Estienne

Estienne is a French surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Estienne or Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563), French philosopher, judge and writer
  • Estienne Grossin (fl. 1418–1421), French composer
  • Estienne de La Roche (1470–1530), French mathematician
  • Estienne Roger (1665 or 1666–1722), French-born printer and publisher working in the Netherlands
  • Estienne du Tertre (fl. mid-16th century), French composer

Surname

  • Henri Estienne (elder) (died 1521), founder of a French family of scholars and printers
    • Robert Estienne (1503–1559), printer and classical scholar, son of the above
      • Henri Estienne (1528 or 1531–1598), also known as Henricus Stephanus, printer and classical scholar, son of Robert Estienne
    • Charles Estienne (1504–1564), an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France, son of Henri Estienne
      • Nicole Estienne (c. 1542–c. 1588), poet, daughter of Charles Estienne
  • Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne (1860–1936), general of artillery and the creator of the French tank arm
    • Georges Estienne (1896–1969), aviator, explorer of the Sahara and businessman, son of the general

See also

  • École Estienne, the traditional name of the Graduate School of Arts and Printing Industry in Paris
  • Étienne (disambiguation)
  • "Stephens" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XXII (9th ed.). 1887. pp. 534–536.
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