Octave-Louis Aubert, was a French editor and writer associated with Breton nationalism

Breton nationalism

Breton nationalism is the nationalism of the traditional province of Brittany in France. Brittany is considered to be one of the six Celtic nations...

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Born in Paris, Aubert came to Brittany in 1893 when he got a job as assistant editor of the journal Réveil Breton in Saint-Brieuc

Saint-Brieuc

Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...

. He soon became devoted to Breton culture. He founded Le Démocrate in 1898, and was editor in chief of Progrès in 1899. He published Le Livre de la Bretagne in 1901 and wrote numerous works for the theatre in Saint-Brieuc. He also organised many conferences.

Interested in promoting tourism, he founded the first tourist office in Saint-Brieuc. In 1922, he created the monthly journal La Bretagne touristique, which covered far more than just tourist issues, promoting historical and contemporary Breton culture. His book Légendes traditionnelles de la Bretagne retold many local legends, concentrating on those about the history of Breton Christianity. In 1921, he published Contes d'un Breton Adoptif (Tales of an Adopted Breton).

Aubert was the president of the Chamber of commerce

Chamber of commerce

A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...

 in Côtes-du-Nord from 1930 to 1945. He was close friends with Breton writers Charles Le Goffic

Charles Le Goffic

Charles Le Goffic was a French poet, novelist and historian whose influence was especially strong in his native Brittany. He was a member of the Académie française.-Biography:...

 and Anatole Le Braz

Anatole Le Braz

Anatole le Braz, the "Bard of Brittany" was a Breton folklore collector and translator. He was highly regarded amongst both European and American scholars, and known for his warmth and charm....

 and was a member of the cultural movement Seiz Breur

Seiz Breur

Seiz Breur was an artistic movement founded in 1923 in Brittany. Although it adopted the symbolic name seiz breur, meaning seven brothers in the Breton language, this did not refer to the number of members, but to the title of a folk-story...

. From 1934, he was president of the committee for the construction and decoration of the Breton pavilion for the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne

Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)

The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from May 25 to November 25, 1937 in Paris, France...

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He died in Saint-Brieuc

Saint-Brieuc

Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...

. Several streets in Brittany are named after him.

Notable works

• Le Livre de Bretagne, 1901.
• Légendes traditionnelles de la Bretagne.
• theatre works...