François FABIER - Jardin Alexandre Ier - Toulon, PACA, France
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N 43° 07.595 E 005° 55.606
31T E 738072 N 4779030
[FR] Statue devant l'entrée principale [EN] Statue in front of main entrance
Waymark Code: WM1C7CB
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 06/23/2025
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[FR] "Né à Durenque (Aveyron) au Moulin de Roupeyrac, élève brillant en école primaire, il sera reçu premier de l'École normale de Rodez (Aveyron). II part ensuite à l'École normale spéciale de Cluny (Saône-et-Loire) en 1868, grâce à une bourse d'étude qui lui est attribuée par le ministre de l'Instruction publique.
En 1872, il devient professeur de littérature au lycée de Toulon. II s'y marie et y publie son premier recueil de poésie, "La Poésie des bêtes". En 1883, il est nommé professeur au lycée Charlemagne à Paris.
En 1908, il prend sa retraite dans le village de La Valette près de Toulon d'où est native sa femme."
[EN] "Born in Durenque (Aveyron) at the Moulin de Roupeyrac, he was a brilliant elementary school pupil, graduating top of his class at the École normale de Rodez (Aveyron). In 1868, he was awarded a scholarship by the Minister of Public Instruction to study at the École normale spéciale in Cluny (Saône-et-Loire).
In 1872, he became professor of literature at the Lycée de Toulon. There, he married and published his first collection of poetry, “La Poésie des bêtes”. In 1883, he was appointed professor at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris.
In 1908, he retired to the village of La Valette near Toulon, where his wife was born."
Source : Panneau
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