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J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
1855–1932
A French diplomat and literary historian, he spent more than two decades as ambassador to Washington and became an important link between France and the United States during World War I. He also wrote warmly and intelligently about English literature and American life, bringing a scholar’s eye to public affairs.
5 Audiobooks
With Americans of Past and Present Days
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
A Literary History of the English People, from the Origins to the Renaissance
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century)
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
La vie nomade et les routes d'Angleterre au 14e siècle
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
About the author
Born in Lyon in 1855, Jean Jules Jusserand built a career that joined scholarship and diplomacy in unusual fashion. He entered the French diplomatic service as a young man, served in posts including London, Tunis, Copenhagen, and Constantinople, and became France’s ambassador to the United States in the early 20th century.
He is best remembered for his long service in Washington, where he remained ambassador from 1902 or 1903 until 1925, working with a remarkable succession of American presidents. During World War I he played a significant diplomatic role in strengthening ties between France and the United States, and later became known in America not only as a statesman but also as a cultivated public figure.
Jusserand was also a prolific author and historian. His books explored English literature, medieval life, and transatlantic history, and his With Americans of Past and Present Days won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1917. He died in Paris in 1932, leaving a reputation as both an accomplished diplomat and a writer who helped readers see cultural history as something vivid and human.