André Durville (1896-1979) was a French
physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...
who, with his brother,
Gaston Durville
Gaston Durville (1887-1971) was a French physician who, with his brother, André Durville, was one of the initiators of naturism in France during the interwar period.
Biography
In 1911 he graduated from Montpellier University as a physician, ...
, was one of the initiators of
naturism
Naturism is a lifestyle of practicing non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms ar ...
in France during the interwar period.
Biography
André Durville is the son of
Hector Durville occultist. In 1924 he graduated as a physician, his thesis was .
André and his brother
Gaston
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to:
People
First name
*Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315)
* Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343)
*Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391)
*Gaston ...
, influenced by Dr.
Paul Carton, were advocates for natural, healthy diets. They developed this philosophy of natural diets and lifestyle to the advocacy of naturism.
With his brother, Gaston he established the Naturist Society in 1927. In 1928 the brothers founded the
Physiopolis
The Island of Platais, or Island of Médan, is an island of the River Seine in France 30 kilometers downstream from Paris. It is approximately 1.7 kilometers long and located in the Yvelines department between Villennes-sur-Seine and Médan on th ...
naturist camp on
Platais island in the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
from the centre of Paris. In 1930 they established the naturist village of Heliopolis on the
ÃŽle du Levant
Île du Levant (), sometimes referred to as Le Levant, is a French island in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Riviera, near Toulon. It is one of the four that constitute the Îles d'Hyères. Part of the island is occupied by the naturist ...
, an island in the
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...
.
Works
*''La cuisine saine'' with
Gaston Durville
Gaston Durville (1887-1971) was a French physician who, with his brother, André Durville, was one of the initiators of naturism in France during the interwar period.
Biography
In 1911 he graduated from Montpellier University as a physician, ...
.
*''L’art d'être heureux'' with
Gaston Durville
Gaston Durville (1887-1971) was a French physician who, with his brother, André Durville, was one of the initiators of naturism in France during the interwar period.
Biography
In 1911 he graduated from Montpellier University as a physician, ...
.
*''La cure mentale'' with
Gaston Durville
Gaston Durville (1887-1971) was a French physician who, with his brother, André Durville, was one of the initiators of naturism in France during the interwar period.
Biography
In 1911 he graduated from Montpellier University as a physician, ...
.
*Translated ''
The Kybalion'' from English to French ''
:fr:Le Kybalion''
*
Prentice Mulford's as
Notes and references
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External links
Identifiants et Référentiels
{{DEFAULTSORT:Durville Andre
French naturists
20th-century French physicians
Social nudity advocates
1896 births
1979 deaths