Justin Massicault
French journalist
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| Intro | French journalist | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Journalist Diplomat | |
| Work field | Journalism Politics | |
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| Birth | 14 September 1838, Ourouer-les-Bourdelins, canton of Nérondes, arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond, Cher | |
| Death | 5 November 1892Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia (aged 54 years) |
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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 later founded several newspapers successively: L'Indépendance in Bordeaux, La Charente in Angouleme, and La Vienne in Poitiers.
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.