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Roland_Garros_(aviator)

Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (French pronunciation: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]; 6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. Garros began a career in aviation in 1909 and performed many early feats before joining the French army and becoming one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I. Garros was shot down on 5 October 1918. In 1928, the Roland Garros tennis stadium was named in his memory; the French Open tennis tournament takes the name of Roland Garros, which is held in this stadium.

Blanche_Gardin

Blanche Gardin (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃ʃ ɡaʁdɛ̃]; born 3 April 1977) is a French comedian, actress and screenwriter. She became known to the general public through her participation in the Jamel Comedy Club and for her role in the television series WorkinGirls on Canal+, and then became popular with her stand-up shows. She won the Molière Award for Humor two years in a row for her shows Je parle toute seule and Bonne nuit Blanche in 2018 and 2019. As a screenwriter, she notably co-wrote the short program Parents mode d'emploi, broadcast on France 2.
Gardin holds a Master of Sociology degree from the Paris Nanterre University.

Marlene_Schiappa

Marlène Schiappa (French pronunciation: [maʁlɛn ʃjapa]; born 18 November 1982) is a French writer and politician who served as State Secretary for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life, attached to the Prime Minister, in the Borne government (2022-2023), as Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship, attached to the Minister of the Interior, in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Secretary of State for Gender Equality in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (2017–2020).Ultimately, Schiappa was sacked from government in July 2023 as part of a cabinet reshuffle, a dismissal linked to the ongoing political scandal surrounding the "Marianne Fund" to combat Islamist extremism, a fund she set up as junior minister in 2021, and whose handling came under public and parliamentary scrutiny in 2023.

Jean-Claude_Lattès

JC Lattès is a French publishing house. A division of Hachette Livre since 1981, JC Lattès' catalogue includes the works of Dan Brown, as well as Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James.
Founder Jean-Claude Lattès died on 17 January 2018.

Coralie_Grévy

Coralie Grévy (1811–1893) was the wife of President of France Jules Grévy. Coralie Grévy and her spouse wished to live a simple life and not burden the finances of the state. She agreed to host three balls a year and continue the charity set up by her predecessor, but saw to it that all official events were as inexpensive as possible and benefited the French workforce, such as in the work on the Presidential Palace. In high society, she was mocked and made fun of because of her middle-class background and lack of practice at mixing with the aristocracy, and exposed to social snubs and gossip about her mistakes in this regard.

Gaston_Ramon

Gaston Ramon (30 September 1886 – 8 June 1963) was a French veterinarian and biologist best known for his role in the treatment of diphtheria and tetanus.
He was born in Bellechaume (Yonne, France) and attended l'École vétérinaire d'Alfort from 1906 to 1910. In 1917 he married Marthe Momont, grandniece of Emile Roux.
During the 1920s, Ramon, along with P. Descombey, made major contributions to the development of effective vaccines for both diphtheria and tetanus. In particular, he developed a method for inactivating the diphtheria toxin and the tetanus toxin using formaldehyde which, in its essentials, is still used in vaccines manufactured today. He also developed a method for determining the potency of the vaccines, an essential element required for the reproducible production of these pharmaceuticals.
He received 155 Nobel Prize Nominations but never received the prize.A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.

Maurice_Perrin_(physician)

Maurice Perrin (21 May 1875 – 18 October 1956) was a French physician and professor of medicine at Nancy.
He earned a bachelor of arts in philosophy at 19, began employment for a hospital in 1898 and earned his MD in 1901 with a thesis on polyneuritis. He became an associate in 1910, and was posted to the tuberculosis clinic where he remained for 25 years.
He published over 200 articles, including his thesis in 1932 focusing on "the Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver". He became a professor of clinical medicine at Nancy in 1936.
He was promoted to the rank of colonel in the French Army Reserves in 1936.

Daphné_Bürki

Daphné Bürki (born Daphné de Montmarin, 2 March 1980 in Paris) is a French television presenter, columnist, stylist, and actress. She currently appears as one of the main judges on the competition series Drag Race France.

Luc_Luycx

Luc Luycx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlyk ˈlœy̯ks]; born 11 April 1958) is the designer of the common side of the euro coins.Luycx is a computer engineer and medallist. He was born in Aalst, Belgium and now lives in Dendermonde. Luycx worked for the Royal Belgian Mint. He designed the euro coins in 1996. His signature on all euro coins is visible as two L letters connected together (LL). On the 2-euro coin, this is visible under the O of the word EURO on the common side.