoiszhäN fräNswäˈ shäNpôlyôNˈ [key], 1790–1832, French linguist and Egyptologist. He is considered the founder of the science of…Meun, Jean de
(Encyclopedia) Meun, Jean de: see Jean de Meun.Claude, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Claude, JeanClaude, JeanzhäN [key]Claude, Jean klōd [key], 1619–87, French Protestant theologian. As Protestant pastor at Paris, Claude received considerable attention for his…Toomer, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Toomer, Jean, 1894–1967, American writer, b. Washington, D.C., as Nathan Eugene Toomer. A major figure of the Harlem Renaissance, he is known mainly for Cane (1923, rev. ed. 1988, 2011…Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de
(Encyclopedia) Balzac, Jean Louis Guez deBalzac, Jean Louis Guez dezhäN lwē gā [key]Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de də bälzäkˈ [key], 1597?–1654, French writer. His Lettres (1624, tr. 1634) and other…Champollion-Figeac, Jean Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Champollion-Figeac, Jean Jacques: see under Champollion, Jean François.Smet, Pierre Jean de
(Encyclopedia) Smet, Pierre Jean de: see De Smet, Pierre Jean.Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène
(Encyclopedia) Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène: see Houdin, Jean Eugène Robert.