The Prix de Rome or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them to stay in Rome for three to five years at the expense of the state. The prize was extended to architecture in 1720, music in 1803 and engraving in 1804. The prestigious award was abolished in 1968 by André Malraux, then Minister of Culture, following the May 68 riots that called for cultural change.
The Collège de France, formerly known as the Collège Royal or as the Collège impérial founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. The Collège de France is considered to be France's most prestigious research establishment.
The French Democratic Confederation of Labour is a national trade union center, one of the five major French confederations of trade unions, led since 2023 by Marylise Léon. It is the largest French trade union confederation by number of members (875,000) but comes only second after the General Confederation of Labour in voting results for representative bodies.
Tony Robert-Fleury was a French painter, known primarily for historical scenes. He was also a prominent art teacher, with many famous artists among his students.
Barbier is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Frères chasseurs were a paramilitary organization that fought in the Patriote Rebellion on the Patriote side, seeking to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, an independent and democratic republic.
Aubin is a masculine French given name variant of Albin, from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". It is also common as a surname. People with the name Aubin include:
Nieppe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is in the Lys Plain and a portion of it is in the Lys Valley.
Events from the year 1894 in France.
Émile Edmond Jean Peynot was a prominent French artist sculptor and medallist.
Octave-Cyrille Fortier was a physician and political figure in Canada East. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.
De Smet or Desmet is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a regional form of "the smith" very common in East and West Flanders. It was the tenth most common name in Belgium in 1997. Notable people with the surname include:
Boissier is a surname, and may refer to:
Quemener, Quéméner, Quéméneur, Quémeneur or Kemener is a surname, and may refer to;
Malherbe is a surname of French origin. It is common in South Africa due to the immigration of Huguenots in the late 17th century.
Grange or Grangé is a French surname that may refer to the following people:
Lesage, LeSage or Le Sage is a surname. People with the name include:
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