'Édouard Estaunié' (
Dijon,
February 4 1862 -
Paris,
February 11942) was a
French novelist. Estaunié trained as a scientist and engineer before turning to the novel in
1891. In 1904, he devised the word "telecommunication". He was elected to the
Académie française in
1923. He was also a reviewer, critic, and ''homme de lettres'' as well as a novelist.
Novels
★ ''Un simple'' (
1891)
★ ''Bonne Dame'' (
1891)
★ ''Le Ferment'' (
1899)
★
Les choses voyent (1913)
★ ''L'ascension de M. Baslèvre'' (
1920)
★ ''L'appel de la route'' (
1921)
★ ''L'infirme aux mains de lumière'' (
1923)