Marie Charlotte Elisabeth Butts ( Thonon, France 1870 –

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1953) was a French educator, translator, and children’s book author. She served as the first General Secretary of the

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(IBE) from 1926-1953, alongside directors

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, respectively.Rossello, Pedro. (1953, June 5). ommage to Marie Butts The IBE Historic Archives, 1925-1969. International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland.

Career

Butts held several teaching positions from 1895 to 1939, lecturing in subjects such as English language, literature, and

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on international understanding. Butts was the author of several children’s books, including ''Roland le Vaillant Paladin'' published by Librarie larousse in 1911. She also translated a number of works by English language writers into French, including H.G. Wells,

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, and

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