Günther Anders (Stern)

Günther Anders (Stern)

(1902/1992)

A German thinker, philosopher (a term he rejected), and essayist, he is best known as a critic of technological modernity, and more specifically of the development of the nuclear industry. He was married to Hannah Arendt.

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Prince Constantin Andronikov

(1916/1997)

A Russian prince, philologist, doctor of theology, diplomat, and writer, he spent his career at the Quai d'Orsay, where he served as an official interpreter. He notably translated numerous works by Sergei Bulgakov and was dean of the Orthodox Theological Institute of Paris, where he taught liturgical theology.

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Pierre-Hubert Anson

Pierre-Hubert Anson

(1744/1810)

Député du Tiers Etat, économiste et philanthrope. Un des fondateurs des soupes populaires. En 1790, il propose d’utiliser les assignats pour liquider la dette publique.

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Jacqueline Apollinaire

Jacqueline Apollinaire

(1891/1967)

Wife of Guillaume Apollinaire (May 2, 1918), she is responsible for many of the poet's posthumous works. She was the "Pretty Redhead" of the poem.

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Anton Apponyi (comte)

Anton Apponyi (comte)

(1782/1852)

Diplomate autrichien, ambassadeur à Paris (1826-1849), il organise, avec la comtesse, de fastueuses fêtes dans les salons de l’ambassade autrichienne.

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Yasser Arafat

(1929/2004)

Homme d’État palestinien. Lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix, en 1994 en compagnie de Shimon Peres et Yitzhak Rabin.

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François Arago

François Arago

(1786/1853)

An astronomer, a member (at 23) of the Academy of Sciences, where he became permanent secretary, a professor at the École Polytechnique, and director of the Observatory, he was a proponent of the wave theory. With Biot, he continued and verified Fresnel's theories. A far-left deputy for the Pyrénées-Orientales, he was part of the provisional government during the 1848 revolution.

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Jacques Arago

Jacques Arago

(1790/1855)

Littérateur et voyageur. Atteint de cécité, il continue pourtant à produire des pièces de théâtre.

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