Marcel Victor Felix Grosdidier de Matons (9 October 1885 – 2 December 1945) was a French historian.
Life
Born in Paris, de Matons has written numerous books on the history of
Lorraine, and was rewarded with the
Montyon Prize by the
Académie française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
.
He is the father of and grandfather of
François Grosdidier
François Grosdidier (; born 25 February 1961) is a French politician. He served as mayor of Metz since 2020. He also represented the Moselle department in the Senate and is a member of The Republicans.
Early life and education
François ...
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Matons died in
Paramé (
Ille-et-Vilaine) at age 60.
Publications
* ''Le Comté de Bar des origines au Traité de Bruges vers 950-1301''.
* ''Le mystère de Jeanne d'Arc''. (
Montyon Prize, 1937)
* ''Les villes d'art célèbres: Metz'', illustrated book with 80 rotogravures, Librairie Renouard, H. Laurens, publisher, 1957
* ''Nouveau Guide de Metz''
* ''En Lorraine''
* ''En Lorraine: au cœur de la Lorraine''. (
Prix Erckmann-Chatrian The prix Erckmann-Chatrian is a literary award from Lorraine, awarded every year since 1925 in memory of the literary duo Erckmann-Chatrian. It rewards a written prose work by someone form Lorraine or about Lorraine. It is often nicknamed the " Go ...
, 1937)
* ''En Lorraine: de l'Argonne aux Vosges''.
''En Lorraine: de l'Argonne aux Vosges''
on AbeBooks
References
External links
''Le comté de Bar des origines au traité de Bruges (vers 950-1301)''
on Persée
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1885 births
1945 deaths
Writers from Paris
20th-century French writers
20th-century French historians
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur