Jakez Cornou Explained
| Jakez Cornou |
| Birth Date: | 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Brest, France |
| Death Date: | 1 September 2022 (aged 87) |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | 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 and Pays de Quimper en Cornouaille. He also directed the publishing house Éditions Sked and was a member of the collective, which sought to promote literature in the Pays Bigouden.
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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Finistère. L’historien Jakez Cornou, figure majeure du Pays bigouden, n’est plus. Ouest-France. 2 September 2022. 25 September 2022. French.
- Web site: Jakez Cornou, historien et bigouden curieux. Le Télégramme. 28 August 1998. 25 September 2022. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928165106/https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=19980828&article=4257285&type=ar. 28 September 2022. live. Wayback Machine.
- Web site: Patrimoine : la colère de Jakez Cornou. 11 June 1999. 25 September 2022. French. Le Télégramme. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928191009/https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=19990611&article=19990611-5827488&type=ar. 28 September 2022. live. Wayback Machine.
- News: 3 September 2022. Disparition de Jakez Cornou, grand amoureux du Pays bigouden. French. Le Télégramme. Pont l'Abbé. 4 September 2022.
