Raoul de Warren
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Raoul de Warren (born 5 September 1905 in Lyon - d. 5 March 1992 in Paris[1]) 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]
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]
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] However, the Irish minister in Paris did not consider the thesis of any great value.[2] 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]
Raoul de Warren has been recognized as a leading authority on the French nobility.[3] 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]
