Édouard Estaunié

1862 - 1942

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country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: École polytechnique, Télécom Paris, École Libre des Sciences Politiques

occupation: engineer, writer

award received: Prix Femina, Botta Prize, Alfred Née Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour

position held: seat 24 of the Académie française, president of the Société des gens de lettres

influenced by: Society of Jesus

Édouard Estaunié (4 February 1862 in Dijon – 2 April 1942 in Paris) was a French novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer, working at the Post and Telegraph service and training further in Holland, before turning to the novel in 1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication" in his Traité pratique de télécommunication électrique. He was elected to the Académie française in 1923. He was also a reviewer, critic, and homme de lettres as well as a novelist. Source: Wikipedia (en)