Curated category
Huguenots
- John CalvinOn the 10th of July 1509, a boy named Jehan Cauvin was born in the town of Noyon within the province of Picardy. His father Gérard Cauvin worked as a…
- Jacques I Androuet du CerceauJacques I Androuet du Cerceau entered the world in Paris during 1510. He grew up within a family that would eventually dominate French decorative arts for…
- Joseph BazalgetteLouis Bazalgette arrived in London from Ispagnac, France, as an economic migrant. He became a tailor and financier who served the Prince of Wales.
- Jean GoujonJean Goujon emerged from the misty coastlines of Normandy, though no birth certificate confirms his arrival. His earliest documented work appeared at the…
- Henry BessemerHenry Bessemer entered the world on the 19th of January 1813 in London. His father Anthony was a member of a Huguenot family that had fled Paris during the…
- David GarrickDavid Garrick was born at the Angel Inn on Widemarsh Street in Hereford on the 19th of February 1716. His family traced their roots to French Huguenots who…