Constant (given name)
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Constant is a given name, and may refer to:
- André Henri Constant van HasseltAndré Henri Constant van HasseltAndré Henri Constant van Hasselt was a Flemish poet.-Life:Born at Maastricht, Van Hasselt was first educated in his native town. He studied his Atheneum at the University of Liège , then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, where he earned his doctor in rights...
(1806-1874), Flemish poet - André Marie Constant DumérilAndré Marie Constant DumérilAndré Marie Constant Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology...
(1774-1860), French zoologist - Constant ChevillonConstant ChevillonConstant Chevillon was Grand Master of the Freemasonry Rite of Memphis-Misraïm and head of FUDOFSI and other occult societies....
(1880-1944), Grand Master of the Freemasonry Rite of Memphis-Misraïm - Constant d'AubignéConstant d'AubignéConstant d'Aubigné was a French nobleman, son of Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné, the poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. Born into a Huguenot family, Constant led a less structured life, first embracing Protestantism and then the Catholic causes, visiting England and then in 1626 betraying...
(circa 1584-1647), French nobleman - Constant de Kerchove de DenterghemConstant de Kerchove de DenterghemCount Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem was a Belgian liberal politician. He was a son of Jean de Kerchove and Sabine della Faille d'Assenede, both descendants of Flemish nobility...
(1790-1865), Belgian liberal politician - Constant FeithConstant FeithJonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1884-1958), Dutch amateur football player - Constant FornerodConstant FornerodConstant Fornerod was a Swiss politician, originally from Avenches, and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
(1819-1899), Swiss politician - Constant FouardConstant FouardConstant Fouard was a French ecclesiastical writer.-Life:His early life was a preparation for the work on which his fame rests. He studied the classics at Bois-Guillaume, philosophy at Issy , and made his theological studies at Saint-Sulpice, Paris...
(1837-1903), French ecclesiastical writer - Constant HuretConstant HuretConstant Huret, nicknamed "le Boulanger" was a French long distance track racing cyclist. He was a professional from 1894 to 1902.-Major achievements:...
(1870-1951), long distance track racing cyclist - Constant JanssenConstant JanssenDr. Jan Constant Janssen , was a Belgian physician and businessman. He was the third child of Adriaan Victor Janssen and Anna Catharina Eelen . He went to highschool in Hoogstraten and studied medicine at the Catholic University of Leuven and the University of Ghent...
(1895-1970), Belgian physician and businessman - Constant LambertConstant LambertLeonard Constant Lambert was a British composer and conductor.-Early life:Lambert, the son of Russian-born Australian painter George Lambert, was educated at Christ's Hospital and the Royal College of Music...
(1905-1951), British composer and conductor - Constant Le Marchand de LigneryConstant le Marchand de LigneryConstant le Marchand de Lignery, generally known as Lignery was a French military officer in New France . He was twice commandant at Michilimackinac.-Background:Lignery was the son of Joseph le Marchand de Lignery and Marguerite Du Sillar...
(1662-1732), French military officer - Constant MartinConstant MartinConstant Martin was a French engineer and inventor who perfected and successfully commercialised radio sets and most famously the Clavioline, a precursor to the synthesizer...
, inventor of the Clavioline - Constant NieuwenhuysConstant NieuwenhuysConstant Anton Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch painter, and one of the foremost innovators of Unitary Urbanism. In 1941, he became deeply interested in the work of Paul Cézanne, Cubism and German Expressionism....
(1920-2005), Dutch painter, generally known simply as Constant - Constant PermekeConstant PermekeConstant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...
(1886-1952), Belgian painter - Constant PrévostConstant PrévostLouis-Constant Prévost was a French geologist.He was the son of the tax farmer Louis Prévost, receiver of the rentes of Paris...
(1787-1856), French geologist - Constant TroyonConstant TroyonConstant Troyon , French painter, was born in Sèvres, near Paris, where his father was connected with the famous manufactory of porcelain....
(1810-1865), French painter - Constant Vanden StockConstant Vanden StockConstant Vanden Stock was the honorary president and former president and player of Belgian football club R.S.C. Anderlecht. The stadium of this club is named after him. Constant Vanden Stock also served as coach of the Belgium national football team from 1958 to 1968...
(born 1914), honorary president and former president and player of Belgian football club R.S.C. Anderlecht - Jean Michel Constant LeberJean Michel Constant LeberJean Michel Constant Leber , French historian and bibliophile, was born at Orléans on 8 May 1780. His first work was a poem on Joan of Arc ; but he wrote at the same time a Grammaire gendral synthetique, which attracted the attention of J. M. de Grando, then secretary-general to the ministry of the...
(1780-1859), French historian and bibliophile - Jean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
(1790-1869), French zoologist - Marie Philibert Constant SappeyMarie Philibert Constant SappeyMarie Philibert Constant Sappey was a French anatomist born in Cernon, near the city of Bourg-en-Bresse.He studied medicine at the University of Paris, earning his degree in 1843. Later he became a professor of anatomy in Paris, and in 1862 was elected to the Academy of Medicine, becoming its...
(1810-1896), French anatomist
See also
- Constance (name)
- Constant (surname)Constant (surname)Constant is a human name, and may refer to:*Benjamin Constant , Swiss-born thinker, writer and French politician*Benjamin Constant , Brazilian military man and political thinker...
- Constantine (name)Constantine (name)Constantine is a masculine given name and surname which is derived from the Latin name Constantinus, a hypocoristic of the first names Constans and Constantius, both meaning "constant, steadfast" in Latin. The names are the Latin equivalents of the Greek name Eustáthios, meaning the same...
- Constant-Désiré
- Benjamin-Constant
- Benoît-Constant
- Saint-ConstantSaint-ConstantSaint-Constant is the name of several places:* Saint-Constant, Quebec* Saint-Constant, Cantal, a commune in the Cantal département, in France...