Saint-René Taillandier (; 16 December 1817 – 22 February 1879) was a French writer and critic.

Life

Taillandier was born René Gaspard Ernest Taillandier, in Paris. He completed his studies in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

, and then became professor of literature successively in

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

and at the Sorbonne, where he was nominated to the chair of French eloquence in 1868. Most of the articles included in his published volumes first appeared in the '' Revue des deux mondes''. In January 1870 he became general secretary of the ministry of education, and continued in this office after the fall of the Empire. He became officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

in 1870, and was elected to the

Académie Française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

in 1873. He died in Paris.

Works

His works include ''Allemagne et Russie, études historiques et litteraires'' (1856), ''Le Poète du Caucase, Michel Lermontoff'' (1856), ''Maurice de Saxe'' (2 vols. 1865), ''Tchèques et Magyars'' (1869), ''Le Général Philippe de Ségur'' (1875).

References

;Attribution * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taillandier, Saint-Rene 1817 births 1879 deaths Writers from Paris Heidelberg University alumni Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg Academic staff of the University of Montpellier Academic staff of the University of Paris French literary critics Members of the Académie Française Officers of the Legion of Honour French male non-fiction writers