Jules Migeon Explained

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.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Death

Migeon died on 20 March 1868 in Zug, Switzerland.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jules Migeon (1815-1868). Bibliothèque nationale de France. March 30, 2016.
  2. Web site: Jules MIGEON. Assemblee Nationale. March 29, 2016.
  3. Book: Mitterand. Henri. Zola tel qu'en lui-même. 2009. Presses universitaires de France. Paris. 9782130570820. 171–204. March 28, 2016. Cairn.info. registration .