Biography

Born October 30 1871, Sète. Died July 20 1945.

Education and professional career

  • 1887-1888 : Bachelor's degree in literature
  • 1888-1892 : Law studies (licencié)
  • 1897-1900 : Editor at the Ministry of War
  • 1900 : Private secretary to Mr. Édouard Lebey, director of Agence Havas
  • 1924-1932 : Co-publisher of Commerce magazine
  • 1925 : Elected to the Académie Française, in Anatole France's chair
  • 1933-1941 : Director of the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen in Nice
  • 1937-1945 : Professor at the Collège de France, Chair of Poetics
  • 1945 : Director of the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen in Nice

Awards and honors

  • 1925 : Elected to the Académie française
  • 1931 : Named Commander of the Legion of Honor
  • 1938 : Promoted to the rank of Grand-officier de la Légion d'honneur