Octave Lebesgue (5 November 1857, Paris – 24 April 1933, Paris) was a French journalist and writer. He is best known by the pseudonym Georges Montorgueil, though he also wrote as 'Jean Valjean' (after the protagonist of ''

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'') and 'Caribert'. He also produced librettos for operas and musicals. Beginning his career in

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, he later worked in Paris, notably on '' L'Écho de Paris''. He contributed to the satirical weekly '' Le Courrier français''. He rose to 'chef des informations' at ''L'Éclair'' and finally chief editor of ''

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'' until his death. From 1900 onwards he edited '' L'Intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux'', a publication set up in 1864 to publish questions and answers on all subjects.

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*'' L'Intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux''
Octave Lebesgue
French librettists 19th-century French journalists 20th-century French journalists Writers from Paris French children's writers 1857 births 1933 deaths French male non-fiction writers Members of the Ligue de la patrie française {{France-journalist-stub