Jules Migeon | |
Birth Date: | 7 February 1815 |
Birth Place: | Méziré, France |
Death Place: | Zug, Switzerland |
Occupation: | Author, businessman, politician |
Parents: | Jean-Baptiste Migeon |
Jules Migeon (1815 - 1868) was a French author, businessman and politician. He served in the Corps législatif from 1852 to 1859.
Jules Migeon was born on 7 February 1815 in Méziré, France.[1] [2] His father, Jean-Baptiste Migeon, was a businessman.
Migeon studied the Classics in Haut-Rhin and Paris.[2]
Migeon published short stories in Le Pionnier, a literary magazine, as early as 1844.[2] He published his first novel, Louise, shortly after.[2] Two years later, in 1846, he published, La France et ses institutions, a book about French institutions.[2]
Migeon acquired the Zola Dam, built by François Zola, near Aix-en-Provence in 1853.[3] It was dedicated in 1854.[3]
Migeon was conservative.[2] He served in the Corps législatif from 1852 to 1859, representing Haut-Rhin.[2]
Migeon was a papal count.[2]
Migeon died on 20 March 1868 in Zug, Switzerland.[1] [2]