1928 André Bellessort (19 March 1866 in

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– 22 January 1942 in

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) was a French writer.

Biography

Bellessort was a not only a poet and essayist but also a traveller who went to

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and

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. He is known for his influence on his pupils as a teacher in ''hypokhâgne'' in the

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, notably related in

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's memories, ''Notre avant-guerre''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellessort, Andre 1866 births 1942 deaths People from Laval, Mayenne Lycée Janson-de-Sailly alumni Members of the Académie Française 20th-century French non-fiction writers 19th-century French poets French male essayists French male poets Members of the Ligue de la patrie française 19th-century French male writers 19th-century French essayists 20th-century French male writers Lycée Louis-le-Grand teachers