Charles Hugo (writer)
Charles Hugo | |
|---|---|
 Hugo c. 1854 | |
| Born | 3 November 1826 Paris, France |
| Died | 13 March 1871 (aged 44) Bordeaux, France |
| Resting place | Pere Lachaise |
| Pen name | Charles d'Auverney Paul de la Miltière |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, photographer |
| Language | French |
| Spouse | Alice Lehaene |
| Children | Jeanne Hugo |
| Relatives | Victor Hugo, Adèle Foucher |
Charles-Victor Hugo (4 November 1826 – 13 March 1871) was a French journalist, photographer, the second son of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher.
Life and work
[edit]When Charles took up the fight against capital punishment in 1851 and found himself dismissed by the courts, he was jailed for 6 months for an article in L'Evénement. His father Victor Hugo gave a memorable speech in his defence on 10 June 1851.[1]
When Louis-Napoleon came into power in 1851, Charles-Victor joined his father in voluntary exile in the island of Jersey, together with August Vacquerie he photographed family and friends, intending to publish a volume titled Jersey et les îles de la Manche, with poetry and drawings by Victor-Marie, prose by Vacquerie, Charles-Victor, and his brother, François.
In 1868 he started along with his brother François-Victor the newspaper Le Rappel.
He died of a stroke while on his way to meet his father for dinner.[2]
Appalling misfortune. Charles died this evening, 13th. Sudden stroke of apoplexy
— Victor Hugo, Choses vues, 13 March 1871
Victor Hugo c.1854
Victor Hugo in Jersey c.1852
Victor Hugo c.1853
References
[edit]- ^ Julia Kristeva (20 December 2011). The Severed Head: Capital Visions. Columbia University Press. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-0-231-53038-5.
- ^ Victor Hugo (16 February 2017). The Memoirs of Victor Hugo. Read Books Limited. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-1-4733-5031-1.
