Paul Sébillot

Paul Sébillot is a Ethnologue, writer and painter French, originating in Brittany. It was born with Matignon (department of the Coast-with Armor) the February 6th 1843, it died in Paris the April 23rd 1918. Number of its work are devoted to its province of origin.

Biography

Formation

Resulting from a former Breton family and a line of doctors since his back grandfather, his father Pierre Sébillot made L `object of a quotation for his devotion during the cholera epidemic of 1832 to Saint-Cast-the-Guildo, it becomes mayor of Matignon in 1848. After studies with the communal college of Dinan, he moves with Rennes to undertake studies of right, which he will complete with Paris in 1863. Very interested by the Painting, it takes courses near Augustin Feyen-Perrin and in 1870 it exposes to the Salon a fabric entitled Rochers with Low tide , which one finds with the Exposure of London of 1872.

The writer and the folklorist

Sébillot will continue its pictorial activity until in 1883, period during which fourteen of its tables are exposed to the living rooms of Paris and two with the World Fair of Vienna in 1873. Its inspiration is largely on the Breton littoral. He collaborates in several reviews as an art critic: the Public property , the Reform , French Art and free Art .

In parallel it starts a literary career by the publication in 1875, of the Republic, it is the peace whose success requires two republications the same year. It is at that time that it meets another folklorist François-Marie Luzel who carries out the translation of the text in Breton. Consequently its publications will be regular. In 1877, it creates the Apple , Breton association and Norman, of which he becomes president the following year (in 1889, will be created a monthly review of the same name). 1881, creation with Charles Leclerc of the Collection of the popular Literatures of all the nations , the contribution of Sébillot is the oral literature of High-Brittany . In 1882, it is the birth of the Company of the popular Traditions, which organizes the Dinners of my Mother Oye , meeting of folklorists which gives place to the edition of a new review of this name. From 1886 becomes the general secretary of association and assumes the direction of the review.

In 1889, it is the first Congress of the popular traditions in Paris, it is named principal private secretary to the public Ministry of Labor, when his/her brother-in-law, Yves Guyot, are named public Minister for Labor. It remains at this station until in 1892, observatory ideal which allows him to collect many information which will be the subject of volume Public works and the mines in the traditions and superstitions of all the countries , in 1894. The following year, it gathers the list of its publications (books and articles), under the title Autobibliographie .

In 1905, it is named President of the Company of anthropology.

He was member many associations or learned societies, among which one can quote: the Company of the Men of letters, the Company of linguistics, the Company of anthropology, the archaeological Company, the archaeological Company of the Finistere, the Association of the republican journalists, the Company of ethnography and national art and, at the international level, the Finno-ugric Company of Helsingsfors, the Company of the Walloon Folklore, the Society Folklore of Chicago, of American Society Folklore, the Andaluz Folklore, the Society Folklore of London, of the Swiss Company of the popular traditions, the Company of the Portuguese writers.

Publications

1875 : the Republic, it is peace
1876: Test on the patois gallot
1880: Traditions, superstitions and legends of High-Brittany
1880: Test of questionnaire to be used to collect the traditions, the superstitions and the legends
1880: popular Tales of High-Brittany
1880: Tales of the peasants and the fishermen
1880: Hung the
1881: oral Literature of High-Brittany
1882: Traditions and superstitions of High-Brittany
1883: Tales of ground and sea
1883: Gargantua in the popular traditions
1885: popular Habits of High-Brittany
1885: Questionnaire of the beliefs, legends and superstitions of the sea
1886: the Bibliography of the popular traditions of Frances d' Outremer
1886: the language Breton, limits and statistical
1886: Christian Legends of High-Brittany
1886: Riddles of High-Brittany
1887: Instructions and questionnaires of the company
1887: Shells of sea
1887: local Legends of High-Brittany: Margot the fairy
1887: Notes on the sea and maritime meteorology
1888: Notes on the traditions and superstitions of High-Brittany
1888: popular Blazon of High-Brittany
1888: the popular Imagery in Brittany
1889: popular Heroes in High-Brittany
1890: Molière and popular traditions
1891: Traditions and superstitions of Bakery
1891: Tales of sailors: devil and animals on board
1891: Tales of sailors
1892: popular Women and traditions
1892: Additions with the habits, traditions and superstitions of High-Brittany
1892: Incidents of the popular tales of High-Brittany
1892: Tales of High-Brittany: Researchers of adventures, devil and its hosts
1893: Popular Ustensils and curios
1893: Tobacco in the superstitions and the habits
1894: Public works and mines in the traditions and superstitions of all the countries
1894: Contributions to the study of the popular tales
1894: Popular Books and images
1894: Legends of the country of Paimpol
1894: Ten tales of High-Brittany
1894: Bibliography of the traditions of Brittany
1895: Tales of priests and monks
1895: Ercé close Liffré and the castle of Bordering
1895: Legends and curiosities of the trades
1896: Spanish Tales
1897: Directory of Brittany
1897: Small Golden Legend of High-Brittany
1898: oral Literature of Auvergne
1899: local Legends of High-Brittany
1899: magic Brittany
1900: Christmas Eve
1900: Tales of the moors and the strikes
1900: Shells of sea
1900: local Legends of High-Brittany
1901: the Folklore of the fishermen
1902: flowered Sea
1903: popular Traditions in Anjou
1904: Paganisms
1904 - 1906: the Folklore of France , currently republished under the title Beliefs, myths and legends of the countries of France , established by Francis Lacassin, Bus Editions, 2002,
1911: picturesque and legendary Brittany , Daragon editor.

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