Louis Bastien (Esperantist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Bastien (Esperantist)

French Esperantist

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1869

Place of Birth: Obernai, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1961

Profession: military officer, Esperantist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Louis Marie Jules Charles Bastien (December 21, 1869 in Obernai, near Strasbourg – April 10, 1961) was a French Esperantist and a quartermaster in the French army.
In 1899 he married Marguerite Pfulb (1879–1941); the couple had three daughters and two sons.
In school he learned mathematics, classical French literature, Latin and Greek and learned to compose Latin verse.
After a year of preparatory studies at l'Ecole Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles he entered l'Ecole Polytechnique in 1887 at the age of 17.
Not having the maturity of his older classmates, he did not excel in his studies and, on graduation in 1889, had to content himself with a military career.