Victor Hugo
Born:
February 26, 1802
Died:
May 22, 1885
Age:
83
Guernsey’s Official Victor Hugo Website:
http://www.victorhugo.gg
Official site of the Société des Amis de Victor Hugo:
http://www.victorhugo.asso.fr/
Signature:
Victor Hugo signature
Summary

Victor Marie Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] (listen); 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Outside France, his most famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris), 1831. In France, Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections, such as Les Contemplations (The Contemplations) and La Légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages).

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Ceiling mosaic, Library of Congress
 
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