Marie Butts

Marie Charlotte Elisabeth Butts (Thonon, France 1870 – Geneva, Switzerland 1953) was a French educator, translator, and children’s book author.

She served as the first General Secretary of the International Bureau of Education (IBE) from 1926-1953, alongside directors Pierre Bovet and Jean Piaget, respectively.

[1] Butts held several teaching positions from 1895 to 1939, lecturing in subjects such as English language, literature, and industrial psychology.

[2] In 1926, she became the first General Secretary of the International Bureau of Education (IBE), a position she retained for 28 years, until the age of 77.

Butts was the author of several children’s books, including Roland le Vaillant Paladin published by Librarie larousse in 1911.