Estienne

Estienne is a French surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Estienne or Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563), French philosopher, judge and writer
• Estienne Grossin (fl. 1418–1421), French composer
• Estienne de La Roche (1470–1530), French mathematician
• Estienne Roger (1665 or 1666–1722), French-born printer and publisher working in the Netherlands
• Estienne du Tertre (fl. mid-16th century), French composer

Surname

• Henri Estienne (elder) (died 1521), founder of a French family of scholars and printers
  • Robert Estienne (1503–1559), printer and classical scholar, son of the above
    • Henri Estienne (1528 or 1531–1598), also known as Henricus Stephanus, printer and classical scholar, son of Robert Estienne
  • Charles Estienne (1504–1564), an early exponent of the science of anatomy in France, son of Henri Estienne
    • Nicole Estienne (c. 1542–c. 1588), poet, daughter of Charles Estienne
• Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne (1860–1936), general of artillery and the creator of the French tank arm
  • Georges Estienne (1896–1969), aviator, explorer of the Sahara and businessman, son of the general

See also

• École Estienne, the traditional name of the Graduate School of Arts and Printing Industry in Paris
• Étienne (disambiguation)
• "Stephens" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XXII (9th ed.). 1887. pp. 534–536.