"Garand, Jean"@en . "1917Z"^^ . . . . "1974Z"^^ . . "Jean (John) Cantius Garand"@en . . "1974-02-16Z"^^ . "Canadian firearm designer" . . . . "1888-01-01Z"^^ . . "1953Z"^^ . "1888Z"^^ . "Jean Cantius Garand (/\u02C8\u0261\u00E6r\u0259nd/; January 1, 1888 \u2013 February 16, 1974) was a Canadian-American designer of firearms best known for creating the first successful semi-automatic rifle to be widely used in active military service, the M1 Garand."@en . . .