Jean Ballard (14 November 1893 – 18 June 1973) was a French poet, writer and editor.

Early life

Jean Ballard was born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

, France. He grew up in Marseille and passed his Baccalaureate, specialising in mathematics.

Career

Ballard began his writing career with '' Fortunio'', a literary review founded by author

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable ...

. He was the founder and editor of ''

Les Cahiers du Sud ''Les Cahiers du Sud'' was a French literary magazine based in Marseilles. It was founded by Jean Ballard in 1925 and published until 1966. History and profile Ballard founded ''Les Cahiers du Sud'' as a continuation of the Marseilles review ''F ...

'' from 1925 to 1966.

Death and legacy

Ballard died in 1973 in his hometown of Marseille. He was 79 years old. The ''Cours Jean Ballard'' in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille was named in his honour.

References

1893 births 1973 deaths Writers from Marseille French poets French editors {{France-journalist-stub