Roger-Miles, Léon |
| POET, LAWYER, HISTORIAN, EDITOR, ART CRITIC, JOURNALIST (FRANCE) |
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BORN 3 Nov 1859, Paris - DIED 9 May 1928, Angoulême, Charente BIRTH NAME Roger, Leo Octave Jean GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 32) |
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Léon Roger-Miles worked as professor at the Rollin College from 1879 to 1887. From 1887 to 1889 he was a lawyer at the Cour d'appel (Court of Appeal). In 1878 he directed the poetry magazine Le Parnasse. In 1884 he founded Le Monde poétique. He was its director and it existed until 1888. As a journalist, he wrote for Le Figaro illustré, Le Temps, Le Soir and many other magazines and newspapers. On 16 August 1900 he received the Légion d'honneur. |
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 The grave of Léon Roger-Miles at the Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (05 Nov 2017) |
Sources • Léon Roger-Milès - Wikipédia (FR) |
