Clovis Hugues

The recorded working language is French and Occitan. The field of work recorded is literature and journalism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include member of the French National Assembly and 'majoral' of the Félibrige. Distinctions recorded are prix de poésie de l'Académie française and prix Archon-Despérouses.

Born in Ménerbes (Vaucluse) to the family of a miller, Hugues studied for the priesthood in Carpentras, but did not take orders. A poet, writer, and thinker, he published multiple works. In 1871, Hugues was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 6,000 francs for writing articles, published in the local papers of Marseille, deemed favorable to the Paris Commune. In 1877 he married the sculptor Jeanne Royannez (1851-1907). In 1877 he fought a duel in which he killed a rival journalist he regarded as an adversary. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies by the people of Marseille in the general elections of 1881, he was at that time the sole representative of the French Workers' Party in the chambers. He was re-elected to the Chamber in 1885, and in 1893 became one of the deputies for Paris, retaining his seat until 1906. Clovis Hugues died in Paris in 1907. There is a bust of Clovis Hugues in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. The Rue Clovis Hugues in Paris is named after Clovis Hugues. Many of Hugues's works, archived by various academic institutions, are available on the Hathi Trust.

• Poèmes de prison (1875), written during his detention • Soirs de bataille (1883) • Jours de combat (1883) • Le Travail (1889)

• Madame Phaëton (1885) • Monsieur le gendarme (1891)

• Une Étoile (1888) • Le sommeil de Danton (1888)