Gustave Babin (8 July 1865 –

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1939) was a French journalist and art critic. Much of his work was published in ''

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'' (1893 to 1923) and ''

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''. He was a friend of

Paul Armand Silvestre Paul Armand Silvestre (18 April 1837 – 19 February 1901) was a 19th-century French poet and ''conteur'' born in Paris. He studied at the École polytechnique with the intention of entering the army, but in 1870 he entered the department ...

who introduced him to the

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. This led him to write an article in 1908 in which he discussed the excitement which various contemporary painters felt as regards the new medium. Also that year he had an article published in ''

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'' dealing with "The making of Moving Pictures: How Their Fantastic Effects are Obtained". During the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Babin was a war correspondent for ''L'Illustration''. His account of the Foreign Legion (''L'Illustration'' 19 Jan 1918) was translated into English as ''The Legion'' and published in 1918. He moved to

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in 1923 where he edited ''l’Ere française''.

Publications

* 1902 ''Après faillite'' Paris: Dujarric * 1912 ''Au Maroc en 1912'' Paris: B. Grasset * 1915
La bataille de la Marne (6-12 septembre 1914), esquisse d'un tableau d'ensemble
' Paris: Plon-Nourrit et Cie * 1923 ''La mystérieuse Ouaouizert'' Casablanca: Faraire * 1933 ''Le Maroc sans masque. Tome I: "Son Excellence."'' Paris: Ficker

References

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