Philippe Monnier

Philippe Monnier ( born November 2, 1864 in Geneva, † June 21, 1911 in Plain Palais ) was a Swiss journalist and writer.

Life

Philippe Monnier was born as the son of writer Marc Monnier in Geneva. He was with Marguerite Micheli, the daughter of the mayor of Bardonnex, Louis Micheli, married.

Monnier studied law at the University of Geneva and graduated in 1888 with a master's from. During his studies he became a member of the Société d' Étudiants de Belles Lettres in Geneva. Until 1897 was followed by visits to Paris and Florence. After that he settled with his family in Cartigny in the Canton of Geneva.

He wrote commentaries and reviews for the magazines Bibliothèque universelle, the Semaine littéraire, the liberal daily newspaper Journal de Genève and the Gazette de Lausanne. He also published two non-fiction books Le Quattrocento (1901) and Venise au XVIIIe siècle (1907). His literary works can be divided into three areas: the poetry Rimes d' écolier (1891 ), the collections of short stories Vieilles femmes (1895 ) and Jeunes ménages (1899 ) as well as the chronicles of the City of Geneva. In particular, the Geneva Chronicles helped him to prominence. These are Causeries genevoises (1902, reprint 1988), Le Livre de Blaise (1904, reprint 1998), Mon village (1909, reprinted 1968) and La de Genève Töpffer (1914 ).

In 1909 he was awarded by the University of Geneva an honorary doctorate.

Publications

  • Rimes d' écolier. 1891
  • Vieilles femmes. 1895
  • Jeunes ménages. 1899
  • Le Quattrocento. 1901
  • Causeries genevoises. 1902, reprint 1988
  • Le Livre de Blaise. 1904, reprint 1998
  • Venise au XVIIIe siècle. 1907
  • Mon village. 1909, reprint 1968
  • La de Genève Töpffer. 1914
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