About Justin Massicault
Lived 1838 – 1892 (aged 54). Justin Massicault was a French journalist, diplomat and official.
Justin Théophile Athanase Massicault (September 14, 1838 – November 5, 1892) was a French journalist and government official.
Born in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins (Cher), Massicault was the child of two teachers and was at first a teacher himself, but then became a journalist at the daily Le Progrès in Lyon. In 1862 he joined the staff of La Gironde, a Bordeaux daily, where he eventually became editor.
Appointed prefect of the Haute-Vienne on October 25 of 1870, he resigned on February 6, 1871.
He was appointed Prefect of the Rhône in 1882, and as resident-general in Tunisia on November 22 of 1886 till his death at Tunis on November 5 of 1892.
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French journalist (1838-1892)
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Justin Massicault was born on 14 September 1838 in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins.
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Justin Massicault died on 5 November 1892 in Tunis.
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Justin Massicault was a journalist, diplomat and official.
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Justin Massicault was French.
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