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Jeanne Scelles-Millie, the Glossary

Jeanne Scelles-Millie (12 September 1900 – 22 March 1993) was a French architectural engineer and author who was born in Algeria and lived there until it gained independence from France.^[1]

Abbé

Abbé (from Latin abbas, in turn from Greek ἀββᾶς, abbas, from Aramaic abba, a title of honour, literally meaning "the father, my father", emphatic state of abh, "father") is the French word for an abbot.

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Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis

Al-Muʿizz ibn Bādīs (1008–1062) was the fourth ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya, reigning from 1016 to 1062.

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Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Algiers

Algiers (al-Jazāʾir) is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located in the north-central part of the country.

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École Spéciale des Travaux Publics

École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie (ESTP) is a French engineering school and grande école located in Cachan.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French Resistance

The French Resistance (La Résistance) was a collection of groups that fought the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist Vichy régime in France during the Second World War.

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John Wansbrough

John Edward Wansbrough (February 19, 1928 – June 10, 2002) was an American historian of Islamic origins and Quranic studies and professor who taught at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where he was vice chancellor from 1985 to 1992.

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Jules Monchanin

Father Jules Monchanin (who chose to call himself Swami Paramarubyananda) (April 10, 1895 in Fleurie, Rhône - October 10, 1957 in Paris) was a French Catholic priest, monk and hermit.

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Kabylia

Kabylia or Kabylie (Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel or Iqbayliyen, meaning "Land of Kabyles",, meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people.

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Le Sillon

Le Sillon ("The Furrow" or "The Path") was a French political and religious movement founded by Marc Sangnier (1873–1950), which existed from 1894 to 1910.

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Louis Massignon

Louis Massignon (25 July 1883 – 31 October 1962) was a French Catholic scholar of Islam and a pioneer of Catholic-Muslim mutual understanding.

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Quatrain

A quatrain is a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines.

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Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne

Saint-Maurice is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Scelles-Millie

Also known as J. Scelles-Millie.