Allard, Léonide
(female)
French
Novelist and poet; mother of Julia Allard (born 1844) who became the wife of Alphonse Daudet.
Barrère, Camille Eugene Pierre
(male)
1851 - 1940
French
Diplomat, critic; French general consul at Cairo; ambassador to Bern and to Rome.
Besson, Leon
(male)
French
Translator and officer in the French navy.
Capefigue, Jean Baptiste
(male)
1801 - 1872
French
Historian and biographer.
Chasles, Victor Euphemion Philarete
(male)
10/08/1798 - 1873
French
Man of letters; proof reader; contributor to the Athenaeum; professor in College de France, Paris; translated many books from English into French. See Boase I: 597-8.
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Francois Ernest
(male)
01/19/1801 - 08/15/1881
French
Published papers in England and France; author of Rambles through Rome (1852) and many other works; translated many poems. See Boase I: 598, ODNB.
Coquerel, Charles
(male)
12/02/1822 - 04/12/1867
French
Navy surgeon and entomologist.
D'Arlincourt, Le Vicomte
(male)
09/26/1788 - 01/22/1856
French
Novelist, dramatist, and poet; called "the prince of the romantics"; his most famous novel, Le Solitaire, appeared in 1821.
de Girardin, Madame Emile
(female)
01/24/1804 - 06/29/1855
French
Writer; née Delphine Gay, married Emile de Giradin in 1831; pen name Vicomte Delaunay, wrote poetry, romances, and dramatic pieces.
de Lamartine, Alphonse
(male)
10/21/1790 - 02/28/1869
French
Writer, poet, and politician; wrote Les Méditations Poétiques (1820); Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1848.
de Mortemart, Baron
(male)
03/20/1787 - 01/01/1875
French
Soldier, diplomat, and political figure.
de Niroy, Jules
(male)
French
de Peyronnet, Madame
(female)
French
de Verdun, Antoine Vinaty
(male)
French
Degeorge, Frederic
(male)
09/12/1797 - 07/22/1854
French
Politician; soldier and law student in Paris.
Desainteville, Alexandre Dumenil
(male)
1797
French
Still alive in 1848; living in London.
du Maurier, George
(male)
03/06/1834 - 10/08/1896
French
Cartoonist and author; best known for his drawings for Punch; illustrated other periodicals including Cornhill Magazine, Good Words, and The Illustrated Times; wrote three novels including Trilby (1894). See Boase V: 164-5, ODNB.
Dumas, Alexandre (fils)
(male)
07/27/1824 - 11/27/1895
French
Dramatist.
Guizot, François
(male)
10/04/1787 - 10/12/1874
French
Orator, historian, and statesman; was ambassador to England (1840), Foreign Minister, and Prime Minister (1847-48).
Masson, George Joseph Gustave
(male)
03/09/1819 - 08/21/1888
French
French Mastor at Harrow School; author and translator; born in England to French father and English mother; wrote Introduction to French Literature (1860) and other works. See Boase II: 788.
