Charles Hugo (writer)

Charles Hugo
Photograph of Charles-Victor Hugo
Hugo c. 1854
Born3 November 1826
Paris, France
Died13 March 1871(1871-03-13) (aged 44)
Bordeaux, France
Resting placePere Lachaise
Pen nameCharles d'Auverney
Paul de la Miltière
OccupationJournalist, writer, photographer
LanguageFrench
SpouseAlice Lehaene
ChildrenJeanne Hugo
RelativesVictor Hugo, Adèle Foucher
1871 Engraving of Charles Hugo

Charles-Victor Hugo (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl viktɔʁ yɡo]; 4 November 1826 – 13 March 1871) was a French journalist and photographer. He was the second son of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher.

Life and work

In 1851, Charles-Victor was sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of five hundred francs for an article opposing capital punishment he wrote for the French daily newspaper L'Evénement. His father, Victor Hugo, delivered a notable speech in his defense on June 10, 1851.[1][2]

When Napoleon III came to power in 1851, Charles-Victor joined his father in voluntary exile on the island of Jersey. Together with August Vacquerie, he photographed family and friends with the aim of publishing a volume titled Jersey et les îles de la Manche. The intended work was to feature poetry and drawings by his father, Victor-Marie, and prose by Vacquerie, Charles-Victor, and his brother, François. However, the publication never occurred. Instead, the photographs were compiled into private albums and shared with friends.[3]

In 1868, he and his brother François-Victor founded the French daily newspaper Le Rappel.[4]

In 1871, Charles-Victor passed away from a stroke while en route to meet his father for dinner.[5]

Appalling misfortune. Charles died this evening, 13th. Sudden stroke of apoplexy

— Victor Hugo, Choses vues, 13 March 1871
Photography by Charles Hugo
  • Victor Hugo c.1854
    Victor Hugo c.1854
  • Victor Hugo in Jersey c.1852
    Victor Hugo in Jersey c.1852
  • Victor Hugo c.1853
    Victor Hugo c.1853

References

  1. ^ Julia Kristeva (20 December 2011). The Severed Head: Capital Visions. Columbia University Press. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-0-231-53038-5.
  2. ^ "Original Sources - In Defense of His Son (1851)". www.originalsources.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ^ Hugo, Victor (14 March 2019). VICTOR HUGO Ultimate Collection: Novels, Plays, Poetry, Essays, Memoirs & Letters: Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Ninety-Three, The History of Crime, Cromwell…. e-artnow. ISBN 978-80-273-0372-4.
  5. ^ Victor Hugo (16 February 2017). The Memoirs of Victor Hugo. Read Books Limited. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-1-4733-5031-1.