Louis-Xavier de Ricard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis-Xavier de Ricard

French poet, author and journalist

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1843

Place of Birth: Fontenay-sous-Bois, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1911

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Louis-Xavier de Ricard

  • Louis-Xavier de Ricard (January 25, 1843 – July 2, 1911) was a French poet, author and journalist of the 19th century.
  • He was founder and editor of La Revue du progrès (La Revue du Progrès moral, littĂ©raire, scientifique et artistique) which was the first to publish a poem by Paul Verlaine in August 1863.
  • He and Catulle Mendès edited the first volume of Le Parnasse contemporain, published by Alphonse Lemerre in 1866.
  • He was a member of the Commune de Paris (1871) and FĂ©librige, a group founded by FrĂ©dĂ©ric Mistral to promote and defend Provençal literature and the Provençal language (a Langue d'oc language).

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