Clovis Hugues
Clovis Hugues (born November 3, 1851 in Ménerbes ( Département Vaucluse ), † June 11, 1907 in Paris ) was a French politician.
Life
Clovis Hugues began his journalistic work in radical newspapers at the age of 18. In 1871 the court martial sentenced him to three years in prison and a fine of 2000 francs for an article in the journal La Fraternité .
Released in 1875, he joined the editorial staff of La Jeune République newspaper . In 1877 he got into a dispute with a Bonapartist editor, killed him in a duel and fled to Naples , but in 1878 he stood trial in Aix and was acquitted.
In 1881 he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies in Marseille , where he joined the extreme left , of which he was one of the most radical speakers.
He published under the titles:
- La petite muse (1877),
- Poèmes de prison ,
- Les soirs de bataille (1882),
- Les jours de combat (1883),
- Les évocations (1885) some collections of poetry.
His wife shot the literary man Morin, whom she accused of defamation , in the Palace of Justice in 1884 with several revolver shots and was nevertheless acquitted by the jury in 1885.
Web links
- Literature by and about Clovis Hugues in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hugues, Clovis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author and politician, member of the National Assembly |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ménerbes |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1907 |
| Place of death | Paris |