Charles Hugo

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

Life and work In 1851, Charles-Victor was sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of five hundred francs for an article opposing capital punishment that he wrote for the French daily newspaper L'Evénement. His father, Victor Hugo, delivered a notable speech in his defence on 10 June 1851.

When Napoleon III came to power in 1851, Charles-Victor joined his father in voluntary exile on the island of Jersey. Together with August Vacquerie, he photographed family and friends with the aim of publishing a volume titled Jersey et les îles de la Manche. The intended work was to feature poetry and drawings by his father, Victor-Marie, and prose by Vacquerie, Charles-Victor, and his brother, François. However, the publication never occurred. Instead, the photographs were compiled into private albums and shared with friends.

In 1868, he and his brother François-Victor founded the French daily newspaper Le Rappel.

In 1871, Charles-Victor died from a stroke while en route to meet his father for dinner.