Gaston Deschamps

Gaston Deschamps was born on January 5, 1861, in the small French town of Melun. After completing his studies at the Ecole Normale Superieure, he was appointed to the French School at Athens, where he worked from 1885 to 1888 and participated in archaeological missions in Asia Minor, Amorgos, and the Spercheios Valley. Upon returning to France, he taught at the College de France and worked as a journalist for the newspapers Journal des Debats and Le Temps. In November 1919, he was elected as a member of parliament. He served as the president of the Education and Fine Arts Committee and was one of the founders of the Societe des Conferences. His book "La Grece d' aujourd' hui" was awarded by the French Academy. He passed away in Paris in 1931. His notable works include: - "La Grece d' aujourd' hui" (1892), awarded by the French Academy - "La vie et les livres" (1894-1897, a collection of articles) - "Chemin fleuri" (1896, a novel) - "Marivaux" (1897) - "Le malaise de la democratie" (1899) - "L' hellenisme en Turquie d' Asie" (a lecture given on January 27, 1907, in Paris; published in a volume-collection of lectures titled "La Grece," released by the "Ligue Francaise pour la Defense des Droits de l'Hellenisme" in 1908) - "L' effort grec" (1919) among others.