Raoul Rinfret

Raoul Rinfret is a scarce figure in modern reference sources, but his surviving work shows him as a French-language author concerned with usage, grammar, and clear expression. His best-known book, Dictionnaire de nos fautes contre la langue française, was published in Montreal in 1896.

In its preface, he explains that the book brings together common mistakes in French, notes on grammar and pronunciation, and guidance on words influenced by English. He also says he drew on earlier Canadian writing about language while adding terms he had collected himself, which suggests a practical, reader-focused approach.

Very little biographical detail could be confirmed from the sources available here, so his personal life remains unclear. What does stand out is the purpose of his writing: to help French speakers write and speak more carefully, and to push back against the spread of anglicisms in everyday language.