André Chamson
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André Chamson was a French archivist, novelist and essayist. He was the father of the novelist Frédérique Hébrard.
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Having studied at the École des chartes, as an archiviste paléographe (graduation 1924), he was the founder-director of the journal Vendredi and a museum curator before the Second World War. After the War he was on the editorial board of the magazine Europe
at the time of its revival in 1946; he was a curator at the Musée du Petit Palais, and (from 1959 to 1971) director of the Archives de France.
He was elected to the Académie française
on 17 May 1956 by 18 votes - including Jules Romains
, André Maurois
and Georges Duhamel
- to succeed Ernest Seillière
. In 1958, he was elected mainteneur of the Académie des Jeux floraux
.
A Protestant, generous and sociable in both his life and his writing, he set most of his tales in the Cévennes
, his birthplace (Roux le bandit, 1925; Les Hommes de la route, 1927; Le Crime des justes, 1928; La Neige et la Fleur, 1951; La Tour de Constance, 1970). He spoke seven times at the Assemblées du Désert (1935, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1975 and 1979), an annual gathering of Protestants held on the first Sunday of September on the grounds of the Musée du Désert
, at the village of Mas Soubeyran in the Gard department.
Chamson died at Paris in 1983. He is buried with his wife near Pic de Barette in Valleraugue
, overlooking the Taleyrac valley.
Life
Chamson was born at , NîmesNîmes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, Gard
Gard
Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
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Having studied at the École des chartes, as an archiviste paléographe (graduation 1924), he was the founder-director of the journal Vendredi and a museum curator before the Second World War. After the War he was on the editorial board of the magazine Europe
Europe (magazine)
- History :Created by Romain Rolland and a group of French writers, the literary magazine Europe began on 15 February 1923. It is still published by Éditions Rieder....
at the time of its revival in 1946; he was a curator at the Musée du Petit Palais, and (from 1959 to 1971) director of the Archives de France.
He was elected to the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
on 17 May 1956 by 18 votes - including Jules Romains
Jules Romains
Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule , was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement...
, André Maurois
André Maurois
André Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog was a French author.-Life:Maurois was born in Elbeuf and educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, both in Normandy. Maurois was the son of Ernest Herzog, a Jewish textile manufacturer, and Alice Herzog...
and Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel , was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit , the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin...
- to succeed Ernest Seillière
Ernest Seillière
Ernest-Antoine Seillière was a French writer, journalist and critic.-Life:He was born in Paris, the son of Aimé Seillière and Marie de Laborde. He studied at theÉcole polytechnique...
. In 1958, he was elected mainteneur of the Académie des Jeux floraux
Académie des Jeux floraux
Académie des Jeux floraux , or Collège de la gaie science , is the most ancient literary institution of the western world. It was founded in 1323 by Clémence Isaure as the Consistori del Gay Saber with the goal of encouraging Occitan poetry...
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A Protestant, generous and sociable in both his life and his writing, he set most of his tales in the Cévennes
Cévennes
The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche, and Haute-Loire.The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar to Cevenna...
, his birthplace (Roux le bandit, 1925; Les Hommes de la route, 1927; Le Crime des justes, 1928; La Neige et la Fleur, 1951; La Tour de Constance, 1970). He spoke seven times at the Assemblées du Désert (1935, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1975 and 1979), an annual gathering of Protestants held on the first Sunday of September on the grounds of the Musée du Désert
Musée du Désert
Le Musée du Désert is a museum dedicated to the history of Protestantism in France, particularly in the Cévennes. Its name refers to the Désert, the period between the Edict of Nantes and the Edict of Toleration during which Protestantism was illegal in France.The museum, formerly the house of the...
, at the village of Mas Soubeyran in the Gard department.
Chamson died at Paris in 1983. He is buried with his wife near Pic de Barette in Valleraugue
Valleraugue
Valleraugue is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Geography:Valleraugue is located in a deep valley of the Cévennes mountains, on the Hérault River.-Population:-Personalities:Valleraugue was the birthplace of:...
, overlooking the Taleyrac valley.