Édouard Estaunié

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.

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)

Cultural offices
Preceded by Alfred Capus	Seat 24 Académie française 1923-1942	Succeeded by Louis-Pasteur Vallery-Radot

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Name	Estaunie, Edouard
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Date of birth	February 4, 1862
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Date of death	February 1, 1942
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