Duchesne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Joseph Duchesne Joseph Duchesne or du Chesne (Quercetan, Latin Josephus Quercetanus) ( 1544, Lectoure – 1609) was a French physician. A follower of Paracelsus, he is now remembered for important if transitional alchemical theories. He called sugar toxic, saying: ...

(c. 1544–1609), French physician and chemist. Physician-in-ordinary to King Henry IV *

André Duchesne André Duchesne (; sometimes spelled ''Du Chesne'', Latinized ''Andreas Chesneus'', ''Andreas Quercetanus'', or ''Andreas Querneus''; May 158430 May 1640) was a French geographer and historian, generally styled the father of French history. Duch ...

(1584–1640), French historian *

François Duchesne François Duchesne (1616–1693) was a French historian. Biography François Duchesne, the son of the historian André Duchesne, was born in Paris in 1616. He "cultivated history with a zeal" and obtained the title of historiographer His ...

(1616–1693), French historian, son of André * Marie-Antoinette Duchesne (after 1713–1793), French publisher and bookseller *

Antoine Nicolas Duchesne Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (born 7 October 1747 Versailles (city), Versailles; died 18 February 1827 Paris) was a French botanist known for his keen observation of variation within species, and for demonstrating that species are not immutable, becaus ...

(1747–1827) French botanist and strawberry breeder *

Rose Philippine Duchesne Rose Philippine Duchesne, RSCJ (; August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852), was a French religious sister and educator whom Pope John Paul II canonized in 1988. A native of France, she immigrated as a missionary to America, and is recognized for h ...

(1769–1852), Catholic nun and French saint, Archbishop James Duhig named th
Duchesne College
after her. * Henri Gabriel Duchesne (1793–1822), French naturalist *Abbé

Louis Duchesne Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne (; 13 September 1843 – 21 April 1922) was a French priest, philology, philologist, teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions. Life Descended from a family of Bri ...

(1843–1922), French priest, philologist, teacher and church historian *

Ernest Duchesne Ernest Duchesne (30 May 1874 – 12 April 1912) was a French physician who noted that certain molds kill bacteria. He made this discovery 32 years before Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic properties of penicillin, a substance deri ...

(1874–1912), French physician *

Roger Duchesne Roger Duchesne (27 July 1906, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône – 25 December 1996) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1934 and 1957, but is best remembered for playing the lead in ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956). He was the f ...

(1906–1996), French film actor *

André Duchesne (musician) André Duchesne (born 1949) is a Canadian experimental music guitarist and composer. He was a co-founder of Ambiances Magnétiques, a Canadian musical collective and record label, and formed several experimental music bands, including Conventum ...

(born 1949), Canadian musician *

Christiane Duchesne Christiane Duchesne (born August 12, 1949) is a Quebec researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer. Biography She was born in Montreal and was educated at the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont, at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and a ...

(born 1949), Canadian researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer * Ricardo Duchesne, Canadian historical sociologist * Gaétan Duchesne (1962–2007), Canadian ice hockey player * Steve Duchesne (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player

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