Louis Bergeron (writer)

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Louis Bergeron (born October 1, 1811 in Chauny , Département Aisne , † August 1, 1890 Croissy , pseudonym : Émile Pagès) was a French journalist , playwright and writer .

biography

Born and raised in Chauny, he moved to Paris in 1829 , where he studied law. As a staunch Republican , he was enthusiastic about the July Revolution . During this time he joined the Société des droits de l'homme and headed the section of several arrondissements in Paris. He also participated in a failed uprising in 1832, but managed to escape. In the same year, the King Louis-Philippe I was assassinated, but it failed. Bergeron was charged as ringleader, but acquitted for lack of evidence.

Having gained fame, Bergeron now devoted himself to political journalism. In order not to endanger himself because of the explosive content of his articles, he usually wrote under his pseudonym Émile Pagès. He wrote for Le Charivari , La Caricature , Pilori , Le Journal du Peuple and Le Siècle . During this time he also wrote a collection of humorous stories called "Democratic Fables".

In 1840 Bergeron was harshly attacked by the journalist Émile de Girardin . This ran a smear campaign in which he also revealed that Bergeron wrote under a pseudonym. This prompted Bergeron to demand satisfaction through a duel . Girardin refused, however, on the grounds that Bergeron was a regicide. The scandal came when Bergeron publicly beat Girardin in a box during an opera performance . For this he was sentenced to three years in prison.

In 1848 the monarchy fell and Bergeron received an annuity for his services to the republic . Linked to this is his appointment as Commissaire Genéralé for the Aisne and Somme departments in order to consolidate the political situation of the young republic. This lasted until 1852, when the Second Empire was proclaimed. At this point Bergeron withdrew from politics and from then on devoted himself to insurance and legal issues, on which he wrote numerous papers. A concern for him was the education about life insurance and pension funds. The target groups were mainly workers and artists.

He moved to Croissy, where he met Victor Rousseaux , who, like himself, had fought in the 1848 revolution. This was the first life insurance provider in France.

Fonts (selection)

  • as Émile Pagès: Fables démocratiques. Aux Bureaux du “Charivari”, Paris 1839.
  • Qu'est-ce que l'assurance sur la vie? Causeries familières. Librairie des Assurances, Paris 1866.
  • L'avenir des artistes. Imprimerie Veuves Renou, Maulde et Cock, Paris 1875.
  • Œeuvres de L. Bergeron sur les assurances. L. Warnier & Cie, Paris 1891, (posthumously).
  • With Alexandre Gatzouk translation Tolstoi's source est ma vie?

Stage plays (selection)

  • L'Andalouse de Paris , Vaudeville , with Michel Delaporte
  • Un mauvais père , drama
  • Une jeunesse orageuse , vaudeville
  • Un neveu, s'il vous plaît , Vaudeville

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Bergeron, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pagès, Émile (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French playwright
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Chauny , Aisne department
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1890
Place of death Croissy