Bust of Jose Maria de Heredia in The Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

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José-Maria de Heredia was born on November 22, 1842, in Cuba, and he became a French poet. In 1894, he was elected as the fifteenth member to seat number four of the Académie française. He received French citizenship in 1893 and was later elected to the Académie française on February 22, 1894, replacing Charles de Mazade, a well-known publicist. Few men with purely literary credentials were ever admitted to the Academy with as little background as José-Maria de Heredia had. A small volume of verse; a translation of Diaz del Castillo's History of the Conquest of New Spain (1878-1881); a translation of the life of Alferez, Thomas de Quincey's "Spanish Military Nun"; one or two pieces of occasional verse; and an introduction - this is very little literary output. However, his sonnets are among the most skilled in modern literature. François Coppée called them "A Légende des siècles in Sonnets." In 1901, José-Maria de Heredia became the librarian at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris. He passed away on October 3, 1905, at the Château de Bourdonné in Seine-et-Oise after completing his critical edition of André Chénier's works. A bronze bust created by Victor Segoffin is permanently displayed in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. The full sculpture can be found online. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, which aims to create a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures and artworks from around the world for free public access. Scan the World is an open-source community effort where anyone with interesting items to contribute can email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how they can help.