Paul-Valentin Gsell, born January 24, 1870 in Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine) and died April 19, 1947 in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (Yvelines), was a French writer and art critic. His works include: Nouvelles scientifiques, 1896, Promenades dans nos musées, 1899, Auguste Rodin, L'Art, Paris, B. Grasset, 1911, L'homme qui lit dans les âmes, Roman, Grasset, 1928 and Les Cles d'or, Roman, 1931. In 1921 he was given the title Knight of the Legion of Honour awarded.