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Jacques Roujon
b. 1884
A French man of letters who moved between journalism, history, and literary biography, he left behind works shaped by both public life and a strong interest in the past. His career was wide-ranging and influential, though later marked by the political turmoil of wartime France.
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Battles & Bivouacs: A French soldier's note-book
by Jacques Roujon
About the author
Born in Paris on October 30, 1884, Jacques Roujon was a French journalist, writer, and historian. Reference sources consistently identify him as an active literary and press figure, and he is also known for books such as Battles & Bivouacs, drawn from his experience of the First World War.
Roujon worked in journalism at a high level, serving as editor or director of several newspapers and periodicals during the first half of the 20th century. He also wrote historical and biographical studies, showing a lasting interest in major French figures and institutions.
His life remains tied to the complicated history of his era. Accounts note that he directed Le Petit Parisien during the Occupation, and that after the Second World War he went into exile in Switzerland. He died at Randan, in the Puy-de-Dôme, on September 22, 1971.