Octave-Louis Aubert, (8 January 1870

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– 14 January 1950 Saint-Brieuc) was a French editor and writer associated with

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. Born in Paris, Aubert came to Brittany in 1893 when he got a job as assistant editor of the journal ''Réveil Breton'' in Saint-Brieuc. He soon became devoted to Breton culture. He founded ''Le Démocrate'' in 1898, and was editor in chief of ''Progrès'' in 1899. He published ''Le Livre de la Bretagne'' in 1901 and wrote numerous works for the theatre in Saint-Brieuc. He also organised many conferences. Interested in promoting tourism, he founded the first tourist office in Saint-Brieuc. In 1922, he created the monthly journal ''La Bretagne touristique'', which covered far more than just tourist issues, promoting historical and contemporary Breton culture. His book ''Légendes traditionnelles de la Bretagne'' retold many local legends, concentrating on those about the history of Breton Christianity. In 1921, he published ''Contes d'un Breton Adoptif'' (Tales of an Adopted Breton). Aubert was the president of the Chamber of commerce in Côtes-du-Nord from 1930 to 1945. He was close friends with Breton writers

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and

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and was a member of the cultural movement Seiz Breur. From 1934, he was president of the committee for the construction and decoration of the Breton pavilion for the 1937

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. He died in Saint-Brieuc. Several streets in Brittany are named after him.''les Noms qui ont fait l’histoire de Bretagne'', 1997, Coop Breizh and Institut culturel de Bretagne.

Notable works

* ''Le Livre de Bretagne'', 1901. * ''Légendes traditionnelles de la Bretagne''. * theatre works...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aubert, Octave-Louis 1870 births 1950 deaths Writers from Paris French editors 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Knights of the Legion of Honour French male non-fiction writers