Estienne is a French
surname
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or
given name
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. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Estienne or
Étienne de La Boétie
Étienne or Estienne de La Boétie (; ; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French magistrate, classicist, writer, poet and political theorist, best remembered for his friendship with essayist Michel de Montaigne. His early political trea ...
(1530–1563), French philosopher, judge and writer
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Estienne Grossin
Estienne Grossin (; also Grossim) was a French composer of the late medieval and early Renaissance eras, active in Paris. He was one of the first composers to write a partially cyclic mass, a form which was to become the predominant large-scale ve ...
(), French composer
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Estienne de La Roche
Estienne de La Roche (1470–1530) was a French mathematician.
Sometimes known as Estienne de Villefranche, La Roche was born in Lyon, but his family also owned property in Villefranche-sur-SaĂ´ne, where he lived during his youth. He studied ma ...
(1470–1530), French mathematician
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Estienne Roger
Estienne Roger (1664 or 1665 in Caen, France – 7 July 1722 in Amsterdam) was a francophone printer, bookseller and publisher of sheet music working in the Netherlands.
Life
Roger was born a French Huguenot. The revocation of Edict of Nantes in ...
(1665 or 1666–1722), French-born printer and publisher working in the Netherlands
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Estienne du Tertre (), French composer
Surname
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Henri Estienne (elder)
Henri Estienne (1460 or 1470–1520) also known as Henricus Stephanus, was a 16th-century Parisian printer. Born in Paris in 1460 or 1470, he was the son of Geoffroy d'Estienne and Laure de Montolivet. His brother Raimond d'Estienne became t ...
(died 1521), founder of a French family of scholars and printers
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Robert Estienne
Robert I Estienne (; 15037 September 1559), known as ''Robertus Stephanus'' in Latin and sometimes referred to as ''Robert Stephens'', was a 16th-century printer in Paris. He was the proprietor of the Estienne print shop after the death of his f ...
(1503–1559), printer and classical scholar, son of the above
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Henri Estienne
Henri Estienne ( , ; 1528 or 15311598), also known as Henricus Stephanus ( ), was a French printer and classical scholar. He was the eldest son of Robert Estienne. He was instructed in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew by his father and would eventually ...
(1528 or 1531–1598), also known as Henricus Stephanus, printer and classical scholar, son of Robert Estienne
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Charles Estienne
Charles Estienne (; 1504–1564), known as Carolus Stephanus in Latin and Charles Stephens in English, was an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France. Charles was a younger brother of Robert Estienne I, the famous printer, and son to ...
(1504–1564), an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France, son of Henri Estienne
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Nicole Estienne (c. 1542–c. 1588), poet, daughter of Charles Estienne
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Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne
Jean Baptiste Eugène EstienneEstienne's forenames are frequently incorrectly given as Jean-Baptiste Eugène. He was christened with the three names Jean, Baptiste, and Eugène, but disliked the name Baptiste, and preferred to be addressed as Eu ...
(1860–1936), general of artillery and the creator of the French tank arm
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Georges Estienne (1896–1969), aviator, explorer of the Sahara and businessman, son of the general
See also
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École Estienne, the traditional name of the Graduate School of Arts and Printing Industry in Paris
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Étienne (disambiguation)
Étienne is a given name. Other uses include:
People
* Étienne (surname), a list of people named Étienne, Etienne or Ettienne
* Etienne (artist), pen name of Dom Orejudos (1933–1991), American erotic artist, dancer and choreographer
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