Nicolas Janny

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Nicolas Janny
Bust of Nicolas Janny in Remiremont (1906)
Born19 March 1749
Died6 February 1822(1822-02-06) (aged 72)

Nicolas Janny (19 March 1749 – 6 February 1822) was an 18th–19th-century French priest, pedagogue and grammarian. He was first principal of the college of Remiremont.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Pierre Heili, « Nicolas Janny » in Albert Ronsin (dir.), Les Vosgiens célèbres. Dictionnaire biographique illustré, Éditions Gérard Louis, Vagney, 1990, (p. 204) ISBN 2-907016-09-1
  • F. A. Puton, « L'abbé Janny, ancien principal du collège de Remiremont », in Mémoires de l'Académie Stanislas, 1887