Vernet
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Painters
- Antoine Vernet (1689-1753), French painter, father of Claude Joseph Vernet
- Claude Joseph Vernet (1714–1789), French painter
- Antoine Charles Horace VernetAntoine Charles Horace VernetAntoine Charles Horace Vernet aka. Carle Vernet was a French painter, the youngest child of Claude Joseph Vernet, and the father of Horace Vernet....
(1758–1835), also known as Carle Vernet, French painter, the son of Claude Joseph Vernet - Emile Jean Horace VernetHorace VernetÉmile Jean-Horace Vernet was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist Arab subjects.Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French...
(1789–1863), French painter, the son of Antoine Charles Horace Vernet
Other
- Helen VernetHelen VernetHelen Vernet was the first woman in the history of horseracing in Great Britain to be granted a license that permitted a person “of fit and proper character” to legally carry out business as a bookmaker on a racecourse in accordance with the Betting Houses Act of 1853 and subsequent...
, British gambler - Jacob VernetJacob VernetJacob Vernet was a prominent theologian in Geneva, Switzerland who believed in a rationalist approach to religion. He was called "the most important and influential Genevan pastor of his day".-Life:Vernet was born in 1698...
, (1698-1789), Swiss theologian - José María VernetJosé María VernetJosé María Vernet is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He served as Governor of the province of Santa Fe from December 11, 1983 to December 11, 1987.-Life and times:Vernet was born in Rosario...
(1944 - ), Argentine politician - Louis Vernet (archer)Louis Vernet (archer)Louis Vernet was a French archer. He won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Vernet entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 20th place with 385 points....
, French Olympic athlete - Luis VernetLuis VernetLuis Vernet was a merchant from Hamburg of Huguenot descent. Vernet established a settlement on East Falkland in 1828, after first seeking approval from both the British and Argentine authorities. As such, Vernet is a controversial figure in the history of the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute...
(1792–1871), Argentine Governor of Puerto Luis
See also
- Le Vernet (disambiguation) is the name of several villages in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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