Blanchet
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- Abbé François BlanchetAbbé François BlanchetAbbé François Blanchet was a French littérateur, or Intellectual. He spent his younger years in a Jesuit order. Blanchet was the author of Apologues and Tales, a highly esteemed work.-Works:...
(1707–1784), French littérateur - Augustin-Magloire BlanchetAugustin-Magloire BlanchetAugustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet was a French Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest who served as the first bishop of the now-defunct Diocese of Walla Walla and of the Diocese of Nesqually...
(1797–1887), first Bishop of Walla Walla and Nesqually (Washington); brother of François Norbert - Claude BlanchetClaude BlanchetClaude Blanchet is a Canadian financier who served as the CEO of Quebec's Union Funds and CEO of société générale de financement, a government owned holding....
(contemporary), Canadian financial tycoon - Emile-Robert BlanchetEmile-Robert BlanchetEmile Robert Blanchet was a Swiss pianist and composer....
(1877–1943), Swiss-born, French-settled pianist and composer - François Blanchet (disambiguation)
- Georges Blanchet, Oblate missionary in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest
- Jean Blanchet (watchmaker)Jean Blanchet (watchmaker)Jean Blanchet was a Swiss watchmaker who grew up at Lyon in France where his father Pierre Blanchet owned a small watch dial factory.Since youth, Jean Blanchet was fascinated by the French and Swiss watch tradition. He launched his own watch manufacturing in 1789. From the first steps his company...
, Swiss watchmaker, founder of Manufacture d'Horologerie Blanchet & Cie - Joseph-Goderic BlanchetJoseph-Goderic BlanchetJoseph-Goderic Blanchet, PC was a Canadian physician and politician. He was the only person to serve as both Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and Speaker of a provincial legislature...
(1820–1890), Canadian physician and politician - Luz BlanchetLuz BlanchetLuz Blanchet is a Mexican TV Host that started her career on the network Telehit.She also participated on the shows "Cada Mañana" and "Con Sello de Mujer"....
(b. 1966), Mexican TV host - Pierre Blanchet, (1459–1519), l’Avocat patelin
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- Blanchet (watch)Blanchet (watch)Blanchet is an historic watch brand stated in Switzerland in 1819 by Jean Blanchet. The current owner of Blanchet is the D Group, that in 2010 relaunched the brand.-History:...
, luxury swiss watch brand, belong to D Group - Blanchet (harpsichord makers)Blanchet (harpsichord makers)The Blanchet family were French harpsichord-makers from the late-17th century to the mid-19th century, by which time they had become piano makers....
, a family of harpsichord and piano makers - Mount BlanchetMount Blanchet Provincial ParkMount Blanchet Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of the southern end of Takla Lake, north of Smithers.-References:***...
in northwestern British Columbia is named for George Blanchet