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Édouard Estaunié

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French novelist and engineer (1862-1942)

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Édouard Estaunié was a French novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer, working at the Post and Telegraph service and training further in Holland, before turning to the novel in 1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication" in his Traité pratique de télécommunication électrique.

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Awards 4

1919Alfred Née Award
1908Prix Femina
1897Botta Prize
Commander of the Legion of Honour

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Édouard Estaunié was a French novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer, working at the Post and Telegraph service and training further in Holland, before turning to the novel in 1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication" in his Traité pratique de télécommunication électrique. He was elected to the Académie française in 1923. He was also a reviewer, critic, and homme de lettres as well as a novelist.

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France
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1862 to 1942 · aged 80
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12 languages

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