South America – French Guiana
Gregory Robinson (1960- )
Program Director of the James Webb Space Telescope project at NASA, Gregory Robinson, was a part of the historical event...
TransAtlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas
In the article below, culinary historian Diane M. Spivey describes the centuries-old diaspora of African foods and cooking traditions in...
Gratien Candace (1873-1953)
French teacher and politician Gratien Candace was born on December 18, 1873 in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory. His father Edouard was born in Guadeloupe as well,...
Camille Sosthène Héliodore Mortenol (1859-1930)
Image Ownership: DocAnciens/docpix.fr French naval hero Camille Mortenol was born November 29, 1859 in Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest city in the...
Henri Salvador (1917-2008)
Henri Salvador was a popular 20th Century French entertainer, pop singer, and humorist. His most popular and emblematic song was...
Gaston Monnerville (1897–1991)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Born in Cayenne, French Guiana to parents Marc Saint-Yves Monnerville and Marie-Françoise Orville, Gaston Monnerville was...
Léon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978)
Poet, editor, diplomat, and cultural theorist Léon Damas was born on March 28, 1912, in Cayenne, French Guiana. He was...
Madame Eugénie Tell Eboué (1891-1972)
On October 21, 1945, Madame Eugénie Tell Eboué, the widow of Félix Eboué, former Governor General of French Equatorial Africa,...
Adolphe-Félix-Sylvestre Eboué (1884-1944)
Adolphe-Félix-Sylvestre Eboué, French Colonial Administrator, was the grandson of slaves but was born a free man on December 26, 1884,...
