Maurice Barrès
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Barrès in 1923 | |
| Born | Auguste-Maurice Barrès 19 August 1862 Charmes, Vosges, France |
| Died | 4 December 1923 (aged 61) Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine, France |
| Resting place | Charmes, Vosges |
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Auguste-Maurice Barrès (French: [oɡyst mɔʁis baʁɛs]; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist, philosopher, and politician. Spending some time in Italy, he became a figure in French literature with the release of his work The Cult of the Self in 1888. He was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1906.
In politics, Barrès was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1889 as a Boulangist and would play a prominent political role for the rest of his life. He presided over the Ligue des Patriotes from 1914 until his death in 1923.