Henry Roujon (1 September 1853,

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– 1 June 1914, Paris) was a French

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and

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. Roujon was the secretary of

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, and became director of Fine Arts in 1894. Later he was named secretary for life of the

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in 1903 and was an elected member of the Académie française in 1911.

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dedicated his story ''

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'' to Roujon.

Work

*''Miss'' (1885) *''Le Docteur Modesto'' (1886) *''Miremonde'' (1887) *''Le Voyage en Italie de M. de Vandières et de sa compagnie (1749-1751)'' (1900) *''Au milieu des hommes'' (1906) *''Les grandes institutions de France : l'

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'' (2 volumes, 1907) *''La Galerie des bustes'' (1908) *''Dames d'autrefois'' (1911) *''En marge du temps'' (Recueil de chroniques parues dans le journal ''

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'', 1928)

External links

Biography at the Académie française
* * 1853 births 1914 deaths Burials at Passy Cemetery Writers from Paris Commanders of the Legion of Honour Members of the Académie Française French male writers {{France-novelist-19thC-stub