French author, born in New Orleans, LA, on the 30th of January 1849; died in Paris on the 4th of January 1893. He was educated in France, went to Louisiana, but soon returned to France, where he remained. He engaged in journalism. His first publication was a Eulogy of Lamartine, written to obtain a prize. He served through the Franco-Prussian war with distinction, and received in recognition of his services the cross of the Legion of Honor. He was the author of a number of poems, dramas and novels. His poems are collected into a volume entitled Les Dieux qu’on Brise. Among his dramas are Le Fils de Coralie (1880); Le Père de Martial; and Passionnément (1891). His novels, by which he is best known, include La Vengeresse (1874); Mademoiselle de Bressier (1886), and Disparu (1888).
