Édouard Estaunié (4 February 1862 in

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– 2 April 1942 in

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) was a French novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer, working at the Post and Telepgraph service and training further in Holland, before turning to the novel in 1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication". He was elected to the

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in 1923. He was also a reviewer, critic, and ''homme de lettres'' as well as a novelist.

Novels

*''Un simple'' (1891) *''Bonne Dame'' (1891) *''Le Ferment'' (1899) *''Les choses voyent'' (1913) *''L'ascension de M. Baslèvre'' (1920) *''L'appel de la route'' (1921) *''L'infirme aux mains de lumière'' (1923)

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French telecommunications engineers French electrical engineers École Polytechnique alumni Télécom ParisTech alumni 1862 births 1942 deaths Writers from Dijon Members of the Académie Française 19th-century French novelists 20th-century French novelists Prix Femina winners French male novelists 19th-century French male writers 20th-century French male writers {{France-novelist-19thC-stub