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Berthelot Foundation
Berthelot may refer to: People with the surname * Amable Berthelot (1777–1847), Québécois lawyer and political figure * André Berthelot (1862–1938), a secretary-general of ''La Grande Encyclopédie'' * Anne Berthelot (born 1957), French professor of Medieval literature studies * Armond J. Berthelot (1894–1961), French World War I flying ace * Chantal Berthelot, member of the French National Assembly for French Guiana (2007–2017) * Charles Honoré Berthelot La Villeheurnois (c. 1750-1799), French politician * Francis Berthelot (born 1946), French science fiction author * Henri Mathias Berthelot (1861–1931), French general during World War I * Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945–2006), French sociologist and philosopher * Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, marquise de Prie (1698–1727) * Marcellin Berthelot (1827–1907) chemist, author and diplomat * Marco Berthelot (born 1972), Canadian curler * Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny (1738–1815), Canadian politician * Philippe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amable Berthelot
Amable Berthelot (February 10, 1777 – November 24, 1847) was a ''Canadien'' lawyer, author and political figure. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and later to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Trained as a lawyer, he was an avid book-collector, at one point having a personal library of some fifteen hundred volumes. He did not support those who took up arms during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. He never married, but adopted two children, a boy and a girl. His daughter married Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, later co-premier of the Province of Canada. He was a literary mentor to François-Xavier Garneau. Early life and family Berthelot was born in Quebec City in 1777, the son of Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny and Marie-Angélique Bazin. The Berthelots were a well-off family. Amable's grandfather, Charles Berthelot, was the son of a merchant grocer in Paris. Charles Berthelot emigrated to Quebec City in 1726 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
