Émile Ripert | |
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Born | Émile Louis Marie Adrien Ripert 19 November 1882
La Ciotat,
Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
Died | 23 April 1948
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | (aged 65)
Education |
École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
Occupation(s) | Academic, poet, novelist, playwright |
Spouse | Adrienne Eugénie Gras |
Parent(s) | Joseph Casimir Ripert Marie-Louise Beranger |
Émile Ripert (1882–1948) was a French academic, poet, novelist and playwright. He served as the inaugural Chair of Provençal Language and Literature at Aix-Marseille University. He was the author of three novels, four poetry collections, three plays and five non-fiction books about Provençal culture.
Émile Ripert was born on 19 November 1882 in La Ciotat near Marseille in Provence. [1] [2] His father was Joseph Casimir Ripert and his mother, Marie-Louise Beranger. [1] His paternal grandfather came from Cadenet in Vaucluse. [1]
Ripert graduated from the École Normale Supérieure. [1] He completed a PhD from the University of Paris. [1]
Ripert began his career as a teacher in Toulon, followed by Marseille. [1] He was appointed as the first-ever Chair of Provençal Language and Literature at Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence in 1920. [1]
Meanwhile, Ripert published poetry collections as early as 1908. [1] He published a travel narrative in 1925, and several plays from 1933 onward. [1] He also published some novels. [1]
Ripert was inducted into the Académie de Marseille in 1916, replacing Frédéric Mistral. [3] At Mistral's funeral in 1914, Ripert had praised Giuseppe Bottai, a Fascist politician. [4] Moreover, Ripert was part of an official delegation to Fascist Italy alongside Jean Rivain, Philippe de Zara, Rémy Roux and Marius Jouveau. [4]
Ripert married Adrienne Eugénie Gras on 25 April 1908. [1] His father-in-law, Dr Evariste Gras, served as the mayor of La Ciotat. [1]
Ripert died on 23 April 1948 in Marseille. [1] [2]