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Commander of the Legion of Honour
97 connected Legacies
Élie MetchnikoffIlya Ilyich Mechnikov (15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1845 – 15 July 1916), gallicised and known in Western…Akio MoritaAkio Morita (盛田 昭夫, Morita Akio; January 26, 1921 – October 3, 1999) was a Japanese entrepreneur and…Bernard de NonancourtBernard de Nonancourt (January 15, 1920 – October 29, 2010) was a French businessman, member of the French…Mathieu OrfilaMathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (24 April 1787 – 12 March 1853)…François PerigotFrançois Perigot (12 May 1926 – 7 January 2022) was a French businessman and trade unionist. He was…Auguste PerretAuguste Perret (French pronunciation: [ɔɡyst(ə) pɛʁɛ]; 12 February 1874 – 25 February 1954) was a French architect and…Georges PhilipparGeorges Philippar (16 October 1883 – 10 February 1959) was a French shipbuilder. He joined the Messageries Maritimes…Auguste PiccardAuguste Antoine Piccard (28 January 1884 – 24 March 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer known…Antoine PortalBaron Antoine Portal (5 January 1742 – 23 July 1832) was a French anatomist, medical doctor, medical historian…Victor ProuvéVictor Prouvé (French pronunciation: [viktɔʁ pʁuve]; 13 August 1858 – 15 February 1943) was a French painter, sculptor…Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y QuesadaCarlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (August 12, 1871 – March 28, 1939) was a Cuban writer, politician,…Auguste RateauAuguste Rateau (French pronunciation: [oɡyst ʁato]; 13 October 1863 – 13 January 1930) was an engineer and industrialist…Paul ReclusJean Jacques Paul Reclus (7 March 1847 – 29 July 1914) was a French physician specializing in surgery.…Henri Victor RegnaultHenri Victor Regnault (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi viktɔʁ ʁəɲo]; 21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French…Patrick RicardPatrick Ricard (12 May 1945 – 17 August 2012) was a French entrepreneur and chairman and CEO of…Philip RothPhilip Milton Roth (; March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short-story writer.…