François Descostes


François Descostes was a Savoyard writer, lawyer, and politician.

Biography

François Descostes, son of Joseph Descostes and Hortense de Livet, was born in Rumilly in 1846. In 1866, after finishing law school, he settled as a lawyer in Chambéry, the capital of the Duchy of Savoy. Descostes was elected in 1873 to the Academy of Savoy, where he became president. He was a recognized authority on Joseph de Maistre. He was also winner of the Académie française's Thérouane prize.

Works

Trois jours en Savoie La Petite France et la Grande France Joseph de Maistre avant la Révolution: Souvenirs de la Société d'autrefois, 1753-1793 Joseph de Maistre Orateur La Révolution Française vue de l'Étranger 1789-1799, Mallet du Pan à Berne & à Londres Des Alpes au Niger. Souvenirs d'un marsouin