Alcide Dusolier

Alcide Dusolier , origin. François-Alexis-Alcide Dusolier , (born September 21, 1836 in Nontron , Dordogne , † May 11, 1918 in Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil , Dépt. Dordogne) was a French journalist, writer and politician.

Dusolier completed his school days at the Jesuit College in Pons and finished it as the best of his year. He then studied law and successfully completed this degree in 1860. Subsequently he got a job with various newspapers and magazines, u. a. “L'Artiste”, “ Le Figaro ”, “Le Nain jaune” and “Courrier français”. Through this work he soon came into contact with the publisher Alphonse Lemerre , who paved the way for him to the Parnassiens . One of his contacts with them was the critic Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve , with whom he also worked in various editorial offices. Lemerre later invited Dusolier to work on the anthology Le Parnasse contemporain .

In his work as a journalist as well as a writer, Dusolier repeatedly used the pseudonyms Maurice , Étienne Maurice or Jean de la Martrille . Politically engaged, Dusolier was a partisan of Léon Gambetta , who, like him , resolutely rejected war as the “ ultima ratio ”. In September 1870, Dusolier became Gambetta's secretary.

Between 1881 and 1885 Dusolier represented the " Arrondissement Nontron" as a member of parliament and as such he was accepted as a knight in the Legion of Honor with effect from February 12, 1881 . In 1885 he was appointed senator and he held this office until 1912. Then he resigned all offices and retired into private life.

Trivia

The high school in his hometown bears his name.

Works (selection)

• Aux electeurs de la Dordogne . 1871
• Ce que j'ai vu du 7 août 1870 au 1st février 1871 . 1874
• Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly . 1862
• Nos gens de lettres. Leur caractère et leurs œuvres . 1864

Web links

Wikisource: Alcide Dusolier  - Sources and full texts (French)