Jules Turgan

Jules Turgan
Born	François Julien Turgan 8 February 1824 Paris
Died	16 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 an 19th-century French chansonnier, physician and journalist.

Biography

Turgan studied at the collège royal de Saint-Louis where he excelled in Latin version (1838). 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.

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, 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)