Alfred Émile Reinaud (12 March 1854 – 21 November 1924) was a French lawyer, politician and essayist who served as mayor of Nîmes from 1892 to 1900. Reinaud was also a prominent member of the Académie de Nîmes.
Émile Reinaud | |
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| Mayor of Nîmes | |
| In office 15 May 1892 – 20 May 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Bouchet |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Crouzet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Émile Reinaud 12 March 1854 Vauvert, France |
| Died | 21 November 1924 (aged 70) Nîmes, France |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | French army |
| Rank | Captain[1] |
Early life and education
editÉmile Reinaud was born in Vauvert, in the Gard department.[2]
After a secondary education in Nîmes,[3] Reinaud embraced law studies, first at the University of Montpellier,[4] then at the Paris Law Faculty, where he obtained a PhD in 1879.[2][5]
Career
editLawyer
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From 1879, Reinaud worked as lawyer at the court of appeal of Nîmes. A member of the city's bar association, he was also president of the legal aid bureau.[1]
In 1909, he was elected Nîmes' bâtonnier (head of the bar),[1] and reelected in 1910 and 1911.
French historian Raymond Huard cites him as an example of the strong involvement of Nîmes lawyers within the local political community.[6]
Mayor of Nîmes
editIn 1891, Reinaud was elected conseiller municipal and vice mayor of Nîmes. The following year, during new municipal elections, Reinaud was elected the city's mayor.[7]
Other activities
editEssayist
editIn 1886, Reinaud published the first report on France's 1884 law that authorised the existence of labour syndicates.[1] He also wrote a reference biography on French painter Charles Jalabert, for which he received an award from the Académie française.[8]
Académie de Nîmes
editIn February 1894, Reinaud was elected a member of the Académie de Nîmes, a learned society. He became president of this Académie in 1905[9] (one-year term), and was later chosen to be its perpetual secretary from 1918.[10]
Personal life
editReinaud married Claire Lombard (1854–1939), a niece to French painter Charles Jalabert, and had three children: Paul, Charlotte, and Hélène. Paul died at 36 from a war injury, while Charlotte died at 10; Hélène was the only one to survive her father.[11]
Honours
editNational honours
edit| Ribbon bar | Honour | Date |
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Officier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour | 1920[1] |
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Officier of the Instruction Publique | 1894[1] |
Prizes
edit- Montyon Prize of the Académie française (1904)[8]
- Gold medal of the Académie de Nîmes (1885)[2]
Other
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- A street in Nîmes is named after Émile Reinaud.
Publications
edit- Les Syndicats professionnels : leur rôle historique et économique avant et depuis la reconnaissance légale, la loi du 21 mars 1884, Paris, ed. Guillaumin, 1886.
- La Jeunesse de Charles Jalabert, Nîmes, ed. Chastanier, 1902.
- Charles Jalabert : l'homme, l'artiste – d'après sa correspondance, Paris, ed. Hachette, 1903.
- Aux arènes de Nîmes, 1906.
- La Fille de Jephté : 2 actes en vers, Nîmes, ed. Chastanier, 1924.
- Beautés des Causses et Cévennes : poésies régionales, Anduze, ed. Imprimerie du Languedoc, 1958 (posthumous).
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Memoiries". www2.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Reinaud (Emile)". Gard : dictionnaire biographique et album. Paris: Flammarion. 1904. p. 549.
- ^ "Chronique méridionale". Le Midi. 15 March 1886. p. 2.
- ^ Cadix, Gaston. "Avant-propos". In Reinaud, Émile. Beautés des Causses et Cévennes : poésies régionales. Anduze: Imprimeries du Languedoc. 1950 (posthumous).
- ^ Notice bibliographique Faculté de droit de Paris. Des Conditions impossibles, illicites ou immorales dans les dispositions à titre gratuit en droit français et en droit romain. Thèse pour le doctorat, par Émile-Alfred Reinaud,... | BnF Catalogue général – Bibliothèque nationale de France. Catalogue.bnf.fr. 1879. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Huard, Raymond (1982). Histoire de Nîmes. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud. p. 289. ISBN 2-85744-134-7.
- ^ "LES MAIRES DE NIMESDE 1790 ANOS JOURS" (PDF). www.nemausensis.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Émile REINAUD | Académie française" (in French). Academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Presidents" (PDF). www.academiedenimes.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Secretaires" (PDF). www.academiedenimes.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Secrétaire perpétuel" (PDF). communication.academiedenimes.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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