Édouard Estaunié
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Édouard Estaunié was a French
novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer before turning to the novel in 1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication". He was elected to the Académie française
in 1923. He was also a reviewer, critic, and homme de lettres as well as a novelist.
France
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novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer before turning to the novel in 1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication". 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,...
in 1923. He was also a reviewer, critic, and homme de lettres as well as a novelist.
Novels
- Un simple (1891)
- Bonne Dame (1891)
- Le Ferment (1899)
- Les choses voyent (1913)
- L'ascension de M. Baslèvre (1920)
- L'appel de la route (1921)
- L'infirme aux mains de lumière (1923)