Philippe Erlanger

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Philippe Erlanger (born July 11, 1903 in Paris , † November 23, 1987 in Cannes ) was a French journalist , art critic , historian and high civil servant . He co-founded the Cannes Film Festival .

Live and act

Note from 1939: Philippe Erlanger reports on the decision of the French government to no longer take part in the Venice International Film Festival , but instead to host its own festival in Biarritz, Cannes or Nice

Philippe Erlanger was the son of the famous French musician Camille Erlanger and Irene Illel-Manoach (from the Camondo family) (1878-1920). This marriage was divorced on March 6, 1912.

He studies art and law in Paris and received a diploma from the Private School for Political Science.

As early as 1939 Erlanger had the idea of ​​a Cannes Festival together with the then French Minister of Culture, Jean Zay , which was first held in 1946. In 1953 and 1954 Erlanger was a member of the jury.

Above all, his numerous published biographies are known, with his biography of Louis XIV even being voted at the top of the historical works of the century by the newspaper Le Figaro littéraire .

Philippe Erlanger remained unmarried and died without offspring.

Awards

Erlangen's complete works and many of his individual publications have been awarded literary prizes:

  • 1947: Prix ​​Montyon for Louis XIII
  • 1957: Prix ​​Marie-Eugène Simon-Henri-Martin for his complete works
  • 1960: Prix ​​Albéric Rocheron for La vie quotidienne sous Henri IV
  • 1962: Prix ​​du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises for his complete works
  • 1966: Great Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 1969: Grand Prix Gobert for Clémenceau
  • 1977: Grand prix de Literature de la Ville de Paris

Publications (selection)

  • Isabella the Catholic (Original: Isabelle la Catholique ). Gernsbach 1989.
  • Louis XIV. The life of a sun king (Original: Louis XIV. ) Frankfurt a. M. 1976.
  • Richelieu . Frankfurt a. M. 1975.
  • Clemenceau . Paris 1968.
  • Bartholomew's Night (Original: Le Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy 24 août 1572 ). Munich 1966.
  • La vie quotidienne sous Henri IV . Paris 1958.
  • Les peintres de la réalité . Paris 1946.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information, unless otherwise stated, from the Académie francaise website , accessed on December 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
  3. ↑ gallimard.fr , accessed December 1, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Erlanger, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French journalist, art critic, historian and civil servant, co-founder of the Cannes Film Festival
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1987
Place of death Cannes