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Henry Roujon (1 September 1853, Paris – 1 June 1914, Paris) was a French academic, essayist and novelist.
Roujon was the secretary of Jules Ferry, and became director of Fine Arts in 1894. Later he was named secretary for life of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1903 and was an elected member of the
Biography at the Académie française
* * 1853 births 1914 deaths Burials at Passy Cemetery Writers from Paris Commanders of the Legion of Honour Members of the Académie Française French male writers {{France-novelist-19thC-stub
Henry Roujon (1 September 1853, Paris – 1 June 1914, Paris) was a French academic, essayist and novelist.
Roujon was the secretary of Jules Ferry, and became director of Fine Arts in 1894. Later he was named secretary for life of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1903 and was an elected member of the Académie française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
in 1911.
Guy de Maupassant dedicated his story '' Pierrot'' to Roujon.
Work
*''Miss'' (1885) *''Le Docteur Modesto'' (1886) *''Miremonde'' (1887) *''Le Voyage en Italie de M. de Vandières et de sa compagnie (1749-1751)'' (1900) *''Au milieu des hommes'' (1906) *''Les grandes institutions de France : l' Institut de France'' (2 volumes, 1907) *''La Galerie des bustes'' (1908) *''Dames d'autrefois'' (1911) *''En marge du temps'' (Recueil de chroniques parues dans le journal '' Le Temps'', 1928)External links
Biography at the Académie française
* * 1853 births 1914 deaths Burials at Passy Cemetery Writers from Paris Commanders of the Legion of Honour Members of the Académie Française French male writers {{France-novelist-19thC-stub