Victor Margueritte
1866–1942 (age 76)
Biography
Victor Margueritte was a French writer born in 1866 who established himself as a significant literary figure during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His literary works and intellectual contributions reflected the concerns and sensibilities of his era, engaging with the major social and political questions of his time.
Margueritte died in 1942 at the age of 76, having witnessed and chronicled nearly eight decades of French history and culture. He was interred in Monestier, where he is remembered as a writer of substance whose works contributed meaningfully to French letters and the nation's intellectual heritage.