1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
VACQUERIE, AUGUSTE (1819-1895), French journalist and man of letters, was born at Villequier (Seine Inferieure) on the igth of November 1819. He was from his earliest days an admirer of Victor Hugo, with whom he was connected by the marriage of his brother Charles with Leopoldine Hugo. His earlier romantic productions include a volume of poems, L'Enfer de I' esprit (1840); a translation of the Antigone (1844) in collaboration with Paul Meurice; and Tragaldabas (1848), a melodrama. He was one of the principal contri…
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