Jakez Cornou

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]

Jakez Cornou
Cornou in 2018
Born1935
Brest, France
Died1 September 2022 (aged 87)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Historian
Ethnologist
Author

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. "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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