Henry Marcel
| Henry Marcel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Henri-Camille Marcel 25 November 1854 Paris |
| Died | 6 March 1926 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Administrator |
| Spouse(s) |
Laure Meyer (1899) Berthe Meyer |
Henri-Camille Marcel called Henry Marcel, (25 November 1854 – 6 March 1926) was a 19th–20th-century French senior official, general administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale de France from 1905 to 1913.
In October 1903, he succeeded Henry Roujon at the head of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts of Paris.
In 1905, he was appointed general administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale[1] after Léopold Delisle.
In May 1913, he became head of the Réunion des musées nationaux, until 1919.
In February 1899, he married Laure Meyer (first daughter of banker Maurice Meyer) with whom he would have a son, philosopher and playwright Gabriel Marcel. After Laure's prematured death, he married Berthe Meyer, sister of the former.
References
- ↑ "Les directeurs de la Bibliothèque nationale", BNF, 2004, (p. 10).
External links
- Henry Marcel on data.bnf.fr
- Thèse d'Hortense Dufour (Sorbonne) sur la carrière d'Henry Marcel
| Preceded by Léopold Delisle |
Administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale de France 1906–1912 |
Succeeded by Théophile Homolle |
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