Émile Ripert

Émile Ripert
Émile Ripert on the left, Louis Le Cardonnel on the right
Born	Émile Louis Marie Adrien Ripert November 19, 1882 La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died	April 23, 1948 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure University of Paris
Occupation	Academic, poet, novelist, playwright
Spouse(s)	Adrienne Eugénie Gras
Parent(s)	Joseph Casimir Ripert Marie-Louise Beranger

Émile Ripert (1882-1948) was a French academic, poet, novelist and playwright. He served as the inaugural Chair of Provençal Language and Literature at Aix-Marseille University. He was the author of three novels, four poetry collections, three plays and five non-fiction books about Provençal culture.

Émile Ripert was born on November 19, 1882 in La Ciotat near Marseille in Provence. His father was Joseph Casimir Ripert and his mother, Marie-Louise Beranger. His paternal grandfather came from Cadenet in Vaucluse.

Ripert graduated from the École Normale Supérieure. He completed a PhD from the University of Paris.

Ripert began his career as a teacher in Toulon, followed by Marseille. He was appointed as the first-ever Chair of Provençal Language and Literature at Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence in 1920.

Meanwhile, Ripert published poetry collections as early as 1908. He published a travel narrative in 1925, and several plays from 1933 onward. He also published some novels.

Ripert was inducted into the Académie de Marseille in 1916, replacing Frédéric Mistral. At Mistral's funeral in 1914, Ripert had praised Giuseppe Bottai, a Fascist politician. Moreover, Ripert was part of an official delegation to Fascist Italy alongside Jean Rivain, Philippe de Zara, Rémy Roux and Marius Jouveau.

Ripert married Adrienne Eugénie Gras on April 25, 1908. His father-in-law, Dr Evariste Gras, served as the mayor of La Ciotat.