Boulle, Pierre. 1912-94. French novelist. Bridge on the River Kwai 1952.

Boullée, Étienne. 1728-99. French grandiose Neoclassical architect.

Bourbon. 1327~1848 French dynasty. 1700~ Spain. 1734-1860 Naples.

Bourdelle, Antoine. 1861-1929. French sculptor. Simplified Greek style of heroic energy. Heracles 1910.

Bourgeois, Léon. 1851-1925. French statesman. League of Nations.

Bourgeoisie. French merchant, craft class. Marxist term for those who do not live by the sale of their labour. Proletariat.

Bourges, Pragmatic Sanction. 1438. French Charles VIII supports Gallicanism vs pope.

Bouvines, Battle. 1214. French defeat English, HRE coalition. Recapture Angou...France a major power.

Braille, Louis. 1809-1852. French inventor of raised alphabet for the blind, 1824.

Braque, Georges. 1882-1963. French painter. Developed Cubism with Picasso. First living artist in Louvre. Man with Guitar 1911.

Brazzaville Declaration. 1944. Established colonial representation in French parliament, but not autonomy.

Brébeuf, St. Jean. 1593-1649. French missionary to Canadian Indians. Martyr.

Brétigny, Treaty (Calais). 1360. After Poitiers defeat, French John II ransomed for 3M gold crowns; Aquitaine to England.

Breton, André. 1896-1966. French poet. Surrealist Manifesto 1924.

Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.

Brinvilliers, Marie. 1630-76. French poisoner, beheaded. Poisons Affair.

Broca, Paul. 1824-80. French pathologist; discovered brain’s speech center.

Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.

Brongniart, Adolph. 1801-76. French father of paleobotany.

Bruant, Aristide. 1851-1925. French singer.

Brumaire. 2nd Month of French Revolutionary calendar.

Brunel, Marc. 1769-1849. French engineer. Thames tunnel 1825-42.

Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.

Buffons, War of. 1752. Paris intellectuals debate Italian vs French opera. Rousseau.

Buisson, Ferdinand. 1841-1932. French educator. Founded League of Human Rights 1898.

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