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.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)
Besson, Leon
(male)
French
Translator and officer in the French navy.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)
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.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)
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.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)
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.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)
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).
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)
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.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)