Andersen, Hans Christian 1805 1875 da 3 9753 Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes". During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought great enjoyment to a whole generation of children throughout Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into more than 150 languages and they continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world. His fairy tales have inspired the creation of numerous films, theater plays, ballets and film animations. Achard, Amédée 1814 1875 fr 3 1993 Louis Amédée Eugène Achard, né à Marseille le 19 avril 1814 et décédé à Paris en 1875, est un romancier français. Après un court séjour près d’Alger, où il dirige une ferme, puis à Toulouse au cabinet du Préfet, Amédée Achard est journaliste à Marseille au "Sémaphore" pour lequel il écrit nombre d’articles, billets et chroniques. Arrivé à Paris il écrit pour le "Vert-Vert" puis à l’"Entracte", au "Charivari" et enfin pour le journal l’"Époque". Achard écrit énormément pour lui et même pour ses collègues journalistes en panne d’inspiration. Il collabore ensuite au journal satyrique "le Pamphlet". Il provoque en duel un dénommé Fiorentino qui l’avait diffamé. Au cours de ce duel, il est gravement blessé. Encore convalescent il part en Italie avec l’armée française pour couvrir la guerre pour le "Journal des Débats". Achard écrit énormément. En plus de son activité (surabondante) de journaliste, il trouve le temps d’écrire une trentaine de pièces de théâtre et une quarantaine de romans. Amédée Achard est connu pour ses romans de cape et d’épée. On lui prête à tort la paternité de cette expression (en fait Ponson du Terrail l’avait employée un peu avant lui), mais l’écriture du roman éponyme (La cape et l’épée) en 1875 en a fait un des pères du genre. Il était admiré en cela par Alexandre Dumas lui-même. Outre ces romans d’action, Achard a aussi beaucoup écrit de romans populaires de mœurs, considérés aujourd’hui comme des romans à l’eau de rose. Source: Wikipedia Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 en 1 1340 Charles Kingsley (June 12, 1819 – January 23, 1875) was an English novelist, particularly associated with the West Country and north-east Hampshire. Kingsley was born in Holne, Devon, the second son of the Rev. Charles Kingsley and his wife Mary. His brother, Henry Kingsley, also became a novelist. He spent his childhood in Clovelly, Devon and Barnack, Northamptonshire and was educated at Helston Grammar School before studying at King's College London, and the University of Cambridge. In 1839 at Braziers Park he met Frances ‘Fanny’ Grenfell, with whom he fell almost immediately in love and married in 1844. In 1842, Charles left for Cambridge to read for Holy Orders at Magdalene College. He was originally intended for the legal profession, but changed his mind and chose to pursue a ministry in the church. From 1844, he was rector of Eversley in Hampshire, and in 1860, he was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge. In 1869 Kingsley resigned his professorship and from 1870 to 1873 he was a canon of Chester Cathedral. While in Chester he founded the Chester Society for Natural Science, Literature and Art which played an important part in the establishment of the Grosvenor Museum. In 1872 he accepted the Presidency of the Birmingham and Midland Institute and became its 19th President. Kingsley died in 1875 and was buried in St Mary's Churchyard in Eversley. In person Charles Kingsley was tall and spare, sinewy rather than powerful, and of a restless excitable temperament. His complexion was swarthy, his hair dark, and his eye bright and piercing. His temper was hot, kept under rigid control; his disposition tender, gentle and loving, with flashing scorn and indignation against all that was ignoble and impure; he was a good husband, father and friend. One of his daughters, Mary St Leger Kingsley (Mrs Harrison), became well known as a novelist under the pseudonym of "Lucas Malet." Kingsley's life was written by his widow in 1877, entitled Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memories of his Life, and presents a very touching and beautiful picture of her husband, but perhaps hardly does justice to his humour, his wit, his overflowing vitality and boyish fun. Charles also received letters from Thomas Huxley in 1860 and later in 1863, discussing Huxley's early ideas on Agnosticism. Source: Wikipedia