Robert Taussat (24 June 1920 – 31 December 2016) was a French
local historian, biographer and novelist. He was the author of fifteen books, and the recipient of the 1993 Prix Eugène Carrière from the
Académie française. He was the president of the Société des lettres, sciences et arts de l'Aveyron for two decades and the subject of a 2014 documentary about his life.
Taussat began his career as a history teacher in
Confolens.[1][2] He subsequently worked for the
Caisse d'allocations familiales for three decades.[1] He was also a columnist for Midi Libre.[3]
Taussat was the author of fifteen books, including works of
local history about
Aveyron.[3] He also wrote several biographies and novels.[1][3] For example, he wrote a biography of
Jean Moulin.[4] He won the Prix Eugène Carrière from the
Académie française for Sept siècles autour de la cathédrale de Rodez in 1993.[5]
Taussat served as the president of the Société des lettres, sciences et arts de l'Aveyron from 1984 to 2004.[3][6] He donated an 1843
liturgical calendar which belonged to Don Joallis Francisci de Saunhac de Belcastel to the
Château de Belcastel in 2013.[7][8] He also served as the honorary president of the
Société Jules-Verne.[3] In 2015, he was appointed as the president of the
National Order of Merit for Aveyron.[9]
Taussat was the subject of a 2014 documentary directed by Tristan Francia; it premiered at the
Musée Fenaille in
Rodez.[10] Two years later, he was interviewed for Paroles de Ruthénois, a documentary about Rodez for the 2016
European Heritage Days.[11]
Death
Taussat died on 31 December 2016, aged 96.[3][12] His funeral was held at the
Rodez Cathedral on 3 January 2017.[3]
Selected works
Taussat, Robert (1969). Dynamite sur l'Aveyron. Rodez: Subervie.
OCLC462082960.
Taussat, Robert (1989). Rodez : l'audace dans la tradition. Portet-sur-Garonne: Loubatières.
OCLC489751963.
Taussat, Robert (1992). Sept siècles autour de la Cathédrale de Rodez : histoire et vie quotidienne. Rodez: Editions du Rouergue.
ISBN9782905209559.
OCLC29224450.
Taussat, Robert (1996). Hommes et femmes célèbres de l'Aveyron. Paris: Editions Bonneton.
ISBN9782862532066.
OCLC39136108.
Taussat, Robert (1998). Rodez, un nom, une rue. Rodez: Société des lettres, sciences et arts de l'Aveyron.
ISBN9782908570076.
OCLC41529936.
Taussat, Robert (1998). Jean Moulin : la constance et l'honneur de la République. Rodez: Fil d'Ariane.
ISBN9782912470263.
OCLC49281909.
Taussat, Robert (1998). L'auréole de cendre : chronique des derniers temps de paix. Rodez: Fil d'Ariane.
ISBN9782912470065.
OCLC467111767.
Bousquet, Christian; Taussat, Robert (1999). Aveyron : terre de contrastes. Rodez: Fil d'Ariane Editeur.
ISBN9782912470188.
OCLC45167352.
Taussat, Robert; Thébault, Patrice (2006). Chapiteaux : Sainte-Foy de Conques. Rodez: Au fil du temps.
ISBN9782952674522.
OCLC85842899.
References
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abcdEschapasse, Baudoin; Noli, Matthieu (October 28, 2014).
"Dix Ruthénois à l'affiche". Le Point. Retrieved January 1, 2017.