Famous French People
The sites listed in green provide the citations you need for your bibliography. You can simply copy and paste them. (If you have trouble viewing Biography in Context or Encyclopedia Britannica at home, try using another browser. Safari seems to work best.)
Biography in Context
This top-notch database has great reference articles for your research. To find articles on a famous French person simply type the name of the individual in the search box and click on search. Note: At the end of each article is a source citation that you can copy and paste to use in your bibliography.
Culturegrams Online - France: Famous People
Brief biographies of Joan of Arc, Descartes, Voltaire, Hugo, Pasteur, Eiffel, Monet and Sartre. Click on the Generate Citation link on the top right of the page to copy the citation for your bibliography. Note: To view this page from home, you will need to log in. Username: oldrochjhs Password: bulldogs
Encyclopedia Britannica
Look here for biographies of Hollande, Mitterand and de Gaulle, as well as Braille, Dumas, Richelieu, Eiffel, St. Exupery, and others. Also included are images and MLA-style citations that you can copy for your bibliography.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art website has biographies and images of art works with citations by
Cézanne
Chagall (two art works only, no biography)
Gauguin
Manet
Matisse
Monet
Picasso
van Gogh
The sites listed in blue do not provide citations for your bibliography. You will have to create your own using the citation slip forms.
The Art Story - Marc Chagall
Biography and art work
BBC History - Charles de Gaulle Biography
BBC History - Louis Pasteur Biography
BBC History - Napoleon Bonaparte Biography
Bio. - FOR HOME USE ONLY!
ALERT: Please do not visit this site at school due to loud ads. Pictures and biographies of 284 famous French can be found here. At the end of each article is an MLA-style citation you can copy.
WebMuseum - Artist Index Page
Click on the name of an artist to find a great selection of images of paintings. Included are Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Monet, and van Gogh (not Chagall).
This top-notch database has great reference articles for your research. To find articles on a famous French person simply type the name of the individual in the search box and click on search. Note: At the end of each article is a source citation that you can copy and paste to use in your bibliography.
Culturegrams Online - France: Famous People
Brief biographies of Joan of Arc, Descartes, Voltaire, Hugo, Pasteur, Eiffel, Monet and Sartre. Click on the Generate Citation link on the top right of the page to copy the citation for your bibliography. Note: To view this page from home, you will need to log in. Username: oldrochjhs Password: bulldogs
Encyclopedia Britannica
Look here for biographies of Hollande, Mitterand and de Gaulle, as well as Braille, Dumas, Richelieu, Eiffel, St. Exupery, and others. Also included are images and MLA-style citations that you can copy for your bibliography.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art website has biographies and images of art works with citations by
Cézanne
Chagall (two art works only, no biography)
Gauguin
Manet
Matisse
Monet
Picasso
van Gogh
The sites listed in blue do not provide citations for your bibliography. You will have to create your own using the citation slip forms.
The Art Story - Marc Chagall
Biography and art work
BBC History - Charles de Gaulle Biography
BBC History - Louis Pasteur Biography
BBC History - Napoleon Bonaparte Biography
Bio. - FOR HOME USE ONLY!
ALERT: Please do not visit this site at school due to loud ads. Pictures and biographies of 284 famous French can be found here. At the end of each article is an MLA-style citation you can copy.
WebMuseum - Artist Index Page
Click on the name of an artist to find a great selection of images of paintings. Included are Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Monet, and van Gogh (not Chagall).