Marius Leblond

Marius-Ary Leblond is the pen name of two historians, writers, art critics and journalists, George Athénas and Aimé Merlo, cousins, from Réunion. Their work was rewarded by the Prix Goncourt in 1909 for the novel En France, which narrates the jurney of two young Creoles, who came to study at the Sorbonne. They occupied public positions, (George) as secretary to the Joseph Gallieni from 1914 to 1916, and (Aimé) as conservator of France overseas museums. They helped with the creation of the Musée Léon Dierx, in Saint-Denis de La Reunion.