title: André Bellessort
text: # André Bellessort
  
  André Bellessort (19 March 1866 in Laval, Mayenne – 22 January 1942 in Paris) was a French writer.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Bellessort was a not only a poet and essayist but also a traveller who went to Chile, Bolivia and Japan. He is known for his influence on his pupils as a teacher in hypokhâgne in the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, notably related in Robert Brasillach's memories, Notre avant-guerre.
  
  