Frantz Funck-Brentano
Frantz Funck-Brentano (born June 15, 1862 in Munsbach Castle , Luxembourg , † June 13, 1947 in Paris ) was a French writer, historian and playwright.
Funck-Brentano was the son of Théophile Funck-Brentano (1830-1906) and brother of Claudine Funck-Brentano, who was known as a translator and poet. In 1885 he became a curator at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal . In his numerous works he mainly describes French history, such as the so-called collar affair or in his Légends et archives de la Bastille (1897) the history of the so-called iron mask . In 1928 Funck-Brentano was accepted into the Académie des sciences morales et politiques .
His mother was Clemens Brentano's niece . His son Christian Funck-Brentano (1894–1966) was a cabinet member in the government-in-exile of Charles de Gaulle and was one of the founding boards of the French newspaper Le Monde .
Works (selection)
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Legends et archives de la Bastille ( digitized version )
- German The Bastille in legend and according to historical documents. With a preface by Victorien Sardou . Translated by Oscar Marschall von Bieberstein . Breslau: Silesian book printing, art and publishing establishment v. S. Schottlaender . 1899. ( digitized version )
- Le Drame des Poisons ( digitized version )
- L'Affaire du Collier ( digitized version )
- La Mort de la reine ( digitized version )
- Catalog des Archives de la Bastille ( digitized , table générale )
- Les origines de la guerre des Cent Ans . Philippe le Bel en Flandre . 1896 ( digitized version )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Funck-Brentano, Frantz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer, historian and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munsbach Castle , Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1947 |
| Place of death | Paris |