People from Aisne

Charles_Wolf_(astronomer)

Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf (9 November 1827 in Vorges – 4 July 1918) was a French astronomer.
In 1862, Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post as assistant at the Paris Observatory.
In 1867 he and Georges Rayet discovered Wolf–Rayet stars.
He was elected to the positions of Vice-President (1897) and President (1898) of the French Academy of Sciences.

Jean-Pierre_Balligand

Jean-Pierre Balligand (born 30 May 1950) was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the 3rd constituency of the Aisne department from 1981 to 2012. He is a member of the Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste) and worked in association with the SRC parliamentary group.

Ernest_Lavisse

Ernest Lavisse (French: [lavis]; 17 December 1842 – 18 August 1922) was a French historian. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Lavisse is also known for being one of the main creator of the roman national ("National myth", lit. "national novel"), thank to his history schoolbooks.

Philippe_Tesson

Philippe Tesson (1 March 1928 – 1 February 2023) was a French journalist and television columnist who primarily focused on theatre. In 1974, he founded the newspaper Le Quotidien de Paris, of which he was the owner and director of publication until 1994. He was also owner of the publishing house L'Avant-scène théâtre and the Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse in Paris.