''L'Univers illustré'' was a

French language French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-R ...

weekly periodical published in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France, between 1858 and 1900.

History and profile

''L'Univers illustré'' was established by

Michel Lévy Michel Lévy (1821–1875) was the founder of the Michel Lévy Frères publishing house. Biography Born in Phalsbourg, he was the son of a ''colporteur'' (a peddler of printed publications). In 1836, aged fifteen, he opened a reading cabin ...

(1821–1875) and after Michel's death taken over by his brother Calmann, who went on to become the founder of the ''

Calmann-Lévy Calmann-Lévy is a French publishing house founded in 1836 by Michel Lévy as Michel Lévy frères. His brother Kalmus Calmann Lévy joined in 1844. After Michel's death in 1875, the firm was renamed ''Calmann Lévy''.WorldCat Profile
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