His father , Fernand Massignon ( 1855 -- 1922 ) , a painter and a sculptor under the pseudonym Pierre Roche , was an intimate friend of novelist Joris - Karl Huysmans .
Louis Massignon was born in Nogent - sur - Marne near Paris , France .
Louis Massignon 's father Louis Massignon   Massignon ( 1855 -- 1922 ) , a painter and a sculptor under the pseudonym Pierre Roche , was an intimate friend of novelist Joris - Karl Huysmans .
Louis Massignon was born in Nogent - sur - Marne near Paris , France .