Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914
Variant namesFrench journalist, director of Le Figaro from 1902-1914, who made this newspaper one of the most important forces in the French press. He was killed in his office by the wife of the French minister of finance, Joseph Caillaux, against whom Calmette had conducted a journalistic campaign accusing him of corruption.
From the description of Gaston Calmette letters, undated. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936868
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| creatorOf | Benjamin-Constant, 1845-1902. Letters, 1872-1902. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910. Letters, 1856-1909. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914. Autograph letter signed : [Paris?], to an unidentified man, not before 1902. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Dannat, William Turner, 1853-1929. Letters to Gaston Calmette, 1885?-1901. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Calmette, Gaston, 1858-1914. Gaston Calmette letters, undated. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Novy, Frederick George, 1864-1957. Frederick George Novy papers, 1882-1957. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Frederick G. Novy Papers, 1890-1954 | Bentley Historical Library |
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| associatedWith | Benjamin-Constant, 1845-1902. | person |
| correspondedWith | Dannat, William Turner, 1853-1929. | person |
| associatedWith | McCrindle, Joseph F., | person |
| associatedWith | Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Novy, Frederick George, 1864-1957. | person |
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Birth 1858-07-30
Death 1914-03-16
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