Édouard Estaunié

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Édouard Estaunié (Dijon, February 4, 1862 - Paris, February 1, 1942) 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.

[edit] 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)
Preceded by
Alfred Capus		 Seat 24
Académie française
1923-1942		 Succeeded by
Louis-Pasteur Vallery-Radot
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