| Émile Ripert | |
| Birth Name: | Émile Louis Marie Adrien Ripert |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1882 |
| Birth Place: | La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Death Place: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Education: | École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
| Occupation: | Academic, poet, novelist, playwright |
| Spouse: | Adrienne Eugénie Gras |
| Parents: | 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]