Renel, Charles, 1866-1925

found: Wikipedia, French version, Feb. 2, 2015(Charles Renel; French writer, b. 1866, d. 1925; lived in Madagascar until the end of his life; author of numerous works related to this new colony, in particular Le "Décivilisé")

found: Le "décivilisé", 2014:title page (Charles Renel) page vii (b. 1866; became director of education in Madagascar in 1906; d. in 1925) page 4 of cover (director of education in Madagascar from 1905 until his death in 1926; member, Académie malgache; very familiar with cultures of the Grande Île)

found: Bibliomadagascar website, La nécrologie de Charles Renel, extraite du Bulletin officiel du Service de l'Enseignement, Colonie de Madagascar et dépendances, ... no 8-9, août-sep. 1925, viewed Feb. 2, 2015(Charles-Ulysse Renel; b. May 8, 1866 in Strasbourg, dept. du Bas-Rhin; studied at Ecole Normale Supérieure 1886-1889; entered teaching career at lycée de Bourg; joined Faculté des lettres de Besançon in Mar. 1898, and soon after, that of Lyon, where he spent several years; named director of education in Madagascar in 1906; wrote about Malagasy folklore as well as producing literature about Madagascar; d. Sep. 9, 1925 in Ambatonakanga)

found: VIAF, Feb. 2, 2015(Renel, Charles, 1868-1925 (4 records); Renel, Charles, 1866-1925 (4 records); French records (SUDOC, BNF) use birth date of 1866)