Maurice Alphonse Jacques Fombeure (born in Jardres (Vienne) 23 September 1906; died at La Verrière (Yvelines) 1 January 1981) was a 20th-century French writer and poet.
Very active in the literary circles of the capital, his first published work was 'The Line of the Heart' in 1925.[2] He was awarded the Grand Prix for poetry by the town of Paris in 1958[3] and was elected to the Ronsard Academy. In 1980, he won the Grand Prix for Poetry of the Académie Française.[4]
A museum is dedicated to him in Bonneuil-Matours, where his father was mayor from 1935 to 1947. It contains originals of his works as well as numerous personal effects.[3]
The Dutch composer Marjo Tal set several of Fombeure's poems to music.[5]
Maurice Fombeure, Paris m'a souri, with photos by Ervin Marton, édition Alpina, 1959
Maurice Fombeure, éditions Seghers, Collection Poètes d'aujourd'hui, 1957
Bibliographie des éditions des oeuvres de M. Fombeure / établie et annotée par Philippe Pineau, édition Musée Sainte-Croix, 1984
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^Primary school teachers were educated at départemental écoles normales, high school teachers and university professors at the écoles normales supérieures.
^Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music (USA), Inc. ISBN0-9617485-2-4. OCLC16714846.