Estienne
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Estienne, or Etienne is the French form of the name (Latinized to Stephanus) of a French family of scholars and printers. Members are
- Henri EstienneHenri Estienne (elder)Henri Estienne, also known as Henricus Stephanus, was a 16th-century Parisian printer. He was born in Paris in 1470 and began as a bookseller in Paris from 1502 to 1520, though his father was not in favour of this enterprise. He began to print probably in 1505. In this year he issued the Abrégé de...
, founder of the dynasty (died 1521) - Robert EstienneRobert EstienneRobert I Estienne , known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and also referred to as Robert Stephens by 18th and 19th-century English writers, was a 16th century printer and classical scholar in Paris...
(1503–1559) - Charles EstienneCharles EstienneCharles Estienne was an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France. Charles was a younger brother of Robert Estienne, the famous printer, and son to Henri, who Latinized the family name as Stephanus. He married Geneviève de Berly....
(1504 or 1505 - 1564) - Henri Estienne, son of Robert (1531-1598)