Jules Turgan
Born
François Julien Turgan

8 February 1824
Paris
Died16 February 1887(1887-02-16) (aged 63)
Tours
Occupation(s)Chansonnier
Journalist

François Julien called Jules or Julien) Turgan (8 February 1824 – 16 February 1887) was a 19th-century French chansonnier, physician and journalist.

Biography

Turgan studied at the collège royal de Saint-Louis where he excelled in Latin version (1838).[1] From 1842, he was a lyricist for Émile Bienaimé and became a physician. He stood out in 1848 by his acts of devotion during the days of June and during the cholera epidemic.[2]

A scientific editor for L'Événement then at the Le Bien-être universel, he established La Fabrique, la ferme, l'atelier (1851–1853), a popular science newspaper. Assistant manager of the Journal officiel (1852–1858), a friend of Théophile Gautier,[3] he became director of Le Moniteur universel in 1852. He was also a resident member of the Science section of the "Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques" (1870–1877).

Works

  • 1842: Les Écoliers de Paris, nocturne, music by Émile Bienaimé
  • 1842: Vole, ma noire gondole, melody, music by Émile Bienaimé
  • 1851: Les Ballons, histoire de la locomotion aérienne depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours, foreword by Gérard de Nerval
  • 1860: Orfèvrerie Christofle
  • 1860–1868 Les Grandes usines en France, 8 vols.
  • 1867: Études sur l'Exposition universelle
  • 1867: L'Artillerie moderne à grande puissance, études et renseignements
  • 1880: L'Évolution légale
  • 1880: Le Sénégal, sa colonisation par l'enseignement populaire
  • 1882: Les Établissements Duval

Bibliography

  • Pierre Larousse, Le Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, vol.7, 1898, (p. 1159)
  • Gustave Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des contemporains, 1880, (p. 1777)
  • Notice nécrologique de Julien Turgan, La Nature, 1887
  • René Martin, La vie d'un grand journaliste, 1948, (p. 106)

References

  1. ↑ Almanach de l'université royale de France, 1839, p. 236
  2. ↑ Biographie sur le site du Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
  3. ↑ Bulletin de la Société Théophile Gautier #°23, 2001, (p.82)
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