Léon Deschamps (1864 – 28 December 1899) was a French novelist and poet, most notable as the founder of the ''

La Plume ''La Plume'' () was a French bi-monthly literary and artistic review. The magazine was set up in 1889 by Léon Deschamps, who edited it for ten years and was succeeded as editor by Karl Boès from 1899 to 1914. Its offices were at number 31 ...

'' literary review.

Career

Deschamps was from

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and trained as a cook. He quit this career to become a commercial agent for ''

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'' in Paris. He founded ''La Plume'' on 15 April 1889. His close friends,

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and

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, were also involved in the management and editorship of the review. The review had a conservative-leaning, although Deschamps himself had reactionary sympathies. He led the review until his sudden death at age 36 in 1899.

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* 1864 births 1899 deaths 19th-century French poets 19th-century French novelists French male poets French male novelists Members of the Ligue de la patrie française 19th-century French male writers {{France-poet-stub