Jean Marie Joseph Magrou (October 22, 1869 – 1945) was a French sculptor, born in Béziers, France. He studied under Eugène Émile Thomas and Injalbert. Magrou was a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magrou, Jean 1869 births 1945 deaths People from Béziers 20th-century French sculptors 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Academic staff of the University of Paris École des Beaux-Arts alumni Knights of the Legion of Honour 19th-century French male artists