Aicard, Jean |
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BORN 4 Feb 1848, Toulon, Var - DIED 13 May 1921, Paris: Maison de santé des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, rue Oudinot, 7e BIRTH NAME Aicard, Jean François Victor GRAVE LOCATION Toulon, Var: Cimetière central, Place du Souvenir |
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Jean Aicard was the son of another Jean Aicard, who was the editor of opposition newspapers during the Second Empire. His father died when Jean was only five years old. In 1864 he took the liberty to send a poem to Victor Hugo and he expressed his admiration. A long correspondence followed. Aircard studied law Aix-en-Provence but he did not finish his studies. In 1867 he published "Les Jeunes Croyances". It was a success. In 1870 a play by his hand was produced in Marseille. His cousin Pierre Elzéar (1848-1916) introduced him to the Parnassien movement in Paris. He published "Les Rebellions et les apaisements" in 1871. In 1874 his "Poèmes de Provence" was awarded a prize by the Académie Française. He continued to draft poems and plays from 1890 he wrote short stories and novels as well. His play "Le Père Lebonnard" (1889) was particularly successful. His best known novels are "Maurin des Maures" (1908) and "L'illustre Maurin" (1908). Aicard became the president of the Société des gens de lettres in 1894. In 1909 he took the seat of François Coppée at the Académie française, but he was still best known as a regional poet. In 1919 he became the mayor of Solliès-Ville, Var. He died in Paris in 1921. |
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 Plaque for Jean Aicard at his birthhouse in Toulon, Var. Picture by Androom (15 Nov 2024) |
 The grave of Jean Aicard at the Cimetière Central in Toulon, Var. Picture by Androom (15 Nov 2024) |
Sources • Jean Aicard - Wikipédia (FR) |
