Édouard Fournier (15 June 1819, Orléans – 10 May 1880, Paris) was a 19th-century French

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and

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Biography

Born into a locksmiths artist family, he studied at the Collège d'Orléans then devoted entirely to literary work. After a first

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in 1841, and some

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s published in the newspaper ''Le Loiret'' in 1842, he published a large number of historical, literary, literature and theater studies. He published numerous authors while continuing to write for the stage. He also contributed a great number of articles to the ''Encyclopédie universelle'', the ''Supplément du Dictionnaire de la conversation'', the ''Historie des villes de France'', ''

Le Moniteur universel was a French newspaper founded in Paris on November 24, 1789 under the title by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, and which ceased publication on December 31, 1868. It was the main French newspaper during the French Revolution and was for a long tim ...

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Le Constitutionnel ''Le Constitutionnel'' (, ''The Constitutional'') was a French political and literary newspaper, founded in Paris during the Hundred Days by Joseph Fouché. Originally established in October 1815 as ''The Independent'', it took its current name ...

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L'Illustration ''L'Illustration'' was a weekly French language, French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. It was founded by Édouard Charton with the first issue published on 4 March 1843, it became the first illustrated newspaper in France then, a ...

'', '' La Revue française'', ''Le Théâtre'', whose chief editor he was from 1853 to 1855, ''La Patrie'', where he held a Parisian theatrical chronicle from 1856, then theatrical, the ''Revue des provinces'', of which he was director from 1863 to 1866. In 1872, he was appointed a librarian at the Interior Ministry.

Main publications

*1847:''Souvenirs historiques et littéraires du Loiret'' *1847:''La Musique chez le peuple ou l'Opéra-national, son passé et son avenir sur le boulevard du Temple'', with Louis-Adolphe Le Doulcet de Pontécoulant *1849:''Essai sur l'art lyrique au théâtre, depuis les anciens jusqu'à Meyerbeer'', with Léon Kreutzer *1849:''Essai historique sur l'orthographe'' *1851: ''Histoire des hôtelleries, cabarets, hôtels garnis, restaurants et cafés, et des anciennes communautés et confreries d'hôteliers, de marchands de vins, de restaurateurs, de limonadiers, etc.'', with

Francisque Michel Francisque Xavier Michel (18 February 1809, Lyon – 18 May 1887, Paris) was a French historian and philologist. Life He became known for his editions of French works of the Middle Ages, and the French Government, recognizing their value, sent ...

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/small> *1851: ''Un prétendant portugais au XVIe siècle, lettre à M. M. D'Antas, sur Don Antonio, prieur de Crato, suivie d'études sur un prédicateur portugais à Paris en 1610, la Rosalinda et l'origine portugaise de la Fiancée du roi de Garbe'' *1852: ''Histoire de l'imprimerie et des arts et professions qui se rattachent à la typographie, comprenant l'histoire des anciennes corporations et confréries depuis leur fondation jusqu'à leur suppression en 1789'', with

Paul Lacroix Paul Lacroix (; 27 February 1806 – 16 October 1884) was a French author and journalist. He is known best by his pseudonym P.L. Jacob, bibliophile, or Bibliophile Jacob, suggested by his great interest in libraries and books generally. Biogra ...

and Ferdinand Seré *1853: ''Paris démoli, mosaïque de ruines'' *1854: ''Les Lanternes. Histoire de l'ancien éclairage de Paris, suivi de la réimpression de quelques poèmes rares : Les Nouvelles Lanternes, 1755'' Valois_d'Orville.html" ;"title="Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville">Valois d'Orville">Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville">Valois d'Orville; ''Plaintes des filoux et écumeurs de bourses contre nosseigneurs les réverbères, 1769 ; Les Ambulantes à la brune contre la dureté du temps, 1769 ; Les Sultanes nocturnes, 1769'' *1854: '' Antoine Furetière. Le Roman bourgeois, ouvrage comique'' Text online
/small> *1855: ''

Les Caquets de l'accouchée ''Les Caquets de l'accouchée'' is an anonymous French satire composed of several quires published in 1622. They were reunited in 1623 under the title « ''Recueil général des Caquets de l'Accouchée'' ». The title refers to the custom, documen ...

