Honoré Champion
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Honoré Champion

French publisher

Honoré Champion (1846–1913) was a French publisher. He founded Éditions Honoré Champion in 1874 and published scientific works geared towards laymen, particularly concerning history and literature.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Honoré Champion (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 13, 1846, died Apr 8, 1913.1

About

Champion died from an embolism on 8 April 1913 in his apartment at 30 rue Jacob, Paris. His tomb, located at the Montparnasse Cemetery, was sculpted by Albert Bartholomé.

His sons were Édouard Champion, who took over the bookstore and the publishing house (often rendered in colophons as H. Champion), and the historian Pierre Champion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Honoré Champion, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLycée Turgot3

Career

Occupation: publisher, bookseller.5

Known for: Éditions Honoré Champion.6

Personal life

  • BornJan 13, 1846, Paris7
  • DiedApr 8, 1913, rue Jacob8 9
  • CitizenshipFrance10