Claire Julie de Nanteuil

Claire Julie de Nanteuil
BornClaire Julie Pascalis
27 October 1834
Paris, France
Died17 June 1897
Paris, France
Pen name
  • Mrs. P. de Nanteuil
  • Mrs. de Nanteuil
OccupationWriter
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
GenreChildren's novels
Notable works
  • Capitaine
  • L'épave mysterious
Notable awardsMontyon Prize
SpouseGeorges Émile de Nanteuil de la Norville

Claire Julie de Nanteuil (née, Pascalis; pen names, Mrs. P. de Nanteuil and Mrs. de Nanteuil; 27 October 1834 – 17 June 1897) was a 19th-century French writer. She was a two time recipient of the Montyon Prize. Nanteuil died in 1897

Biography

Claire Julie Pascalis was born in Paris on 27 October 1834 (or 1829).[1][a] She was the daughter of Caroline Éléonore de La Porte des Coupres and Jacques-Joseph Pascalis, politician, deputy of the Var from 1837 to 1848. She married Georges Émile de Nanteuil de la Norville, adviser to the Court of Auditors.[3]

Using the names "Mrs. P. de Nanteuil" or "Mrs. de Nanteuil", she was the author of novels for young people.[2] They were illustrated with engravings by Alfred Paris and Felician von Myrbach-Rheinfeld, and published by Hachette. Her works include: Capitaine, 1888; L'Épave mystérieuse, 1891; Trois demandes en mariage, 1891; En esclavage, 1891; Une poursuite, 1892; Le Secret de la grève, 1893; Alexandre Vorzof, 1894; L'héritier des Vaubert, 1895; and Monnaie de singe, 1898. Nanteuil won the Montyon Prize twice from the Académie Française: in 1888 for Capitaine and in 1890 for L'épave mysterious.[4]

Claire Julie de Nanteuil died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on 17 June 1897 (or 1902).[5]

Selected works

Notes

  1. ^ According to Massa-Gille (1979), Claire-Julie Pascalis de Nanteuil was born in 1829 and died in 1902.[2]

References

  1. ^ Departmental archives of Yvelines, marriage certificate n°84 drawn up in Bougival on 05/09/1853, views 199 and 200. (in French)
  2. ^ a b Massa-Gille, Geneviève (1979). Journal d'Hippolyte Fortoul: Ministre de l'instruction publique et des cultes (1811-1856), Tome 1, 1er Janvier - 30 Juin 1855 (in French). Librairie Droz. p. 80. ISBN 978-2-600-03976-5. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "NANTEUIL de la NORVILLE Marie Georges Emile POISALOLLE de". www.ccomptes.fr (in French). Cour des comptes. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Claire-Julie PASCALIS de NANTEUIL". www.academie-francaise.fr (in French). Académie française. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ Archives of Paris, death certificate n°934 drawn up on 06/18/1897, view 31. (in French)