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| # The capital of the [[Indre-et-Loire]] [[département]], in [[Centre]], in [[France]] | # The capital of the [[Indre-et-Loire]] [[département]], in [[Centre]], in [[France]] | ||
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| + | Tours was the birthplace of: | ||
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| + | '''11th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[Berengar of Tours|Berengarius of Tours]] (999–1088), theologian | ||
| + | '''12th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[Bernard Silvestris|Bernard of Tours]] ([[floruit|fl.]] 1147, d. before 1178), philosopher and poet | ||
| + | '''15th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[Jean Fouquet]] (1420–1481), painter | ||
| + | '''17th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[Abraham Bosse]] (1604–1676), artist | ||
| + | *[[Louise de la Vallière]] (1644–1710), courtesan | ||
| + | *[[Philippe Néricault Destouches]] (1680–1754), dramatist | ||
| + | '''18th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[Nicolas Heurteloup]] (1750-1812), surgeon | ||
| + | *[[Gabriel Lamé]] (1795–1870), mathematician | ||
| + | *[[Honoré de Balzac]] (1799–1850), novelist | ||
| + | '''19th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[André-Michel Guerry]] (1802-1866), lawyer and statistician | ||
| + | *[[Théophile Archambault]] (1806-1863), psychiatrist | ||
| + | *[[Ernest Goüin]] (1815–1885), French engineer | ||
| + | *[[Marie of St Peter]] (1816–1848), mystic carmelite nun | ||
| + | *[[Philippe de Trobriand]] (1816–1897), author, American military officer | ||
| + | *[[Emile Delahaye]] (1843–1905), automobile pioneer | ||
| + | *[[Georges Courteline]] (1858–1929), dramatist and novelist | ||
| + | *[[Daniel Mendaille]] (1885–1963), stage and film actor | ||
| + | '''20th century:''' | ||
| + | *[[Paul Nizan]] (1905-1940), novelist | ||
| + | *[[Yves Bonnefoy]] (1923), poet | ||
| + | *[[Jean Chalopin]] (1950), television and movie producer, director and writer | ||
| + | *[[Laurent Petitguillaume]] (1960), radio and television host | ||
| + | *[[Nâdiya]] (1973), singer | ||
| + | *[[Harry Roselmack]] (1973) television presenter | ||
| + | *[[Ludovic Roy]] (1977) footballer | ||
| + | *[[Zaz (singer)|Zaz]] (1980), singer | ||
| + | *[[Luc Ducalcon]] (1984), rugby union player | ||
| + | *[[Josselin Ouanna]] (1986), tennis player | ||
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- The capital of the Indre-et-Loire département, in Centre, in France
Personalities
Tours was the birthplace of:
11th century:
- Berengarius of Tours (999–1088), theologian
12th century:
- Bernard of Tours (fl. 1147, d. before 1178), philosopher and poet
15th century:
- Jean Fouquet (1420–1481), painter
17th century:
- Abraham Bosse (1604–1676), artist
- Louise de la Vallière (1644–1710), courtesan
- Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680–1754), dramatist
18th century:
- Nicolas Heurteloup (1750-1812), surgeon
- Gabriel Lamé (1795–1870), mathematician
- Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), novelist
19th century:
- André-Michel Guerry (1802-1866), lawyer and statistician
- Théophile Archambault (1806-1863), psychiatrist
- Ernest Goüin (1815–1885), French engineer
- Marie of St Peter (1816–1848), mystic carmelite nun
- Philippe de Trobriand (1816–1897), author, American military officer
- Emile Delahaye (1843–1905), automobile pioneer
- Georges Courteline (1858–1929), dramatist and novelist
- Daniel Mendaille (1885–1963), stage and film actor
20th century:
- Paul Nizan (1905-1940), novelist
- Yves Bonnefoy (1923), poet
- Jean Chalopin (1950), television and movie producer, director and writer
- Laurent Petitguillaume (1960), radio and television host
- Nâdiya (1973), singer
- Harry Roselmack (1973) television presenter
- Ludovic Roy (1977) footballer
- Zaz (1980), singer
- Luc Ducalcon (1984), rugby union player
- Josselin Ouanna (1986), tennis player
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