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Besançon

American

[buh-zahn-sawn] / bə zɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.

Besançon British

/ bəzɑ̃sɔ̃ /

noun

a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 117 733 (1999)

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Besançon

Mélenchon was born in Morocco to French parents, moved to France as a child and later studied French literature and philosophy at the university of Besançon, in Eastern France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mason instead used the Besançon Galactic Model, a simulation designed to estimate the distribution and characteristics of stars throughout the Milky Way.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

According to Lallois, Montaclair began his invention in 2015, around the time a Besançon newspaper carried a story headlined: "Local man on shortlist for Nobel."

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

An independent “scientific sleuth,” Lonni Besançon, also found significant issues in Levi’s work.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

Charles Fourier was the son of a woollen-draper at Besançon.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

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