Lucien Guillemaut
Lucien Alexandre Guillemaut (born August 21, 1842 in Louhans , † April 10, 1917 in Paris ) was a French doctor , politician and local historian .
biography
Lucien Guillemaut was born in Louhans in the Bresse into a family that was politically active. His father and two other ancestors were already Maires of the city of Louhans . He became a doctor and practiced in his hometown.
politics
He became Maire of Louhans in 1878 and General Councilor of the Canton of Louhans in 1880 . Under his leadership, a new elementary school and high school for girls was built in Louhans, and in 1885 the Musée Municipal (city museum). In 1885 he resigned as mayor. 1884-1898 he was a deputy until 1898 on the Republican list - which at that time against the reactionaries , presented to the Senate was elected. He was re-elected in 1900 and 1909 and died in office in Paris in 1917.
Local historian
Lucien Guillemaut was a historian mainly for the Bresse and the Bresse louhannaise . He published several works on the region, in particular the Histoire de la Bresse louhannaise in two volumes in 1911. As early as 1909, Armoiries et familles nobles de la Bresse louhannaise appeared . Other works are:
- Nomenclature des plantes observées aux environs de Louhans, y croissant spontanément, ou très répandues dans les jardins ou cultures, avec l'indication sommaire de leurs principales propriétés et leurs usages , published in 1878
- Notes et remarques sur la Bresse louhannaise, esquisse d'une topographie physiologique et médicale de l'arrondissement de Louhans , published in 1879
- Faune de la Bresse louhannaise , published 1889
- Dictionnaire patois, ou recueil par ordre alphabétique des mots patois ... les plus usités dans la Bresse Louhannaise , published in 1894
- Histoire de la révolution dans le Louhannais (1789-21 September 1792) , published 1899 *
- Histoire-album de la Bresse louhannaise: arrondissement de Louhans, Saône-et-Loire depuis les temps les plus anciens jusqu'à nos jours , published in 1911
In 1911 , Guillemaut founded the Société des Amis des Arts et des Sciences de la Bresse Louhannaise , which still exists today and publishes regular bulletins.
Honors
Guillemaut was awarded the Médaille d'honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement in 1878 and he was an officer of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques as an award for his works. Louhans and Sainte-Croix have named streets after Lucien Guillemaut , and Louhans has a bust of him. In 2011 an exhibition was held in honor of Lucien Guillemaut, combined with the sale of a stamp dedicated to him.
Web links
- Literature by and about Lucien Guillemaut in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information on Lucien Guillemaut in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Guillemaut, Lucien . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Celebrities of Saône-et-Loire (French), accessed September 27, 2014
- ↑ Musée municipal on the website of the city of Louhans ( Memento des Originals from September 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French), accessed September 27, 2014
- ↑ Senators of the Third Republic on www.senat.fr (French), accessed September 27, 2014
- ↑ Lucien Guillemaut, Histoire de la Bresse louhannaise , Volume I: les temps anciens & le Moyen age , Volume II: Les temps modern jusqu'à 1789 , reprint, Arts et Littérature, 39000 Lons-le-Saunier, ISBN 2-912351- 10-3
- ^ Armoiries et familles nobles de la Bresse louhannaise '' at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (French), accessed September 27, 2014
- ↑ Homepage of the '' Société des Amis ... ''
- ^ Bulletins of the Société des Amis des Arts, available online , accessed September 27, 2014
- ^ Exhibition in honor of Lucien Guillemaut in the Journal de Saône-et-Loire , edition of October 8, 2011, accessed September 27, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guillemaut, Lucien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guillemaut, Lucien Alexandre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor, but also politician and local historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louhans |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1917 |
| Place of death | Paris |