Rigaud
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Rigaud can refer to following people:
Rigaud can refer to the following places:
- André RigaudAndré RigaudBenoit Joseph André Rigaud was the leading mulatto military leader during the Haïtian Revolution. Among his protégés were Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer, both future presidents of Haïti.-The revolutionary:...
(1761–1811), Haitian revolutionary - Hyacinthe RigaudHyacinthe RigaudHyacinthe Rigaud was a French baroque painter of Catalan origin whose career was based in Paris.He is renowned for his portrait paintings of Louis XIV, the royalty and nobility of Europe, and members of their courts and considered one of the most notable French portraitists of the classical period...
(1659–1743), French baroque portrait painter during the reign of Louis XIV - Jean RigaudJean RigaudJean Rigaud is a well-listed French painter. He was born on June 15, 1912 in Bordeaux, France to the well-known painter, Pierre Gaston Rigaud . The Rigauds moved to the village of Guyenne in 1914, shortly after World War I began. It was during this time that Jean Rigaud received his first formal...
(1912–1999), French painter - Philippe de Rigaud VaudreuilPhilippe de Rigaud VaudreuilPhilippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil was a French politician, who was Governor-general of New France from 1703 to 1725....
(c.1643–1725), Governor-general of New France (now Canada) from 1703 to 1725 - Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-CavagnalPierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-CavagnalPierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal was a Canadian-born French colonial governor in North America...
(1698–1778), Canadian-born French Governor-general of New France (now Canada) from 1755 to 1760 - Stephen Peter RigaudStephen Peter RigaudStephen Peter Rigaud was an English mathematical historian and astronomer: He was a Fellow of Exeter College from 1794 to 1810, held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford from 1810 to 1827, the Savilian Professor of Astronomy from 1827 to 1839.-Published works:* Historical...
(1774–1839), English mathematical historian and astronomer
Rigaud can refer to the following places:
- Rigaud, Alpes-MaritimesRigaud, Alpes-MaritimesRigaud is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:The commune is traversed by the Cians, the Cianavelle and the Raton Rivers.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of France - Rigaud, QuebecRigaud, QuebecRigaud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the county of Vaudreuil-Soulanges at the junction of the Ottawa River and the Rigaud River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 6,780...
, a municipality west of Montreal, Canada - Rigaud RiverRigaud RiverThe Rigaud River is a river in eastern Ontario and western Quebec. It rises south of Vankleek Hill, Ontario and flows east, entering the province of Quebec...
, Canadian river in eastern Ontario and western Quebec - Mont Rigaud, ski area in Quebec, Canada