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Léon Roger-Milès
Léon Roger (also known as Léon Roger-Milès or just Roger-Milès; 3 November 1859 – 9 May 1928) was a French lawyer, historian, poet, journalist and art critic. Biography Born in Paris, — Mort à Angoulême le 9 mai dernier; — de notre excellent confrère L. Roger-Milès. Roger-Milès was a professor at Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour from 1879 to 1887. From 1887 to 1899, he was an advocate in the cour d'appel. From 1878, he also directed ''Le Parnasse'' and founded the review ''Le Monde poétique'' (1884–1888), of which he was also the director. As a journalist, he wrote for '' Le Figaro illustré'', '' L'Eclair'', ''Le Temps'', '' Le Courrier français'', ''le Soir'', ''le Gaulois'', '' L'Evènement'', '' Efimeris ton Athinon'', '' Le Journal du grand monde'', '' La Semaine de Paris'', ''La Revue des Deux Mondes'', and ''Le Cousin Pons'' (revue d'art). His book ''Les Heures d'une Parisienne'' (1890) includes the titular short novel together with ''Pures et Impures'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
