Lucien Hector Jonas
French,
(1880–1947)
Lucien Hector Jonas was born on April 8, 1880 in Anzin, France to a family who owned a large distillery. He received his bachelor of letters in June 1898, continuing his studies in Valenciennes with Joseph-Fortuné-Séraphin Layraud and also studying the violin for seven years at the Conservatoire de Valenciennes. In 1899, he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.