Born in 1877 at Le Château-d'Oléron on the Île d'Oléron, he attended the School of Political Science at Avignon Université.

[1] During his career with the French foreign service, he retained many positions worldwide, including as a member of the French Legation of Mexico City during President Porfirio Díaz's reign, and as consul in Bremen, Lisbon, San Juan, Turin, Liverpool, and Chicago.

In 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, he established the Lycée Français de New York with the help of French and American officials and a total of only 24 initial students.

[3] Today the school, with excess of 1,000 students typically enrolled gives the Prix Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle, to honor those who support its educational programs and foster greater cultural exchange between France, the greater Francophone diaspora, and the United States.

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