Charles Hugo (writer)

Photograph of Charles-Victor Hugo Hugo c. 1854
Born	3 November 1826 Paris, France
Died	Bordeaux, France
Resting place	Pere Lachaise
Pen name	Charles d'Auverney Paul de la Miltière
Occupation	Journalist, writer, photographer
Language	French
Spouse	Alice Lehaene
Relatives	Victor Hugo, Adèle Foucher

File:1871 Charles Hugo, son of Victor Hugo.jpg

1871 Engraving of Charles Hugo

Charles-Victor Hugo (4 November 1826 – 13 March 1871) was a French journalist, photographer, the second son of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher.

Life and work

When Charles took up the fight against capital punishment in 1851 and found himself dismissed by the courts, he was jailed for 6 months for an article in L'Evénement. His father Victor Hugo gave a memorable speech in his defence on 10 June 1851.

When Louis-Napoleon came into power in 1851, Charles-Victor joined his father in voluntary exile in the island of Jersey, together with August Vacquerie he photographed family and friends, intending to publish a volume titled Jersey et les îles de la Manche, with poetry and drawings by Victor-Marie, prose by Vacquerie, Charles-Victor, and his brother, François.

In 1868 he started along with his brother François-Victor the newspaper Le Rappel.

He died of a stroke while on his way to meet his father for dinner.

Appalling misfortune. Charles died this evening, 13th. Sudden stroke of apoplexy

— Victor Hugo, Choses vues, 13 March 1871

Photography by Charles Hugo

• Victor Hugo by Charles Hugo, c1854.jpg

  Victor Hugo c.1854

• Victor Hugo à Jersey, sur le rocher dit "des proscrits" (c.1852).jpg

  Victor Hugo in Jersey c.1852

• Charles Hugo Portrait of Victor Hugo c1853.jpg

  Victor Hugo c.1853

External links

• Victor Hugo family tree