Octave Lebesgue

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Octave Lebesgue, 1899

Octave Lebesgue (born November 5, 1857 in Paris , † April 1933 ), pseudonym: Georges Montorgueil (among others), was a French journalist .

Lebesgue started his career in Lyon . He then worked in Paris, especially at the Écho de Paris . He became information director of the Eclair and finally editor-in-chief of Le Temps until his death .

Since 1900 he has been head of L'Intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux , a magazine founded in 1864 with questions and answers on all kinds of topics and curiosities.

He used the pseudonyms Jean Valjan and Caribert ; The pseudonym Georges Montorgueil , under which he has written numerous children's books, including those illustrated by Job , is particularly well known .

Lebesgue has also written some lyric dramas.

Works (selection)

  • La Vie des Boulevards, Madeleine-Bastille , Paris 1896
  • Le vieux Montmartre , Paris 1925
  • La vie extraordinaire de Robert Macaire , Paris 1928
  • Les eaux et les fontaines de Paris , Paris 1928
  • Henri Murger. Novelist de la Bohême , Paris 1929

Children's books:

  • Henri IV. Roy de France et Navarre , Paris 1907

Illustrated by Job:

  • France. Son Histoire , Paris 1895
  • La Cantinière. France son histoire , Paris 1898
  • Les Chants Nationaux de tous les Pays , Paris 1899
  • Les Trois Couleurs. France son histoire , Paris 1900
  • La Tour d'Auvergne. Premier grenadier de France , Paris 1902
  • Murat , Paris 1903
  • Louis XI , Paris 1905
  • Jouons à l'Histoire. La France mise en scène avec les joujoux de deux petits , Paris 1908
  • Bonaparte , Paris 1910
  • Au Pays des Chansons , Paris 1912
  • Napoléon , Paris 1921

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personal data
SURNAME Lebesgue, Octave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montorgueil, Georges (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French journalist
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 1933