André Bellessort
André Bellessort (19 March 1866 in Laval, Mayenne – 22 January 1942 in Paris) was a French writer.
Biography
Bellessort was not only a poet and essayist, but also a traveller who went to Chile, Bolivia, and Japan. He is known for his influence on his pupils as a teacher in hypokhâgne in the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, notably related in Robert Brasillach's memories, Notre avant-guerre.
He also prepared his translations for the Budé collection in class.[1]
References
- ↑ "Le bon vieux temps d'André Bellessort" [The good old days of André Bellessort]. www.la-croix.com (in French). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Laval, Mayenne
- Lycée Janson-de-Sailly alumni
- Members of the Académie Française
- 20th-century French non-fiction writers
- 19th-century French poets
- French male essayists
- 19th-century French male poets
- Members of the Ligue de la patrie française
- 19th-century French essayists
- 20th-century French male writers
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand teachers
- Translators of Virgil