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J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
1855–1932
A French diplomat and literary scholar, he spent more than two decades in Washington and became an important bridge between France and the United States during World War I. He also wrote widely on history and literature, earning the first Pulitzer Prize for History in 1917.
5 Audiobooks
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
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
With Americans of Past and Present Days
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
La vie nomade et les routes d'Angleterre au 14e siècle
by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand
About the author
Born in Lyon in 1855, Jean Jules Jusserand built a rare career that joined public service with serious literary work. Reliable reference sources describe him as a French author, scholar, and diplomat, with a special interest in Middle English literature.
He is best known for serving as France’s ambassador to the United States from the early 1900s until 1925. During those years, which spanned several American presidencies, he became a familiar and influential figure in Washington and played an important diplomatic role in the years around the First World War.
Jusserand was also an accomplished writer. His book With Americans of Past and Present Days won the first Pulitzer Prize for History in 1917, a sign of how successfully he spoke to readers on both sides of the Atlantic. He died in Paris in 1932.