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Famous People Named Jacques
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Jacques Cartier
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Jacques Cartier
Explorer / 1491 - 1557
French explorer Jacques Cartier is known chiefly for exploring the St. Lawrence River and giving Canada its name.
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Jacques Offenbach
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Jacques Offenbach
Songwriter / 1819 - 1880
Jacques Offenbach was a prolific composer who created a new type French comic opera called the operette.
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Jacques Cousteau
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Jacques Cousteau
Photographer, Explorer, Filmmaker, Inventor, Military Leader, Scientist / 1910 - 1997
French ocean explorer and navy officer, Jacuques Costeau co-invented the Aqua-Lung, or scuba.
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Jacques Alexandre César Charles
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Jacques Alexandre César Charles
Mathematician, Inventor, Physicist, Academic Author / 1746 - 1823
Jacques Alexandre César Charles was a French inventor who, along with Nicolas Robert, was the first to build and launch a hydrogen balloon.
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Jacques Chirac
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Jacques Chirac
Warrior, Pilot, Mayor, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1932 -
Jacques Chirac served as President of France from 1995-2007, Prime Minister from 1974-76 & 1986-88, and Mayor of Paris from 1977-1995.
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Jacques Derrida
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Jacques Derrida
Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist / 1930 - 2004
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher whose critique of Western philosophy had an incredible influence on the intellectual world in the late 20th century.
profile name: Jacques Cartier profile occupation: Explorer
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profile name: Jacques Cousteau profile occupation: Photographer, Explorer, Filmmaker, Inventor, Military Leader, Scientist
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profile name: Jacques Alexandre César Charles profile occupation: Mathematician, Inventor, Physicist, Academic Author
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profile name: Jacques Offenbach profile occupation: Songwriter
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profile name: Jacques Chirac profile occupation: Warrior, Pilot, Mayor, World Leader, Prime Minister
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profile name: Jacques Derrida profile occupation: Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist
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