Author: Favre, Adrien. Author of an important work on the metric system. He was a high school teacher in Toulouse.
Title: Autograph Letter Signed by Adrien Favre Presenting His Work on the Metric System to the President of an Institution.
Description: Toulouse [France]: December 13, 1930. 1930. - 79 words penned in black ink on the 1st side of a sheet of cream paper folded once to form 4 sides 8-1/2 inches high by 6 inches wide. Signed "A Favre". There is some very light soiling & some tiny marks to the blank 4th side. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine.

In this letter, written in French, Favre presents a copy of his book advocating the spread of the metric system [Paris: Les Presses Universitaires de France, 1930] to the president of an institution. He hopes that it will be of particular interest to the Americans. "J'ai l'honneur de vous adresser ce meme jour un exemplaire de mon livre 'Les Origines du Systeme Metrique' qui vient de paraitre. J'espere qu'on voudra bien y trouver quelques details capable d'interesser specialement les Americains.." Favre identifies himself in the letter as a teacher at a high school in Toulouse. Very good .

Keywords: ECONOMICS; METRIC SYSTEM; ADRIEN FAVRE; FRENCH TEACHER; LES ORIGINES DU SYSTEME METRIQUE; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; ALS; A.L.S.; SIGNATURE.

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