Marie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé (25 February 1848 – 29 March 1910) was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.
Biography
Born in
Nice
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, France, he served in the Franco-Prussian War, and at the conclusion of the war entered the diplomatic service of the Third Republic, being appointed successively
attaché
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to the
legation
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s in the
Ottoman Empire
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and
Egypt
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, then secretary to the embassy in
Saint Petersburg
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. He resigned in 1882, and from 1893 to 1898 served as representative of
Ardèche
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His connection with the '' Revue des deux mondes'' began in 1873 with his ''Voyage en Syrie et en Palestine'', and subsequently he was a frequent contributor. He did much to awaken French interest in the intellectual life of other countries, especially of
Russia
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, his sympathy with which was strengthened by his marriage in 1878 with a Russian lady, the sister of General Michael Nicolaivitch Annenkoff; De Vogüé was practically the first to draw French attention to
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...
. Many consider de Vogüé's essay to be the first major examination of the novelist's work.
Eugène-Melchior was also a brother-in-law of Karl de Struve, Russian Ambassador to Japan, the United States, and the Netherlands.
He became a member of the
Académie française
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in 1888. His uncle,
Melchior de Vogüé
Charles-Jean-Melchior de Vogüé (18 October 182910 November 1916) was a French archaeologist, diplomat, and member of the Académie française in seat 18.
Biography
Born in Paris as the eldest son of Léonce de Vogüé, Melchior de Vogüé was ...
, also served in the academy concurrently for a few years.
In 1897, he wrote a short series of books concerning the
War of the Spanish Succession
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.
Part of his personal correspondence detailing his expedition to Cyprus, has been published.
* Blaze de Bury, Yetta (1898) "Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé." In: ''French Literature of Today.'' Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, pp. 133–155.
* Rod, Édouard (1892) "Le Vicomte E.M. de Vogüé." In: ''Les Idées Morales du Temps Présent.'' Paris: Perrin, pp. 263–289.
* Seillière, Ernest (1938). "Eugène Melchior de Vogüe et les Problèmes Sociaux du Temps Présent." In: ''Le Naturalisme de Montaigne et Autres Essais.'' Paris: Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Critique, pp. 135–182.
Hathi Trust
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Melchior de Vogue
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.
As a first name
* Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide
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Melchior de Vogue
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.
As a first name
* Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide
* ...