Maurice Garçon
Maurice Garçon (born November 25, 1889 in Lille , † December 29, 1967 in Paris ) was a French writer , lawyer , historian and member of the Académie française .
Garçon, son of a lawyer, studied law and joined the Paris Bar. He made a name for himself as a criminal defense attorney and as a lawyer in literary trials. For example, he represented the Académie Goncourt (which awards the well-known Prix Goncourt literary prize). His clients included Henri Georges Girard and René Hardy . Well-known cases were also the Naundorf affair , in which it was an alleged descendant of Louis XVIII. and the trial for the legacy of the painter Pierre Bonnard in 1952.
His literary output includes several works on sorcery, history and legal eloquence.
On April 4, 1946, Garçon was accepted into the Académie française.
Works (excerpt)
- Le Diable (1926)
- Vintras, hérésiarque et prophète (1928)
- La Vie exécrable de Guillemette Babin, sorcière (1930)
- Trois histoires diaboliques (1930)
- Essai sur l'éloquence judiciaire (1931)
- La justice contemporaine (1933)
- Magdeleine de la Croix, abesse diabolique (1939)
- Procès sombres (1950)
- Louis XVII ou la Fausse Enigme (1952)
- Histoire de la justice sous la IIIe République , Volume 3 (1957)
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- Garcon on website with famous French lawyers
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garçon, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer, lawyer, historian and member of the Académie française |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lille |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1967 |
| Place of death | Paris |