Justin Massicault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Justin Massicault

French journalist

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1838

Place of Birth: Ourouer-les-Bourdelins, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1892

Profession: diplomat, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Justin Théophile Athanase Massicault (September 14, 1838 – November 5, 1892) was a French journalist and government official. Born in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins (Cher), Massicault was the child of two teachers and was at first a teacher himself, but then became a journalist at the daily Le Progrès in Lyon.
In 1862 he joined the staff of La Gironde, a Bordeaux daily, where he eventually became editor. Appointed prefect of the Haute-Vienne on October 25 of 1870, he resigned on February 6, 1871.
He later founded several newspapers successively: L'Indépendance in Bordeaux, La Charente in Angouleme, and La Vienne in Poitiers.He was appointed Prefect of the Rhône in 1882, and as resident-general in Tunisia on November 22 of 1886 till his death at Tunis on November 5 of 1892.