Louis-Étienne Jousserandot (11 May 1813
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– 26 April 1887
[) was a 19th-century French lawyer, journalist and writer. He was ]prefect
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of Pyrénées-Orientales
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then of Marne
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[ under the ]French Third Republic
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Career
* September 1870 - November 1871: Prefect of Pyrénées-Orientales
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Marne
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Places France
*Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine
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Literary activity
Aa amator of the game of dominoes
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, Berthoud was a member of the club of founded circa 1838 in Paris by the sculptor Dantan le Jeune. In 1848, Jousserandot wrote an 11-page epistle in honour of the Deminotiers. It is available on line on the site '' Gallica'' of the BNF.[The epistle, published separately, is online on ''Gallica'': Louis Jousserandot, ]
Le domino, épître à Dantan jeune et S.-H. Berthoud.
', éditeur : impr. de Delanchy, Paris 1848, 8 p. ; in-fol.
''Le Médecin des pauvres'', a novel published in 1861 by Xavier de Montépin
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, was the result of a real plagiarism from a book published in 1844, ''Le Diamant de la Vouivre'' by Louis Jousserandot who sued Xavier de Montépin. The latter being a famous writer and well in court and with many strong political support, his opponent could not succeed. Louis Jousserandot's claim was dismissed.
Publications
*1844: ''Le Diamant de la Vouivre''
*1845
''Le Capitaine Lacuzon''; 2 vol., Paris, L. de Potter, 1845, in-8°
*1848: ''Le domino, épître à Dantan jeune et S.-H. Berthoud.'', publisher: impr. de Delanchy, Paris 1848, 8 p. ; in-fol
Courses
Louis Jousserandot
''La Civilisation moderne'' : cours professé à l'Académie de Lausanne, Paris, Didier, 1866, VIII-476 p., In-8°
Essais
* Louis Jousserandot
''Du Pouvoir judiciaire et de son organisation en France'', Paris, A. Marescq aîné, 1878, 187 p., In-8°
* Louis Jousserandot
''Le Magistrat unique et le jury facultatif'', Angers, impr. de A. Dedouvres, 1885, 16 p., In-8°
* Louis Jousserandot
''De la Démocratie républicaine'', Paris, Chevalier-Marescq, 1886, 84 p., In-8°
* Louis Jousserandot
''Des Assesseurs près des tribunaux romains'', Paris, Larose et Forcel, 1886, 21 p., In-8°
Theatre
*1838
''Lord Surrey'', drame en 5 actes, Paris, Marchant, 28 p., Gr. in-8°
*1847
Les Collaborateurs : comédie en 1 acte et en vers, Paris, N. Tresse, 55 p., In-8°
Bibliography
*
* Joseph Ramonéda, « Jousserandot, Louis-Étienne », dans ''La République concordataire et ses curés dans les Pyrénées-Orientales (1870-1905)'', Presses Universitaires de Perpignan, 2011, 168 p.
* Max Roche et Michel Vernus, « Jousserandot, Louis-Étienne », dans ''Dictionnaire biographique du département du Jura'', Arts et littérature, 1996, 522 p
* Vincent Wright, « Jousserandot (Louis-Étienne) », dans ''Les préfets de Gambetta'', Presses Paris Sorbonne, 2007, 482 p
References
External links
Louis Jousserandot
on data.bnf.fr
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19th-century French dramatists and playwrights
Prefects of Pyrénées-Orientales
Prefects of Marne (department)
1813 births
People from Lons-le-Saunier
1887 deaths