Saint-Yves (surname)

Saint-Yves (sometimes Saintyve, Saintyves) is a French surname, borne by a family of intellectuals living in Paris between the 17th and 20th centuries, notably. Others ancient spellings: Sanct, Sancte, Sante, Saint, Sant, Sants, Sancti, Sanctius, Santis, Santi.

Saint-Yves (the elder) or Pierre de Saint-Yves (1660–1730), painter, member of the Royal Academy (Académie royale de Peinture et de Sculpture)
Charles Saint-Yves (1667–1731), ophtalmologist and brother of the painter
Charles (Léoffroy) de Saint-Yves (1717–1804), art critic and collector
Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842–1909), writer and son of Guillaume-Alexandre Saint-Yves
Pierre Saintyves, pen name of Émile Nourry (1870-1935), French folklorist

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