Léon de Tinseau

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Antoine Joseph Léon de Tinseau (born April 30, 1844 in Autun , Saône-et-Loire department , † 1921 in Paris ) was a French administrator, journalist, columnist and writer.

Live and act

Tinseau came from an old aristocratic family, a distant relative was the mathematician Charles d'Amondans de Tinseau (1748-1822). After his upbringing by private tutors , he got under Napoleon III. (→ Second Empire ) a job in the state administration. The high point of this career was in 1878 Tinseau's appointment to the Sous-Préfet of Mortain ( Département Manche ); the following year he moved to Châteaudun ( Eure-et-Loir ) in the same position .

His first literary attempts also come from this time. When his first publications were enthusiastically received by the public, Tinseau gave up his job and settled in Paris. There he soon became a member of several literary circles and a regular visitor to various literary salons .

At the same time, Tinseau worked as a freelancer for various newspapers and magazines such as Le Correspondant , L'Illustration , La Nouvelle Revue and others. a. highly valued and gladly read.

Honors

Works (selection)

  • Le port d'attache . Paris 1905.
    • German: The port of departure . Scherl, Berlin 1911.
  • Au coin d'une dot . Paris 1907.
    • German: The dowry hunter. Novel . Publishing house of the German House, Leipzig 1908.
  • Bouche close . Paris 1890.
    • German: Sealed lips . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1891 (2 vol.)
  • Dette oubliée . Paris 1895.
    • German: Forgotten duty. Novel . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1897.
  • Alain de Kerisel . Paris 1888.
    • German: A siren. Novel . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1889.
  • Les péchés des autres . Paris 1898.
    • German: Through someone else's fault. Novel . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1900.
  • Madame Villeféron jeune . Paris 1890.
    • German On stony paths. Novel . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1893.
  • Le meilleure part . Paris 1885.
    • German: The best part. Novel . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1887.

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personal data
SURNAME Tinseau, Léon de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tinseau, Antoine Joseph Léon de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French administrator, journalist columnist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Autun , Saône-et-Loire department
DATE OF DEATH 1921
Place of death Paris