Étienne Lamy

Étienne Lamy.

Étienne Marie Victor Lamy (2 June 1845 - 9 January 1919)[1] was a French author, born in Cize, Jura. He was educated at the College Stanislas and became a doctor of law in 1870. From 1871 to 1881 he was a deputy from his native department, Jura, and his earlier writings were political and historical. In the House of Deputies he was a member of the Left, but he broke with his party and became a clerical reactionary, writing for the Gaulois and the Correspondant. In 1905 he became a member of the Académie française (seat #21), and in 1913 he succeeded Thureau-Dangin as its perpetual secretary. Among Lamy's works are:

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  1. "academie-francaise.fr". Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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