Axel Duboul

Henri Théodore Axel Duboul (18 March 1842 – 10 July 1902) was a French diplomat, man of letters, and historian whose specialty was the history of Toulouse.[1]

Axel Duboul
Caricature of Duboul by Joseph Mollard c.1869
Born
Henri Théodore Axel Duboul

(1842-03-18)18 March 1842
Toulouse, France
Died10 July 1902(1902-07-10) (aged 60)
Toulouse, France
Occupation
  • historian
  • diplomat

Duboul was in born in Toulouse and served as the French consul at Galați in Romania between 1873 and 1874, then at Bilbao in Spain between 1874 and 1877.[2]

He is known for his history of the Académie des Jeux floraux as well as his skill as an orator. He was elected to the academy in 1891 and occupied its eighth chair from 1892.[lower-alpha 1][3][4]

He died in the city of his birth at the age of 60. The street rue Sainte-Catherine in Toulouse was renamed rue Axel Duboul in 1930 to honour his contribution to the life of the city. He had served there as both a city councilor and as a councilor of the Haute-Garonne department.[5][6]

Works
  • Las Plantos as camps, glossaire patois (1890).
  • La Fin du Parlement de Toulouse (1890).
  • L'Armée révolutionnaire de Toulouse. Épisode d'une rivalité de clochers (1891).
  • Le Tribunal révolutionnaire de Toulouse, 25 nivôse - 3 floréal an II — 14 janvier - 22 avril 1794 (1894).
  • Les Deux Siècles de l'Académie des Jeux floraux (1901).

Notes
  1. The Académie des Jeux floraux has 40 elected members known as "Maintainers" (Mainteneurs) at any one time. Each Maintainer occupies a numbered "Chair" (Fauteuil).[3]

References
  1. François, Martine (2009). "Duboul, Henri Théodore Axel". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 14 February 2019 (in French).
  2. Bibliothèque nationale de France. "Axel Duboul (1842-1902)". Retrieved 14 February 2019 (in French).
  3. Académie des Jeux floraux. "Titulaires des Quarante Fauteuils Depuis 1694". Retrieved 14 February 2019 (in French).
  4. Desazars de Montgailhard, Guy (1904). "Éloge de M. Axel Duboul". Recueil de l'Académie des Jeux floraux. pp. 50–79. Imprimerie de J-M Douladoure. Retrieved 14 February 2019 (in French).
  5. s.n. (18 November 2002. "Rue Axel Duboul". La Dépêche du Midi. Retrieved 14 February 2019 (in French).
  6. R. L. (11 July 1902). "Mort de M. Axel Duboul". L'Express du Midi, p. 11. Retrieved 14 February 2019 (in French).
  • Duboul, Axel (1901). Les Deux Siècles de l'Académie des Jeux floraux, Volume 1, Volume 2
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.