F ebru ary ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ), ▁born ▁Philippe ▁H uc , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁poet ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁Paris , ▁but ▁would ▁often ▁return ▁to ▁O lor on - S ain te - Marie , ▁where ▁his ▁mother ▁lived . ▁ ▁There , ▁he ▁would ▁recuper ate ▁through ▁writing ▁poetry . ▁ ▁Career ▁as ▁a ▁politician ▁After ▁being ▁mobil ized ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁became ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Deput y ▁to ▁Ach ille ▁Arm and ▁F ould , ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁until ▁joining ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Agricult ure ▁( 1 9 3 0 - 1 9 3 2 ). ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁political ▁office , ▁he ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Louis ▁Bar th ou , ▁Deput y ▁of ▁O lor on - S ain te - Marie , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁and ▁several ▁times ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Republic . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁he ▁act ively ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁Francis ▁Jam mes ▁who ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁Bé arn . ▁ ▁Career ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁H uc ▁for ged ▁binding ▁friend ships ▁with ▁both ▁Francis ▁Car co ▁and ▁Robert ▁de ▁la ▁Va iss ière : ▁They ▁would ▁later ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁create ▁l ’ E cole ▁Fant ais iste ▁( The ▁Fant asy ▁School ). ▁ ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1