Guillaume DE SAINT-JACQUES

Their story.

Guillaume de Saint-Jacques was born in Marseille in his private mansion. He was a scientist and astronomer and was director of the Observatory from 1763 to 1801. The street was opened on the eve of the French Revolution, and in 1830 it was extended to the rue de Rome and beyond the rue Breteuil in 1837 on land belonging to the Saint-Jacques de Sylvabelle family. On June 12, 1868, André Suarès, a famous writer and poet, was born at 91 rue Breteuil. He was awarded the Grand Prix de littérature by the Académie Française in 1935.