Ulric de Fonvielle
Ulric de Fonvielle, brother of Wilfrid de Fonvielle, (11 February 1833, Paris – 1 July 1911, Paris) was a 19th-century French journalist and writer.
Ulric de Fonvielle

Étienne Carjat · Gallica · Public domain
- Born
- 11 February 1833
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- 1 July 1911
- Occupation
- * Journalist
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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• Born — 11 February 1833 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — 1 July 1911 • Place of death — Paris • Occupation — * Journalist • Writer
Documentary record
Ulric de Fonvielle (11 February 1833 – July 1911) is described as a painter and journalist in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Ulric de Fonvielle was born on 11 February 1833 in Paris, France. Ulric de Fonvielle died in July 1911 in Paris, France.
Biography
Biography
After studying painting, he was as a volunteer part of the expedition of the Thousand in 1860 then, as a reporter, of the American Civil War. Chief editor of La Ligne Directe in Dieppe (1868), he actively participated to the campaign against the Empire led by La Marseillaise of Henri Rochefort. On January 10, 1870, he was chosen as a witness by their colleague Paschal Grousset for Victor Noir to attend the duel between Noir and Prince Pierre Bonaparte and accused the Prince of attempted murder on his person after the death of Victor Noir: Assassin, dare to face me! You cowardly murdered my friend, assassin, assassin! To death! He then got ten days in jail for insulting the Court. In April 1870, he was candidate to the Paris Commune.
Works
Works
• 1861: Souvenirs d'une chemise rouge • 1865: Lincoln, 1806-1865 • 1878: Populus, drama in five acts and huit tableaux, with Eugène Hubert • 1879: Le Puits du diable

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Ulric de Fonvielle was born in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
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Ulric de Fonvielle died in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
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former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
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18th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Larousse mensuel illustré, Vol.2, 1913, (p. 203)
- 2.Archives de l’École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, 1998, (p. 344)
- 3.Annales de Normandie, Vol. 13–14, 1963, p.320
- 4.Ferdinand Faideau, La science curieuse et amusante, 2012, (p. 151)
- 5.Jules Vallès, Œuvres complètes, 1969, (p. 608)
- 6.Claude-Jean Girard, Un polémiste à Paris : Henri Rochefort, L'Harmattan, 2003, (p. 145)
- 7.Adolphe Ponet, Procès..., 1872, (p. 132, 140, 182)
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