List of Famous people named Prosper

Similar names: Prospero. Here are some famous Prospers:

Prosper Mérimée

First Name Prosper
Last Name Mérimée
Born on September 28, 1803
Died on September 23, 1870 (aged 66)

Prosper Mérimée was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, and translated the work of several important Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, and was responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn, and arranged for their preservation. He was instrumental in the creation of Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris, where the tapestries now are displayed. The official database of French monuments, the Base Mérimée, bears his name.

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Prosper Lucas

First Name Prosper
Last Name Lucas
Born on November 4, 1808
Died on April 2, 1885 (aged 76)

Prosper Lucas was a French medical doctor and a specialist in the study of heredity. Regarding the topic of biological inheritance, Lucas published his "Traité philosophique et physiologique de l'hérédité naturelle" in two volumes in 1847 and 1850, which Charles Darwin described in The Origin of Species (1859) as "the fullest and the best on this subject".

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Prosper Allemand

First Name Prosper
Last Name Allemand
Born on July 16, 1815
Died on March 3, 1901 (aged 85)

Pierre Léger Prosper Allemand was a French doctor and politician, a strong opponent of the government during the Second French Empire, who was Deputy of Basses-Alpes from 1871 to 1881 during the French Third Republic.

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Prosper Grech

First Name Prosper
Last Name Grech
Born on December 24, 1925
Died on December 30, 2019 (aged 94)

Prosper Grech was a Maltese Augustinian friar, who co-founded the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome. He was created a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2012. He was the second Maltese member of the College of Cardinals, the first since 1843.

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Prosper Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg

First Name Prosper
Last Name Arenberg
Born on April 28, 1785
Died on February 27, 1861 (aged 75)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia

Prosper Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg was the Duke of Arenberg, a principality of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the 13th Duke of Aarschot, 2nd Duke of Meppen and 2nd prince of Recklinghausen.

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Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne

First Name Prosper
Last Name Hauranne
Died on May 19, 1881
Born in France, Normandy

Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne was a French journalist and politician.

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Prosper Poswick

First Name Prosper
Last Name Poswick
Born on September 5, 1906
Died on October 18, 1992 (aged 86)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

First Name Prosper
Last Name Crébillon
Born on January 13, 1674
Died on June 17, 1762 (aged 88)

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon was a French poet and tragedian.

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Prosper Ménière

First Name Prosper
Last Name Ménière
Died on February 7, 1862

Prosper Menière was a French doctor who first identified that the inner ear could be the source of a condition combining vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus, which is now known as Ménière's disease.

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Prosper Depredomme

First Name Prosper
Last Name Depredomme
Born on May 26, 1918
Died on November 8, 1997 (aged 79)

Prosper Depredomme was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1946 and 1950.

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