'', anonymous account of 1622 *1854: ''Chansons de Gaultier Garguille'' *1855: ''Curiosités des inventions et découvertes'' *1855: ''Curiosités militaires'', *1855: ''L'Esprit des autres'', Text online
/small> *1855–1863: ''Variétés historiques et littéraires, recueil de pièces volantes rares et curieuses en prose et en vers'' (10 volumes) *1856: ''Lettres inédites de la marquise de Créqui à Sénac de Meilhan, 1782-1789'', mises en ordre et annotées by Édouard Fournier, preceded by an introduction by Sainte-Beuve *1856: ''Marie-Catherine-Hortense de Villedieu. Récit en vers et en prose de la farce des Précieuses'' *1856: ''L'Esprit dans l'histoire, recherches et curiosités sur les mots historiques''
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/small> *1857: ''

Alexis Piron Alexis Piron (9 July 1689 – 21 January 1773) was a French epigrammatist and dramatist. Life He was born at Dijon, where his father, Aimé Piron, was an apothecary. Piron senior wrote verse in the Burgundian language. Alexis began life as ...

. Œuvres '' *1858: ''Histoire physique, civile et morale de Paris'' par Jacques-Antoine Dulaure, augmentée d'une notice sur Dulaure et continuée jusqu'à nos jours par Édouard Fournier (3 volumes) *1859: ''Le Vieux-neuf, histoire ancienne des inventions et découvertes modernes'' (2 volumes) *1860: ''Énigmes des rues de Paris''
text online
*1862: ''Histoire du

Pont-Neuf The Pont Neuf (, "New Bridge") is the oldest standing List of crossings of the River Seine, bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the ri ...

'' (2 volumes) *1862: ''Le

Jeu de paume ''Jeu de paume'' (, ; originally spelled ; ), nowadays known as real tennis, (US) court tennis or (in France) ''courte paume'', is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, a ...

, son histoire et sa description, notice par M. Edouard Fournier, suivie d'un traité de la courte-paume et de la longue-paume, des biographies des principaux paumiers, etc.'' *1863: ''Le Roman de

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

, suivi de fragments sur sa vie privée, d'après des documents nouveaux'', Text online
/small> *1864: ''L'Art de la reliure en France aux derniers siècles'' *1864: ''Chroniques et légendes des rues de Paris'', Text online
/small> *1866: ''La Comédie de

Jean de La Bruyère Jean de La Bruyère (, , ; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire. Early years Jean de La Bruyère was born in Paris, in today's Essonne ''département'', in 1645. His family was mi ...

'' (2 volumes) *1867: ''Les Tragédies de

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, texte grec avec un commentaire critique et explicatif'' *1871: ''Les Prussiens chez nous'' *1871: ''Le Théâtre français au XVIe et au XVIIe siècle, ou Choix des comédies les plus curieuses antérieures à Molière, avec une introduction, des notes et une notice sur chaque auteur'' *1873: ''Œuvres complètes de

Nicolas Boileau Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

, précédées de la vie de l'auteur d'après des documents nouveaux et inédits'' *1874: ''

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his ...

. Théâtre complet'' *1875: ''Œuvres complètes de Regnard, précédée d'une introduction d'après des documents entièrement nouveaux'' *1876: ''Œuvres complètes de

Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, ...

'' *1876: ''Œuvres de

Jean de La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Euro ...

: théâtre, fables, poésies, etc.'' *1877: ''Œuvres de

Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. He is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing nume ...

. Théâtre complet'' *1877: ''Histoire de la butte des Moulins, suivie d'une étude historique sur les demeures de

Corneille Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronag ...

