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Anne Beffort
(4 July 1880 ? 20 July 1966) was a Luxembourg educator, literary writer and biographer. She is remembered for her works on
Victor Hugo
and
Alexandre Soumet
and for her support of French culture in
Luxembourg
.
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Biography
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Born in the Neudorf district of
Luxembourg City
, she was the daughter of a gardener. After completing her secondary education at Notre-Dame Sainte-Sophie, she qualified as a teacher at the Ecole normale des institutrices. After working as a schoolteacher in
Roedgen
, she studied French literature at
Munster University
in Germany and at the
Sorbonne
in Paris.
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In 1909, together with
Marie Speyer
, she was the first Luxembourg woman to obtain a doctorate thanks to her thesis on the French poet
Alexandre Soumet
. On returning to Luxembourg, she was one of the first teachers at the newly established Lycee de Jeunes Filles. From 1930, in addition to her teaching work, she was an ardent supporter of French culture, undertaking research on a number of French authors, especially Victor Hugo.
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In 1934, she was one of the founding members of the Societe des ecrivains luxembourgeois d'expression francaise (Association of Luxembourg Authors writing in French), supporting French culture even during the German occupation of Luxembourg in the
Second World War
. Beffort also succeeded in encouraging the State of Luxembourg to buy the house in Vianden where Victor Hugo had stayed in 1871 in order to open it as a museum.
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Throughout her career, Anne Beffort contributed articles to Luxembourg journals and newspapers on her literary research, always striving to achieve greater synergy between the cultures of France and Luxembourg. In addition to covering the history and cultural life of the Clausen district of Luxembourg where she lived, her
Souvenirs
also covers writings on Victor Hugo, especially his
Les Miserables
.
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Awards
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In 1948, in connection with the opening of the Victor Hugo Museum in Vianden, Anne Beffort was decorated by
Robert Schuman
with the French
Legion of Honour
for her services to France, especially her efforts to support French culture during the German occupation of Luxembourg.
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In commemoration of her contribution to women's rights in Luxembourg, the Prix Anne Beffort has been awarded annually since 2003 by the Luxembourg City's Commission for the Promotion of Equal Rights for men and women.
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Selected works
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- Beffort, Anna, 1908.
Alexandre Soumet, sa vie et ses oeuvres
. These Th. lett. Paris. 101 p. J. Beffort, Luxembourg.
- Beffort, Anne, 1926.
L'enfant dans l'oeuvre de Victor Hugo et particulierement dans ≪ Les miserables ≫
. In: Programme publie a la cloture de l'annee scolaire 1925?1926 / Lycee grand-ducal de Jeunes Filles de Luxembourg = Programm herausgegeben am Schlusse des Schuljahres 1925?1926 / Grossherzogliches Madchenlyzeum zu Luxemburg. Linden & Hansen, Luxembourg. pp. 1?46.
- Beffort, Anne, 1938.
Les amis de Victor Hugo
. In: Friedrich, Evy (Hrsg.) 1938. Oesling : Ardenner Heimatblatter Nr. 6: 50?51. Emile Schumacher & Cie., Diekirch.
- Beffort, Anne, 1939.
Au centenaire de notre independance.
Luxemburger Lehrer-Zeitung Jg. 34, Nr. 4 u. 5, p. 97?100. Luxembourg.
- Beffort, Anne, 1961.
Souvenirs
. Tome I: sans titre, 311 p. Tome II: Victor Hugo et nous. 215 p. Linden, Luxembourg.
- Beffort, Anne, 1966.
Marcel Noppeney, poete et martyr de Dachau
. Les Pages de la S.E.L.F. XIII: 16?20. Luxembourg.
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