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Alcée Fortier was born on June 5, 1856, in Saint James Parish, Louisiana, the son of Florent-Louis Fortier, and Edwige Aimc. His father and grandfathers were sugar cane planters of French Creole ancestry. The Fortier family had been in the Louisiana territory since the early 17th century. His maternal grandfather was Valcour Aime, who also had a sugar cane plantation in St. James Parish. The families were prominent in the social and political life of the parish and the state.
After his early schooling in New Orleans, Fortier went for some time to the University of Virginia, studied law, then left a banking clerkship to enter the teaching profession.
After a short experience in the New Orleans Boys’ High School, Fortier became principal of the preparatory department of the University of Louisiana (later Tulane University).
In 1880 he was given the chair of French in the university, in 1894 he became professor of Romance languages, and in 1913 he was made dean of the graduate department. His devotion to Tulane was unbounded.
Fortier studied constantly, specializing in Romance languages under Elliott at Johns Hopkins and in Paris under Passy. His Sept grands Auteurs du XIXe siècle (1889), Histoire de la Littérature française (1893), and other studies for the classroom show able scholarship. His great interest, however, lay in Creole history and customs, and to this field he contributed Bits of Louisiana Folklore (1888); Louisiana Studies (1894); Louisiana Folk Tales (1895); a History of Louisiana (1904), his masterwork; and an Encyclopedia of Louisiana (1908).
In addition to these works, he published Le Château de Chambord (1884); Central America and Mexico (1907) written in collaboration with J. R. Ficklen; Gabriel d’Ennerich (1886); and Voyage en Europe (1895).
Fortier also made frequent contributions to the press, to encyclopedias, and to the Comptes Rendus of l’Athénée Louisianais. Fortier was so devoted to his native state that he refused several calls to important universities.
He also took part in civic affairs, serving as chairman of the civil service commission, as curator of the Louisiana State Museum, and as a member of the state board of education. Alcée Fortier died on February 14, 1914, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A renowned Professor at Tulane University in New Orleans, Alcée Fortier was the author of numerous works on language, literature, and Louisiana history. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the field of academia, however, was the recording and preservation of oral tales told by the slaves whose voices had so long been silenced. In New Orleans, Alcée Fortier High School in Uptown, Alcée Fortier Hall at Tulane University, Alcée Fortier Park and Alcée Fortier Street are all named in honor of him.
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A devout Roman Catholic, Alcée Fortier was five times president of the Catholic Winter School.
Believing that conscious effort was necessary to preserve Creole tradition and culture, by painstaking labor and study Alcée Fortier paved the way for the scientific study of Louisiana history.
Alcée Fortier was for twenty-two years president of l'Athénée Louisianais; for eighteen he directed the Louisiana Historical Society; and he was a member of every French and Franco-American organization in Louisiana.
Outside of the state Fortier gained a wider recognition of his ability as president of the American Folklore Society, of the Modern Language Association, of the Fédération de l’Alliance Française.
In addition, he was an active member of the Saint Vincent Society.
As a man Alcée Fortier was active and energetic; as a writer, straightforward and sincere.
On October 22, 1881, Alcée Fortier married Marie Lanauze, daughter of Adolphe Lanauze and Augustine Henriette Ferrand. They had eight children.
François-Gabriel "Valcour" Aime was a sugar planter, philanthropist, a slave owner, and pioneer in the large-scale refining of sugar. Known as the "Louis XIV of Louisiana," he was reputedly the wealthiest person in the South.
