François Albert-Buisson (; 3 May 1881,

Issoire Issoire (; Auvergnat: ''Issoire'', ''Ussoire'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Geography Issoire is located on the river Couze, near its confluence with the Allier, SSE of Clermont-Ferrand on the ...

, Puy-de-Dôme – 21 May 1961, Aix-en-Provence) was a French entrepreneur, industrial, consular magistrate, economist, politician, historian.

Background

François Albert-Buisson was born in 1881 to Pierre Buisson and Marie Boste. A prolific businessperson, his many roles ranged from pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company

Theraplix Theraplix is a European pharmaceutical company. Founded in 1931 by the pharmacist François Albert-Buisson, It is now a subsidiary of Sanofi. One of their products is the antipsychotic cyamemazine Cyamemazine (Tercian), also known as cyamepromaz ...

to banker and literary figure. François Albert-Buisson is noted for being the fourteenth member elected to occupy seat two of the Académie Française in 1955.

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1881 births 1961 deaths People from Issoire Radical Party (France) politicians French Senators of the Third Republic French economists Members of the Académie Française Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques French biographers Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur French military personnel of World War I French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French historians Burials at Passy Cemetery Senators of Puy-de-Dôme 20th-century French male writers {{France-historian-stub