Philippe Monnier (2 November 1864 – 21 July 1911) was a
Swiss writer in the French language.
Publications
Most of his writings dealt with his birthplace of
Geneva
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...
and
its region, from where he originated. He also wrote on the
history of Italy
Italy has been inhabited by humans Prehistoric Italy, since the Paleolithic. During antiquity, there were many ancient peoples of Italy, peoples in the Italian peninsula, including Etruscan civilization, Etruscans, Latins, Samnites, Umbri, Cisal ...
and the
arts of Italy. He died, aged 46, in
Plainpalais
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former Municipalities of the canton of Geneva, municipality of the Canton of Geneva.
It is mentioned in Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein''.
Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges' ashes are ...
.
* ''Venise au XVIIIe siècle'', Tallandier, 2009
* ''Venise au XVIIIe siècle'', Complexe, 2001
* ''Le livre de Blaise'', Lausanne,
Éditions Plaisir de Lire, réédité : l'Âge d'Homme, 1998
* ''Introduction au Quattrocento'', Complexe, 1995
* ''Mon village'', Genève, J. Jullien, 1927
* ''Jeunes ménages'', Genève, J. Jullien et fils, 1926
* ''La Genève de Töpffer'', Genève, A. Jullien, 1914 (a reference to
Rodolphe Töpffer
Rodolphe Töpffer ( ; ; 31 January 1799 – 8 June 1846) was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books (''littérature en estampes'', " graphic literature"), which are possibly ...
)
* ''Souvenirs de Kientzheim'', Colmar, J.-B. Jung, 1888
* ''Vers bellettriens'', Genève, Jules-Gme Fick, 1888
References
External links
Philippe Monnierat
Éditions Plaisir de Lire.
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1864 births
1911 deaths
Writers from Geneva
Swiss writers in French
19th-century Swiss historians
Swiss male writers
20th-century Swiss historians