{{Short description|French writer and historian (1905–1992)}} '''Raoul de Warren''' (born 5 September 1905 in Lyon - d. 5 March 1992 in Paris<ref name=Herne/>) was a French writer, historian, genealogist and lawyer. He was the President of the Evidence Commission for the ''Association d'entraide de la noblesse française (Mutual Aid Association of the French nobility)''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
==Family==
Raoul de Warren's father, William de Warren, was a descendant of a Jacobite family that moved to Nancy in 1692, after the deposition of king James II of England. His mother, Marie Seguin, was the granddaughter of Marc Seguin, a member of the ''Institut de France'', builder of the first steamship in France, inventor of boilers, railroads and suspension bridges. Raoul de Warren married Marie de Montrichard.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
==Career==
Raoul de Warren obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and geography, and became a Doctor of Law, specializing in agricultural issues. His honors thesis, ''Ireland and its political institutions'' (1928) won an award from the ''Institut de France''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} However, the Irish minister in Paris did not consider the thesis of any great value.<ref name=Gallagh1929/> His first work of fiction was a short psychological drama published in 1926, while he was studying at Nancy. In 1934 he published a new novel entitled ''Un jour comme tous les autres (A day like any other)'' developing the theme of premonition.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
Raoul de Warren has been recognized as a leading authority on the French nobility.<ref name=Brach1997/> He became Secretary General of the Federation of French Heraldry and Genealogy. The Genealogy Society of Loir-et-Cher was created in 1966 by Raoul de Warren and Michael de Sachy. It is the oldest genealogical society in France, after Paris.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
==Reception==
The Romanian poet and novelist Jean Parvulesco has described de Warren's works of fiction as inspiring and "mediumistic".<ref name=Godwin1996/> A review of his novel ''L'insolite aventure de Marina Sloty'', which involves time travel and romance, describes the novel as "a true success" and "excellent".<ref name=nooSFere/>
==Bibliography==
===Historical works=== *{{cite book|title=Histoire du fief de La Rochelle (History of the fief of La Rochelle)|year=1934}} *{{cite book|author=With Henry Jougla de Morenas |title=Grand Armorial de France, 7 volumes |location=Paris |publisher=Editions Heraldic|year=1934–1952}} *{{cite book|title=Claude Francois, Comte de Briqueville|year=1936}} *With Aymon de Lestrange **{{cite book|title=Énigmes et controverses historiques, Les prétendants au trône de France (Riddles and historical controversies, the pretenders to the throne of France)|publisher=SGAF|year=1947}} **{{cite book|title=Les Prétendants au trône de France. Faits nouveaux. Prétendants nouveaux (The Pretenders to the throne of France. Developments. New contenders)|publisher=SGAF|year=1955}} **{{cite book |title=Les Prétendants au trône de France (The Pretenders to the throne of France) |publisher=Edition de l'Herne |year=1991 |isbn=2-85197-281-2}} *{{cite book|title=Comte Roland de Montrichard. Trois siècles de parentés, 1640-1940 (Count Roland of Montrichard. Three centuries of kinship), SGAF, 1953}} *{{cite book|title=Les Pairs de France, sous l'Ancien Régime, les Cahiers nobles (Peers of France under the Old Regime, the noble families)|year=1958}} *{{cite book|title=Les Pairs de France au XIXe siècle, les Cahiers nobles (Peers of France in the 19th century, the noble families)|year=1959}} *{{cite book|title=La Maison de Warren, 1138-1964 (The House of Warren, 1138-1964)|year=1964}} *{{cite book|title=La Seigneurie de Monnet au Comté de Bourgogne (The Lordship of Monnet in the County of Burgundy|year=1962}} *{{cite book|title=La Terre de Saint-Gervais au Val de Loire (The Land of St. Gervais in the Loire Valley|year=1965}} *{{cite book|title=Les Comtes de Blois (The Counts of Blois)|publisher=The French Federation of genealogy, heraldry and Sigillography. Circle Family Centre|year=1971}} *{{cite book|title=Le château de Frontenay au Comté de Bourgogne (Castle Frontenay the County of Burgundy, Frontenay|year=1972}}
===Fiction===
*{{cite book |title=L'énigme du mort-vivant, ou le mystère de la nativité julienne (The Riddle of the undead, or the mystery of the julienne nativity) |publisher=Bordas |year=1947 |isbn=2-85197-807-1}} *{{cite book |title=La bête de l'apocalypse (The Beast of the Apocalypse) |publisher=Laffont|year=1956}} *{{cite book |title=La pendule (The clock) |work=Opta, Fiction Review No. 66 |year=1959}} *{{cite book |title=Le village assassin (The village assassin) |publisher=AELP |year=1967 |isbn=2-85197-812-8}} *{{cite book|title=Glaces et neiges, bénissez le seigneur (Ice and snow, bless the Lord) |work=Atlanta No. 12 |publisher=AELP |year=1967}} *{{cite book |title=La clairière des Eaux-Mortes (Clearing the dead waters) |publisher=Edition de l'Herne |year=1980 |isbn=2-251-77121-2}} *{{cite book |title=L'insolite aventure de Marina Sloty (The unusual story of Marina Sloty) |publisher=Edition de l'Herne |year=1981 |isbn=2-85197-810-1}} *{{cite book |title=La rue du Mort-qui-trompe (The street of Wrongful Death) |publisher=Edition de l'Herne |year=1984}} *{{cite book|title=Et le glas tinta trois fois (And the bell rang three times) |publisher=Edition de l'Herne |year=1989 |isbn=2-85197-813-6}} *{{cite book |title=Les portes de l'Enfer (The gates of Hell) |publisher=Edition de l'Herne |year=1991 |isbn=2-85197-814-4}}
===Other=== *Social insurance and the allowance for elderly employed in agriculture, the agricultural social Publications, 1943.
==References== {{reflist|1|refs= <ref name=Brach1997>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPrQR7mKEgMC&pg=PA146 |page=146 |title=L'Histoire cachée entre histoire révélée et histoire critique |work=Issue 10 of Collection Politica hermetica |author=Jean-Pierre Brach |publisher=L'AGE D'HOMME |year=1997 |language=French |isbn=2-8251-0777-8}}</ref> <ref name=Gallagh1929>{{cite web |url=http://www.difp.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=1003 |title=Handwritten Confidential Report from Count Gerald O'Kelly de Gallagh to Joseph P. Walshe (Dublin) |date=24 October 1929 |work=Documents on Irish Foreign Policy |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |accessdate=2010-11-23}}</ref> <ref name=Godwin1996> {{Cite book |last=Godwin |first=Joscelyn |author-link=Joscelyn Godwin |title=Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival |title-link=Arktos (book) |publisher=Phanes Press |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-933999-46-6 |location=Grand Rapids |language=en |page=74}}</ref> <ref name=Herne>{{cite web |url=http://www.editionsdelherne.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=user&id=255 |title=Raoul de Warren |publisher=Edition Herne |accessdate=2010-11-23}}</ref> <ref name=nooSFere>{{cite web |url = http://www.noosfere.com/heberg/fbeurg/lecture/dewarren.html |title = Raoul De Warren: L'insolite aventure de Marina Sloty |work = nooSFere |accessdate = 2010-11-23 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20031126163152/http://www.noosfere.com/heberg/fbeurg/lecture/dewarren.html |archivedate = 2003-11-26 }}</ref> }}
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