| Xavier de Magallon | |
|---|---|
 Xavier de Magallon in 1920 | |
| Born | Xavier, Joseph, Frédéric, Guillaume de Magallon d'Agens April 2, 1866 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Died | September 6, 1956 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator, politician |
Xavier de Magallon (1866–1956) was a French poet, translator and politician.
Early life
Xavier de Magallon d'Agens was born in Marseille, Provence, France on April 2, 1866. During World War I, he volunteered to serve in the French Army. He received the Croix de Guerre for his service.
Career
De Magallon served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1919 to 1924, representing Hérault. He ran as a property owner and defended free enterprise. He believed in harmony between business and labour.
De Magallon was a poet whose work was published in literary journals. He also translated texts from Latin into French. For example, he translated Virgil's Eclogues in 1943.
De Magallon has been described as a "Catholic populist".
Death
De Magallon died in 1956 in Marseille.
References
- ^ "Xavier de Magallon (1866-1956)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Xavier, Joseph, Frédéric, Guillaume de Magallon d'Agens". Assemblee nationale. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- Patterson, Annabel M. (1987). Pastoral and Ideology: Virgil to Valéry. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 316–317. ISBN 9780520058620. OCLC 14379028.
- Secondy, Philippe (2011). "Un pionnier de la " propagande politique " dans la France de l'affaire Dreyfus : l'abbé Émile Fourié". Revue d'histoire du XIXe siècle. 43: 95–113. doi:10.4000/rh19.4201. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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