Auguste Hilarion de Kératry
Auguste Hilarion de Kératry (born October 28, 1769 in Rennes , † November 1859 ) was a French writer and politician .
Life
Auguste Hilarion de Kératry came from an old noble Breton family, studied law and became a member of the Parliament of Brittany . During the French Revolution , whose principles he adhered to, and the Napoleonic period, he lived in seclusion and devoted himself to philosophical and religious studies. Only under the Restoration did he appear as a member of parliament against the clerical reaction , and took part in the July Revolution in favor of King Louis-Philippe I , of whose supporters he was one. In 1831 he was appointed councilor and peer . He opened the government of 1849 as senior president and showed himself to be a staunch monarchist and opponent of Napoléon III. and was arrested after Napoleon's coup on December 2, 1851.
His son Émile de Kératry was also a well-known politician.
Works
- Contes et idylles (1791)
- Voyage de vingt-quatre heures (1800)
- Mon habit mordoré (1802, 2 vol.)
- Ruth et Noémi (1811)
- De l'existence de Dieu et de l'immortalité de l'âme (1815)
- Inductions morales et philosophiques (1817)
- Du beau dans les arts d'imitation (1822, 3 vols.)
- Examen philosophique de Kant (1823)
- Le dernier des Beaumauoir (1824)
- Frédéric Styndall (1827)
- Saphira (1836)
and many articles in the Courrier Français , of which he was one of the founders.
Web links
- Literature by and about Auguste Hilarion de Kératry in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kératry, Auguste Hilarion de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rennes |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1859 |