Jakez Cornou
Cornou in 2018
Born1935
Brest, France
Died1 September 2022 (aged 87)
NationalityFrench
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

  1. ↑ "Finistère. L'historien Jakez Cornou, figure majeure du Pays bigouden, n'est plus". Ouest-France (in French). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jakez Cornou, historien et bigouden curieux". Le Télégramme (in French). 28 August 1998. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Patrimoine : la colère de Jakez Cornou". Le Télégramme (in French). 11 June 1999. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Disparition de Jakez Cornou, grand amoureux du Pays bigouden". Le Télégramme (in French). Pont l'Abbé. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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