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Philippe Jullian
Philippe Jullian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1919 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 25 September 1977(1977-09-25) (aged 58) Paris, France |
| Occupation | writer, illustrator |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Biography, fiction, art history, autobiography |
| Relatives | Camille Jullian (grandfather) |
Philippe Jullian (real name: Philippe Simounet; 11 July 1919 – 25 September 1977) was a French illustrator, art historian, biographer, aesthete, novelist and dandy.
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Early life
Jullian was born in Bordeaux in 1919. His maternal grandfather was the historian Camille Jullian, known for his multi-volume history of Gaul; his mother had married a man named Simounet, a war veteran whose life ended in poverty and whose name Philippe rejected in favour of his more distinguished grandfather's.[1]
Jullian studied literature at university but left to pursue drawing and painting.
In his later years, he resided in England but r