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Desprez

Desprez or des Prez is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Frank Desprez (1853–1916), English playwright, essayist, and poet
  • Josquin des Prez ( 1450/1455 – 1521), Renaissance composer from the Low Countries
  • Louis Desprez (1799–1870), French sculptor
  • Louis Jean Desprez ( 1743 – 1804), French painter and architect
  • Jean Desprez (aka Laurette Larocque, 1906–1965), French-Canadian writer and journalist; see also
Desprez (crater)

Desprez is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 50 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Desprez is named for the French composer Josquin des Prez, who lived from 1440 to 1521.

Desprez (actor)

Nicolas-Gabriel Poullot called Desprez (1759–1829) was a French actor.