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Louis Lurine[1] (1812[2] – 30 November 1860[3]) was a 19th-century French homme de lettres, journalist, playwright, novelist and historian.

Louis Lurine
Louis Lurine
Born	1812 Burgos
Died	30 November 1860 9th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation	Playwright, historian, journalist

Biography

Born in Spain from French parents, he was raised in Paris and Bordeaux. He started writing at an early age, collaborated to some vaudevilles and was attached to several newspapers in the provinces. He trained Félix Solar when he was a beginner.

Back to Paris in 1840, he contributed feuilletons and short stories to the Courrier français, Le National and Le Siècle. For several years, he worked to books dedicated to the history of Paris while continuing his theatrical career. He became editor of the political journal La Séance in 1848 and of the theatrical magazine La Comédie in 1853. He also was president of the Société des gens de lettres.

He was managing director of the Théâtre du Vaudeville from 1858 until his death.

Main publications

Honours

• Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (25 April 1847 decree)[4]

References

Sources

• Pierre Larousse, Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe, vol. X, 1873, p. 794, and Gustave Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des contemporains, 1858, p. 1130.

External links

• Louis Lurine on Data.bnf.fr

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