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Jacques Raverat

Jacques Raverat is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jacques Raverat rather than just read about it. In short: Jacques Pierre Paul Raverat (pronounced Rav-er-ah) (20 March 1885 – 6 March 1925) was a French painter; Raverat was the son of Georges Pierre Raverat and Helena Lorena Raverat, née Caron; he was born in Paris, France, in 1885. Raverat started at Bedales School in Steep, Hampshire in 1898.

Jacques Raverat — main illustration
Jacques Raverat — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Jacques Raverat belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Jacques Raverat to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Jacques Raverat from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Jacques Pierre Paul Raverat (pronounced Rav-er-ah) (20 March 1885 – 6 March 1925) was a French painter; Raverat was the son of Georges Pierre Raverat and Helena Lorena Raverat, née Caron; he was born in Paris, France, in 1885. Raverat started at Bedales School in Steep, Hampshire in 1898. From Bedales, he went up to Jesus College, Cambridge. He married the English painter and wood engraver Gwen Darwin, in 1911, the daughter of George Darwin and Lady Maud Darwin, née Maud du Puy; she was a granddaughter of Charles Darwin. They had two daughters, Elisabeth (1916–2014), who married the Norwegian politician Edvard Hambro, and Sophie Jane (1919–2011) who married the Cambridge scholar M. G. M. Pryor and later Charles Gurney. Raverat suffered from a form of multiple sclerosis and died on 6 March 1925, following complications of it. His funeral took place in Christ Church in Cannes, France, where he may be buried. Before moving, in 1920, to Vence in France the couple were active members of an intellectual circle known as the "Neo-Pagans" and centred on Rupert Brooke. They also moved on the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group, whose members included Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, Vanessa Bell and Lytton Strachey. In 2004, his grandson, William Pryor edited the complete correspondence between Raverat, his wife and Virginia Woolf which was published as Virginia Woolf and the Raverats.

References

See also List of Bloomsbury Group people

Illustrations

Jacques Raverat: Jacques Raverat, Ka Cox, Gwen Raverat and Frances Cornford in a Norfolk barn
Jacques Raverat, Ka Cox, Gwen Raverat and Frances Cornford in a Norfolk barn
Jacques Raverat: Jacques Raverat (1885–1925) - Mountains in the Dauphiné - PD.4-2010 - Fitzwilliam Museum
Jacques Raverat (1885–1925) - Mountains in the Dauphiné - PD.4-2010 - Fitzwilliam Museum

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jacques Raverat

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jacques Raverat claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jacques Raverat before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jacques Raverat ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jacques Raverat

In research
Jacques Raverat appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Jacques Raverat in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Jacques Raverat is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1885 births, 1925 deaths, 19th-century French male artists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Jacques Raverat outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Jacques Raverat in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Jacques Raverat means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Jacques Raverat out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jacques Raverat in simple terms?

Jacques Pierre Paul Raverat (pronounced Rav-er-ah) (20 March 1885 – 6 March 1925) was a French painter; Raverat was the son of Georges Pierre Raverat and Helena Lorena Raverat, née Caron; he was born in Paris, France, in 1885. Raverat started at Bedales School in Steep, Hampshire in 1898.

Why does Jacques Raverat matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jacques Raverat?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Jacques Raverat.

Tags

  • 1885 births
  • 1925 deaths
  • 19th-century French male artists
  • 20th-century French male painters
  • 20th-century French painters
  • Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
  • Darwin–Wedgwood family
  • Deaths from multiple sclerosis
  • French painter, 19th-century birth stubs
  • Neurological disease deaths in France
  • People educated at Bedales School
  • People with multiple sclerosis

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