NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Alsatians and Lorrainians

This is a list of well-known Alsatians and Lorrainians (particularly from the area of the Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen). Location Administration Capital Strasbourg Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) DÃ©partements Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 kmÂ² Population (Ranked 14th) - January 1, 2005 est. ... Moselle is a dÃ©partement in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. ... Imperial Province of ElsaÃŸ-Lothringen Alsace-Lorraine (French: Alsace-Lorraine; German: ElsaÃŸ-Lothringen) was a territory that used to be disputed between France and Germany, but is currently a part of France and has been since World War II. The territory, composed of Alsace and parts of Lorraine, belonged to...

Jacob Amman (Jakob Ammann) was born circa 1644 in Erlenbach im Simmental, Switzerland, but later moved to Alsace as part of a wave of Anabaptist emigration from out of the Canton of Berne. ... Raymond Aron (March 14, 1905 â€” October 17, 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist and political scientist. ... Hans (Jean) Arp (September 16, 1886 â€“ June 7, 1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, and poet. ... Jean Arp (September 16, 1886 - June 7, 1966) was a sculptor, painter, and poet. ... Mehdi Baala (born August 17, 1978 in Strasbourg) is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly in the 800 m and 1500 m tracks, but his main distance is 1500 m. ... Maurice BarrÃ¨s (September 22, 1862 - December 4, 1923), French novelist, politician, radical conservative and anti-semite was born at Charmes-sur-Moselle (Vosges). ... The Statue of Liberty, his most famous work Bartholdi FrÃ©dÃ©ric Auguste Bartholdi (August 2, 1834 â€“ October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor. ... Hippolyte Bernheim (1837 - 1919) was a French physician and neurologist; born at MÃ¼lhausen, Alsace. ... LÃ¦titia BlÃ©ger LÃ¦titia BlÃ©ger (born April 10, 1981 in Colmar, Alsace) was Miss France, in 2004. ... Marc LÃ©opold Benjamin Bloch (July 6, 1886 - June 16, 1944) was a French historian of medieval France in the period between the First and Second World Wars, and a founder of the Annales School. ... LÃ©on Blum LÃ©on Blum (9 April 1872 - 30 March 1950), was the Prime Minister of France three times: from 1936 to 1937, for one month in 1938, and from December 1946 to January 1947. ... Daniel Blumenthal (1860 - 1930) born in Colmar, Alsace. ... Brandt at the Doctors Trial Karl Brandt (January 8, 1904 â€“ June 2, 1948) was the personal physician to Adolf Hitler and headed the administration of the Nazi euthanasia programme from 1939. ... Sebastian Brant (1457 - May 10, 1521), German humanist and satirist, was born at Strassburg. ... Martin Bucer Martin Bucer (or Butzer, Latin Martinus Buccer, Martinus Bucerus ) (November 11, 1491 â€“ February 28, 1551) was a German Protestant reformer. ... Ettore Bugatti Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti (September 15, 1881, Milan, died on August 21, 1947) was an automobile designer and manufacturer. ... Jean Bugatti, born January 15, 1909 - died August 11, 1939, was a French automotive designer and test engineer. ... Les misÃ¨res de la guerre Jacques Callot (c. ... Henri Cartan (born July 8, 1904) is a son of Ã‰lie Cartan, and is, as his father was, a distinguished and influential French mathematician. ... Claude, Duke of Guise Coat of arms of the Duke of Guise Claude of Lorraine (October 20, 1496, ChÃ¢teau de CondÃ©-sur-Moselle, â€“ April 12, 1550, ChÃ¢teau de Joinville) was the first Duke of Guise, from 1528 to his death. ... Paul Colin (Nancy 1892â€“1985) was a French poster designer and at one time, briefly, the lover of Josephine Baker. ... Robert de Cotte (1656â€“Paris, 15 July 1735) was a French architect-administrator, under whose design control of the royal buildings of France from 1699, the earliest notes presaging the Rococo style were introduced. ... Darry Cowl, born AndrÃ© Darricau in Vittel, (27 August 1925 - 14 February 2006) was a French musician and actor. ... Pierre Dac (August 15, 1893-February 9, 1975) was a French humorist and Resistance leader. ... May refer to the politcal leader Eugene_V._Debs May also be in reference to a a debutante ball, a formal party undertaken by the leaving members of second-level schools in Ireland, most often in the month of August or September. ... Mireille Delunsch (born 1962 in Mulhouse) is a french opera singer (soprano). ... DorÃ© photographed by Felix Nadar. ... David Émile Durkheim (April 15, 1858 - November 15, 1917) is known as the founder of modern sociology. ... Leo IX, born Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg (June 21, 1002 - April 19, 1054) was pope from February 12, 1049 to his death. ... Emile Erckmann (was the joint pseudonym of Erckmann-Chatrian) (1822 - 1899) was a French author and writer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charles Fehrenbach (born April 29, 1914 in Strasbourg) is a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. ... Jules Ferry, French statesman Jules FranÃ§ois Camille Ferry (April 5, 1832 â€“ March 17, 1893) was a French statesman. ... Johann Fischart (c. ... Cover of Time Magazine (August 23, 1926) RenÃ© Paul Fonck (27 March 1894â€“18 June 1953) ended the Great War at the top of the list of all Allied fighter aces. ... Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916). ... Francis I Francis I (December 8, 1708 - August 18, 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Pierre Fresnay (April 4, 1897 - January 9, 1975) was a French stage and film actor. ... Ã‰mile Friant (Dieuze, 1863 - Nancy 1932) was a French painter. ... Charles Friedel (March 12, 1832 â€“ April 20, 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist. ... Claude Lorrain. ... Henri GrÃ©goire Henri GrÃ©goire (December 4, 1750-May 20, 1831), generally known in French as abbÃ© GrÃ©goire, was a French Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader and constitutional bishop of Blois. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... SalomÃ© Haller (born ca. ... Jean-Jacques Henner (March 5, 1829 - 1905), French painter, was born at Dornach (Alsace). ... Hugo Emil Hergesell (May 29, 1859, Bromberg - June 6, 1938, Berlin) was a German meteorologist. ... Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (b. ... Patricia Kaas Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer and actress. ... Alfred Kastler (May 3, 1902 - January 7, 1984) is a French physicist, born in Guebwiller, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1966. ... Marie Pierre Koenig (October 10, 1898 â€“ September 2, 1970) was a French general. ... Image of Joan of Arc, painted between 1450 and 1500 (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490). ... FranÃ§ois Christophe de Kellermann FranÃ§ois Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann (28 May 1735 - 23 September 1820), duke of Valmy and marshal of France, came of a Saxon family, long settled in Strasbourg and ennobled. ... Jean Baptiste KlÃ©ber Jean Baptiste KlÃ©ber (9 March 1753 - 14 June 1800) was a French general. ... Katia Krafft (17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft ( 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French vulcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mt Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. ... The LunÃ©ville statue of Antoine Charles Louis, comte de Lasalle. ... Jean-Marie Lehn (born September 30, 1939) is a French chemist. ... Leo IX, born Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg (June 21, 1002 â€“ April 19, 1054) was Pope from February 12, 1049 to his death. ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... Oscar Arthur Moritz Lindauer (1815-1866) circa 1850-1860 Oscar Arthur Moritz Lindauer (1815 - September 5, 1866) emigrated from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834. ... SÃ©bastien Loeb (born February 26, 1974) is a French rally driver and winner, with co-driver Daniel Elena, of the World Rally Drivers Championship title in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and of a record ten World Rallies in 2005. ... Charles Martin Loeffler (1861—1935) was an Alsace‐born American composer. ... Lothair (825 - August 8, 869), was the second son of the emperor Lothair I. On his fathers death in 855, he received for his kingdom a district lying west of the Rhine, between the North Sea and the Jura mountains, which was called Regnum Lotharii and early in the... Jean LurÃ§at (July 1, 1892 - January 6, 1966) was a French painter and tapestry designer. ... Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854 - 1934), made Marshal of France in 1921, was the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. ... Marcel Mangel (born March 22, 1923; Strasbourg, France), better known by his stage name Marcel Marceau, is a well-known mime, among the most popular representatives of this art form world-wide. ... Nathalie Marquay is a former Miss France, and is the life partner of Jean-Pierre Pernault. ... Groucho, Gummo, Minnie (mother), Zeppo, Frenchy (father), Chico and Harpo. ... Paul-Henri Mathieu (born January 12, 1982, Strasbourg) is a professional male tennis player from France. ... AndrÃ© Maurois, or Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog (July 26, 1885 â€“ October 9, 1967) was a French author and man of letters. ... Marcel Mauss (May 10, 1872 â€“ February 10, 1950) was a French sociologist best known for his role in elaborating on and securing the legacy of his uncle Ã‰mile Durkheim and the AnnÃ©e Sociologique. ... Jules MÃ©line, French statesman FÃ©lix Jules MÃ©line (May 20, 1838 â€“ December 21, 1925) was a French statesman, prime minister from 1896 to 1898. ... Charles MÃ¼nch (September 26, 1891 â€“ November 6, 1968) was a French conductor and violinist. ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France. ... Jean FrÃ©dÃ©ric Oberlin (German: Johann Friedrich Oberlin) (August 3, 1740 - June 1, 1826) was an Alsatian pastor and philanthropist. ... JÃ©rÃ©mie Jacques Oberlin (8 August 1735â€“10 October 1806) was an Alsatian philologist and archaeologist. ... FranÃ§ois-Joseph Offenstein (Erstein in Alsace, July 27th 1760 - Mouzay September 27th 1837) was a general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the first Empire // Son of FranÃ§ois-Joseph Offenstein (butcher in Erstein) and of Catherine Reibel, he grew up under the french Ancien RÃ©gime before joining... Pierre Pflimlin, French prime minister Pierre Pflimlin (February 5, 1907 - June 27, 2000) was a French Christian Democratic politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before the return of Charles de Gaulle. ... Jean-FranÃ§ois PilÃ¢tre de Rozier. ... Paul Rohmer in 1947 Paul Rohmer, (Huttenheim, November 1st 1876 - Strasbourg, March 2nd 1977), is a french physician considered as the father of the modern paediatrics in the east corner of France. ... Michel Platini (June 21, 1955, JÅ“uf, DÃ©partement Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a former French football player, regarded as one of the most elegant midfielders of his generation and possibly the greatest French footballer of all time. ... Jules Henri PoincarÃ© (April 29, 1854 â€“ July 17, 1912) (IPA: [][1]), was one of Frances greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. ... Rabbenu Gershom (also known as Gershom ben Judah) (c. ... Louis Gustave Fortune Ratisbonne (29 July 1827 - 24 September 1900) was a French man of letters. ... Beatus Rhenanus (also known as Beatus Bild; 22 August 1485 in Schlettstadt, Alsace-20 July 1547 in Strasbourg), was a German humanist, religious reformer, and classical scholar. ... Comte Pierre Louis Roederer (February 15, 1754 - December 17, 1835) was a French politician and economist, politically active in the era of the French Revolution and First French Republic. ... Josel (Joselmann, Joselin, Yoselmann) of Rosheim or Joseph ben Gershon Loanz (c. ... Maurice de Saxe, Marshal General of France, in 1748 Maurice, comte de Saxe (German Moritz Graf von Sachsen) (28 October 1696 â€“ 20 November 1750), Marshal of France and later also Marshal General of France. ... Johannes Schefferus (February 2, 1621 - March 26, 1679) was born in Strassburg, the present Strasbourg, in present-day France (at that time it was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and outside of France). ... Victor Schoelcher (1804 - 25 December 1893) was a French abolitionist writer in the 1800s and the main spokesman for a group from Paris who worked for the abolition of slavery, and formed an abolition society in 1834. ... Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger were brothers from Alsace, France (Conrad a physicist -graduated from Ã‰cole Polytechnique (France) in 1900- and Marcel, an engineer graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris in 1907). ... c. ... Paul Schutzenberger (December 23, 1829 - June 26, 1897), French chemist, was born at Strasbourg, where his father Georges FrÃ©dÃ©ric Schutzenberger (1779-1859) was professor of law, and his uncle Charles Schutzenberger (1809 1881) professor of chemical medicine. ... Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, (January 14, 1875 â€“ September 4, 1965) was a Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. ... Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, often referred to as JJSS (February 13, 1924 - November 7, 2006), was a French journalist and politician. ... Soubise can refer to: Soubise, a commune of the Charente-Maritime département, in France Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise (? 1580-1642), Huguenot leader Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise (1715-1787), peer and marshal of France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Still life with basket of glasses Sebastian (or SÃ©bastien) Stoskopff (Strasbourg, July 13, 1597 - Idstein, February 10, 1657) was an alsacian painter of still lives. ... Jacques Charles François Sturm (September 29, 1803 - December 18, 1855), French mathematician, of German extraction, was born at Geneva. ... Catherine Trautmann. ... Tomi (Jean-Thomas) Ungerer, (November 28, 1931 - ) is a French illustrator best known for his erotic and political illustrations as well as childrens books. ... Vauban designed this pentagonal fortress to withstand sieges. ... Paul Verlaine illustrated in the frontispiece of , 1902 Paul Marie Verlaine (March 30, 1844 â€“ January 8, 1896) is considered one of the greatest and most popular of French poets. ... Emile Waldteufel (December 9, 1837 - February 12, 1915) was a French composer of popular music as well as waltzes and polkas. ... ArsÃ¨ne Wenger, OBE (born October 22, 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager, who is currently managing Arsenal, where he has become the clubs most successful manager, in terms of trophies, and the longest-running manager, and in terms of matches played (over 550, as of September... Charles Adolphe Wurtz (November 26, 1817 - May 10, 1884) was a French chemist. ... William Wyler (July 1, 1902â€“July 27, 1981) was a prolific, Oscar-winning motion picture director. ... Zwentibold (870 â€“ August 13, 900) was the illegimate son of the Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia. ...

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