à Paris'' *1878: ''Le Livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692'' par Nicolas de Blégny, précédé d'une introduction et annoté par Édouard Fournier (2 volumes) Text online 12
/small> *1879: ''

Scarron Paul Scarron (c. 1 July 1610 in Paris – 6 October 1660 in Paris) (a.k.a. Monsieur Scarron) was a French poet, dramatist, and novelist, born in Paris. Though his precise birth date is unknown, he was baptized on 4 July 1610. Scarron was the fi ...

. Théâtre complet'' *1879: ''Le Mystère de Robert le Diable, mis en deux parties, avec transcription en vers modernes en regard du texte du XIVe siècle, et précédé d'une introduction par Édouard Fournier'' *1880: ''Souvenirs poétiques de l'école romantique, 1825 à 1840'', Text online
/small> *1881: ''Théâtre choisi de

Louis-Benoît Picard Louis-Benoît Picard (29 July 1769 in Paris – 31 December 1828 in Paris) was a French playwright, actor, novelist, poet and music director.Jean Gourret, '' Ces hommes qui ont fait l'Opéra'', 1984, p. 106-107. Biography Son of a lawyer, ...

'' *1881: ''Paris-Capitale'' *1883
''Paris démoli (Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée)''
*1884: ''Histoire des enseignes de Paris'', revue et publiée par Paul Lacroix *1885: ''Études sur la vie et les œuvres de

'', revues et mises en ordre par Paul Lacroix Text online
/small> *1889: ''Histoire des jouets et des jeux d'enfants'' * ''Une Malouine au temps de la Révolution. Madame de Bassablons d'après les documents de l'époque'' (4th edition, 1922) ;Theatre *1841: ''La Fête des fous'', five-act drama, with Auguste Arnould, Paris,

Théâtre de la Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on t ...

, 6 February *1851: ''Christian et Marguerite'', one-act comedy, in verse, with Pol Mercier, Paris,

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

, 6 March *1853: ''Le Roman du village'', one-act comedy in verse, with Pol Mercier, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 5 June *1854: ''Les Deux Épagneuls'', one-act

opéra comique ''Opéra comique'' (; plural: ''opéras comiques'') is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular '' opéras comiques en vaudevilles'' of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent (and to a l ...

in free verse, music by Charles Manry, Paris, Néo-Thermes, 19 December *1856: ''Le Chapeau du roi'', one-act opéra comique, music by Henri Caspers, Paris, Théâtre-Lyrique, 16 April *1858: ''La Charmeuse'', one-act opéra comique, music by Henri Caspers, Paris,

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with a ...

, 12 April *1859: ''Le Diable rose'',

one-act play A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...

with ariettes, with Pol Mercier, music by Hermine Déjazet, Paris,

Théâtre Déjazet The Théâtre Déjazet is a theatre on the boulevard du Temple (popularly known as the ' boulevard du crime’) in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, France. It was founded in 1770 by Comte d'Artois who later was crowned Charles X. It was then clos ...

, 14 November *1860: ''Titus et Bérénice'', opérette bouffe in 1 act, music by Léon Gastinel, Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, 12 May *1862: ''Corneille à la butte Saint-Roch'', one-act comedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 6 June *1862: ''Le Paradis trouvé'', one-act comedy, in verse, with Pol Mercier, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 1 September *1863: ''La Fille de Molière'', one-act comedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 15 January Text online
/small> *1864: ''Racine à Uzès'', one-act comedy, in verse, Paris,

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles. Af ...

, 21 December *1868: ''La Valise de Molière'', one-act comedy, in prose, Paris, Théâtre-Français, 15 January *1869: ''Gutenberg'', drama in 5 acts and in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 8 April *1872: ''La Vraie Farce de Maître Pathelin'', mise en 3 actes et en vers modernes, Paris, Comédie-Française, 26 November

Sources

Pierre Larousse Pierre Athanase Larousse (23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume ''Grand dict ...

, ''Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'', vol. VIII, 1872, (p. 682–683). *

Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'', vol. I, 1858, (p. 688). * Adolphe Bitard, ''Dictionnaire général de biographie contemporaine française et étrangère'', 1878, (p. 482–483).

External links

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