Salan, Raoul. 1899-1984. French general. Created OAS 1961. Imprisoned 1962-8.

Sand, George (Aurore Dupin). 1804-76. French writer. Lélia 1833. Mauprat 1837.

Sansculottes. 1793-4. Radical French Revolutionaries. Demanded action of Convention vs counterrevolution. Terror.

Sardou, Victorien. 1831-1908. French dramatist. La Tosca. A Scrap of Paper 1860.

Sartre, Jean-Paul. 1905-80. French existentialist philosopher: L’Etre et le Néant 1943. Social responsibility of freedom. (refused).

Satie, Erik. 1866-1925. Modern French Impressionist, Neoclassical composer.

Sauvage, Nicolas. French. Invented cabriolet taxi 1660.

Savonnerie. 1604-1826. Royal French carpet makers incorporated into Gobelins.

Savoy. 1048 Duchy founded by Humbert I. 1056 +Piedmont. 1720 +Sardinia -Sicily = Kingdom of Sardinia. 1792 French. 1814 Sardinia. 1815 +Genoa. 1860 France.

Sax, Antoine. 1814-94. French inventor of saxophone 1846.

Saxe, Maurice, comte de. 1696-1750. French commander, War of Austrian Succession.

Scaliger, Julius Caesar. 1484-1558. Italian/French classical scholar. “Father” of literary criticism. Poetics 1561.

Scarron, Paul. 1610-60. French dramatist, novelist. Le Roman Comique 1651-9.

Schuman, Robert. 1886-1963. French Prime Minister 1947-8. 1950 plan to pool European resources led to EEC.

Sedan, Battle. 1870. Napoleon III surrenders to Germans. Ends second French Empire.

Seguin, Marc. 1786-1875. French inventor of the suspension bridge.

Senegal. Wolof, Fulani, Serer, Tukulor. 1406 Bettencourt explored. 15C Portugal. 1626 French settle. 1895 French colony. 1959 +Sudanese Republic=Mali Federation. 1960 -Mali=Independent republic.

September Massacres. 1792. Paris. 1200 prisoners killed by revolutionaries in 4 days. French Revolution.

Servandoni, G.N. 18C Italian/French architect. St. Sulpice facade 1732.

Seurat, Georges. 1859-91. French Neo-impressionist originator of Pointillist style of painting. The Bridge at Courbevoie.

Seven Years War. 1756-63. France, Russia, Austria vs England, Prussia who retain Silesia, emerge as major power. French colonial power reduced. England gains New France, India. French-Indian Wars.

Sèvres. 1756-. Royal French porcelain makers.

Sicilian Vespers. 1282. Aragon-inspired massacre of French in Sicily. Aragon takes control.

Sieyès, Joseph. 1748-1836. French abbé. What is the Third Estate? called for democracy 1789. Drafted Declaration of the Rights of Man. Helped organize Napoleon’s coup.

Signac, Paul. 1863-1935. French Neo-Impressionist Pointilist painter. Seurat.

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