Brisson, Adolphe

JOURNALIST, DRAMA CRITIC (FRANCE)
BORN 17 Apr 1860, Paris, 6e - DIED 28 Aug 1925, Pars, 9e
GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 02)

Adolphe Brisson was the son of the publisher Jules Brisson. He married Yvonne Sarcey, the daughter of the literary critic Francisque Sarcey. In 1898 he became a member of the Astronomical Society of France. In 1902 his father died and he succeeded him as the director of the "Annales politiques et littéraires". In 1903 he was awarded the Narcisse-Michaut prize. His son Pierre Brisson (1896-1964) was the director of "Le Figaro" from 1938 to 1964.

Family
• Wife: Sarcey, Yvonne (1889-1925)

Images

The mausoleum of the Sarcey and Brisson families at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris.
Picture by Androom (03 Nov 2016)

 

The mausoleum of the Sarcey and Brisson families at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris.
Picture by Androom (03 Nov 2022)

 

Francisque Sarcey, Yvonne Sarcey and Adolphe Brisson were buried in the mausoleum of the Sarcey and Brisson families at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris.
Picture by Androom (03 Nov 2022)

 

Sources
Adolphe Brisson - Wikipédia (FR)


Britting, Georg

Published: 05 Apr 2023
Last update: 05 Apr 2023