Jakez Cornou
Jakez Cornou | |
|---|---|
 Cornou in 2018 | |
| Born | 1935 |
| Died | 1 September 2022 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Historian Ethnologist Author |
Jakez Cornou (1935[1] – 1 September 2022) was a French historian, ethnologist, and author.[2][3][4] He lived in Bigouden and pursued passions in history, ethnography, and heritage of the Bretons. He was a co-founder of the newspapers Cap Caval and Pays de Quimper en Cornouaille. He also directed the publishing house Éditions Sked and was a member of the collective Les Plumes du paon, which sought to promote literature in the Pays Bigouden.[4]
Bibliography
- Origine et histoire des Bigoudens (1977)
- Ar vro Vigoudenn Gwechall, le Pays Bigouden autrefois (1978)
- Les loups en Bretagne (1982)
- L'Odyssée du vaisseau 'Droits de l'Homme', l'expédition d'Irlande de 1796 (1988)
- La Coiffe Bigoudène, histoire d'une étrange parure (1993)
- Combat et naufrage du vaisseau 'Droits de l'Homme' 1797 (1997)
- L'Héroïque combat de la 'Cordelière' 1512 (1998)
- Naufrage et pillage du "Saint Jacques" à la pointe de la Torche en 1716 (1999)
References
- ^ "Finistère. L'historien Jakez Cornou, figure majeure du Pays bigouden, n'est plus". Ouest-France (in French). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Jakez Cornou, historien et bigouden curieux". Le Télégramme (in French). 28 August 1998. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Patrimoine : la colère de Jakez Cornou". Le Télégramme (in French). 11 June 1999. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "Disparition de Jakez Cornou, grand amoureux du Pays bigouden". Le Télégramme (in French). Pont l'Abbé. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.