Robert Ranjard was born on 13 January 1881 in
Montrichard,
Loir-et-Cher, where his father operated a
notary's office. At the age of 17, he enrolled in the medical school in Tours. He later pursued advanced studies in
otolaryngology in Paris, where he married Marguerite Courselles-Dumont on 29 November 1905 in the
6th arrondissement of Paris. Upon qualifying as a physician, he settled permanently in Tours, practicing medicine there until 1940. In 1948, Ranjard suffered an accident that forced him to gradually curtail his activities. Paralyzed thereafter, he died on 28 May 1960 at his home at 26 rue Bernard Palissy in Tours. He was buried in the Saint-Symphorien Cemetery. Ranjard had two sons: Michel, who became an
Architecte des Bâtiments de France, and Claude, a medical doctor. == Honours and tributes ==