Raoul de Warren (born 5 September 1905 in
Lyon
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- d. 5 March 1992 in
Paris
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[) was a French writer, historian, genealogist and lawyer.
He was the President of the Evidence Commission for the ''Association d'entraide de la noblesse française (Mutual Aid Association of the French nobility)''.
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Family
Raoul de Warren's father, William de Warren, was a descendant of a Jacobite family that moved to Nancy in 1692, after the deposition of king James II of England
James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Gloriou ...
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His mother, Marie Seguin, was the granddaughter of Marc Seguin
Marc Seguin (20 April 1786 – 24 February 1875) was a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the multi-tubular steam-engine boiler.
Early life
Seguin was born in Annonay, Ardèche to Marc François Seguin, the fou ...
, a member of the ''Institut de France
The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute m ...
'', builder of the first steamship in France, inventor of boilers, railroads and suspension bridges.
Raoul de Warren married Marie de Montrichard.
Career
Raoul de Warren obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and geography, and became a Doctor of Law, specializing in agricultural issues.
His honors thesis, ''Ireland and its political institutions'' (1928) won an award from the ''Institut de France''.
However, the Irish minister in Paris did not consider the thesis of any great value.[
His first work of fiction was a short psychological drama published in 1926, while he was studying at Nancy. In 1934 he published a new novel entitled ''Un jour comme tous les autres (A day like any other)'' developing the theme of premonition.
Raoul de Warren has been recognized as a leading authority on the French nobility.][
He became Secretary General of the Federation of French Heraldry and Genealogy.
The Genealogy Society of Loir-et-Cher was created in 1966 by Raoul de Warren and Michael de Sachy. It is the oldest genealogical society in France, after Paris.
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Reception
The Romanian poet and novelist Jean Parvulesco has described de Warren's works of fiction as inspiring and "mediumistic".[
A review of his novel ''L'insolite aventure de Marina Sloty'', which involves time travel and romance, describes the novel as "a true success" and "excellent".][
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*Social insurance and the allowance for elderly employed in agriculture, the agricultural social Publications, 1943.
References
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1905 births
1992 deaths
French heraldists