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 [fr] 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 [fr], which sought to promote literature in the Pays Bigouden.^[4]

Jakez Cornou
Cornou in 2018
Born	1935 Brest, France
Died	1 September 2022 (aged 87)
Nationality	French
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)