Ernest Flammarion
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Ernest Flammarion

French publisher

Ernest Flammarion (French pronunciation: [ɛʁnɛst flamaʁjɔ̃]; May 30, 1846, Montigny-le-Roi - January 21, 1936, Paris) was a French publisher, founder of Groupe Flammarion (Flammarion-Marpon Editions).2

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Born May 30, 1846, died Jan 21, 1936.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: publisher, businessperson.4

Personal life

  • BornMay 30, 1846, Val-de-Meuse5
  • DiedJan 21, 1936, Paris6
  • CitizenshipFrance7

Philanthropy

Flammarion Foundation

He owes his fame to the publishing house that he founded in association with the Charles Marpon bookstore in 1876, the Flammarion-Marpon editions (now Groupe Flammarion), located in the former Café Voltaire on the Place de l'Odeon in the current 6th arrondissement of Paris. The success of this business is due to the commercial success of Popular Astronomy, his brother's book that he published in 1878. It was a huge bestseller in the late 19th century.

Subsequently, Flammarion Editions turned towards literature by publishing a wide variety of classical, modern authors (Stendhal, Balzac, Gustave Flaubert, Zola, Maupassant, Jules Renard) or more popular authors like Hector Malot, then the catalog was diversified and now covers virtually all publishing sectors with a predilection for popular science and humanities publications.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour8 9

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