Émile Ripert

Émile Ripert studied at University of Paris and École Normale Supérieure. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is poetry, prose and drama. Employment is recorded with Aix-Marseille University (1896-1971). Positions recorded include 'majoral' of the Félibrige and President of the Académie de Marseille. Distinctions recorded are Prix Saint-Cricq-Theis, Bordin Prize, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Bourse nationale de voyage littéraire.

• Name — Émile Ripert • Birth Name — Émile Louis Marie Adrien Ripert • Born — 19 November 1882 • Birthplace — La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France • Place of death — 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 was born on 19 November 1882 in La Ciotat near Marseille in Provence. His father was Joseph Casimir Ripert and his mother, Marie-Louise Beranger. His paternal grandfather came from Cadenet in Vaucluse. Ripert graduated from the École Normale Supérieure. He completed a PhD from the University of Paris.

Ripert began his career as a teacher in Toulon, followed by Marseille. He was appointed as the first-ever Chair of Provençal Language and Literature at Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence in 1920. Meanwhile, Ripert published poetry collections as early as 1908. He published a travel narrative in 1925, and several plays from 1933 onward. He also published some novels. Ripert was inducted into the Académie de Marseille in 1916, replacing Frédéric Mistral. At Mistral's funeral in 1914, Ripert had praised Giuseppe Bottai, a Fascist politician. Moreover, Ripert was part of an official delegation to Fascist Italy alongside Jean Rivain, Philippe de Zara, Rémy Roux and Marius Jouveau.

Ripert married Adrienne Eugénie Gras on 25 April 1908. His father-in-law, Dr Evariste Gras, served as the mayor of La Ciotat. Ripert died on 23 April 1948 in Marseille.

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