Albert Lacroix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Lacroix

Belgian editor and printer

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1834

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1903

Profession: publisher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Albert Lacroix was a 19th-century Belgian publisher and printer who risked launching some seminal authors like the Goncourt brothers and Émile Zola.
In 1869 he published Les Chants de Maldoror by Comte de Lautréamont.
However, fearing prosecution for blasphemy and obscenity, he ultimately refused to sell the book.
In 1862, he was the original publisher of Les Misérables under the name Librairie internationale A.
Lacroix, Verboeckhoven, et Cie.