French Biography Reports
St. Joseph's, grade 8, Ms. Piazza

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) Emperor of France
Napoleon and the Napoleonic wars by Albert Marrin B/N216.68/YA, jB/Nap
Follows Napoleon Bonaparte from his origins as a lowly soldier to his rise to military power and his conquest of Europe. 276 pp.

Louis Braille (1809-1852) developer of the Braille alphabet and advocate for the blind
People Who Helped the World: Louis Braille by Beverley Birch jB/Bra 68pp

Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) Explorer of Canada
Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and the explorers of Canada by Tony Coulter j910.92/Cou 111 pp.

Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)
Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and the explorers of Canada by Tony Coulter j910.92/Cou 111 pp.

Charlemagne (742-814) Frankish king and warrior
Charlemagne by Susan Banfield jB/Cha
Traces the life of the Frankish warrior and king who built a great empire in western Europe. 111 pp.
Charlemagne, by the editors of Horizon magazine and Richard Winston Biog/Charlemagne/742-814
Surveys the age of Charlemagne and his influence on subsequent periods of European history. Profusely illustrated with photographs of art dating from the time of Charlemagne 153 pp.

George Clemenceau (1841-1929) Leader of France after WWI
World Leaders Past and Present:  George Clemenceau by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Biography of French Leader known as the "Father of Victory" 112 pp.

Jean Baptiste Colbert advisor to Louis XIV

Jacques Cousteau (1910- ) oceanographer, underwater explorer
Jacques-Yves Cousteau by Susan Sinnott j910.92/Sinnott S
Examines the life and accomplishments of the celebrated French oceanographer

Marie Curie (1867-1934) scientist
Marie Curie by Mollie Keller Biog/Curie M
Biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium. 119 pp

Marie Curie, pioneer physicist by Carol Greene jB/Cur
A biography of the brilliant scientist whose work with radioactivity caused her death, but gave life to others. 109 pp.

Marie Curie, woman of genius by Ad`ele de Leeuw Biog/Curie M
Biography of the woman scientist whose dedication and hard work resulted in the discovery of radium and two awards of the Nobel Prize.

Louis Jacque Mande Daguerre (1787-1851) photographer, inventor of the dageurreotype
Photography: A study in versatility by Peter Hillson 778.20/Hillson P

Claude DeBussy (1862-1918) composer
Claude Debussy by Roderic Dunnett jB/Deb
Biography of one of the world's composers. 64 pp.

Hilaire-Romaine-Edgar Degas (1834-1917) painter
Degas : life and works by Virginia Spate 759.4/Degas E
Ballet dancers, horses and the theater were some of Degas' obsessions. He depicted them over and over in every possible nuance. Follow the life and works of a great and individual nineteenth-century artist in this beautifully presented small format art book. 144 pp.

Edgar Degas by Norma Broude 759.4/D31.9/YA
Biography of nineteenth century painter

Charles DeGaulle (1890-1970) French Resistance leader

Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) architect
Story of Architecture by Jonathan Glancey 720.9/Glancey J
History of architecture

Charles Garnier, architect of the Paris Opera House
Story of Architecture by Jonathan Glancey 720.9/Glancey J
History of architecture

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Golbert du Motier de La Fayette (1757-1834) Military leader who sided with American during the war for Independence.
Revolutionary War Leaders: Layfayette, French freedom fighter by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. & JoAnn A. Grote  80 pp

Claude Monet Impressionist painter
Monet: Life and Works by Marianne Sachs 759.4/Monet
Biography of painter. 144 pp.

Camille Saint Saens (1835-1921) composer, musician
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians RR780.3/New

Louis Pasteur, (1822-1895) scientist
Louis Pasteur : and the hidden world of microbes by Louise E. Robbins
Biography of microbiologist. 140  pp.

Edith Piaf (1915-1963) singer
Oxford Companion to Popular Music RR

Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) & Louis Joillette (1645-1700) missionaries, explorers
Joilliet & Marquette: Explorers of the Mississippi River by Daniel E. Harmon jB/Poi 63 pp.
The World's Great Explorers: Jacques Marquette and Louis Joillette by Zachary Kent j910.92/Ken 128 pp.

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) post-Impressionist painter
Van Gogh: Life and Works by Linda Whitely 759.9492/Gogh V
Biography of Dutch painter 144 pp