Alphonse Alkan

Litterateur, poet and painter

French writer

French diplomat, orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic

French poet and conteur

French poet, dramatist and novelist

French novelist

French journalist, chansonnier, librettist and writer

French journalist

French librarian and writer

French literary critic (1845-1924)

Belgian poet and critic

French writer

Author

French writer

French philosopher

French novelist, playwright and journalist

French art historian

French literary critic

French philosopher, journalist, statesman, and possible illegitimate son of Napoleon I of France

French writer

French librettist, poet, journalist, chansonnier and writer

French poet, playwright and essayist

Belgian mathematician and astronomer

French bibliophile

French journalist

French poet

French writer and poet

French writer and librarian

French dramatist

French historian

French botanist

French writer, journalist and poet

Belgian writer

French writer

French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor

French botanist

French journalist and politician

French journalist and writer

French painter

Greek artist

French poet and novelist

French historian

French Symbolist poet and novelist