François Fertiault

François Fertiault (25 June 1814 – 5 October 1915 located in central eastern France. His father was a soldier who combatted under Napoléon Fertiault also corresponded with the Norman poet Alexandre Piédagnel.

Personal life Fertiault's wife, Julie, was the daughter of journalist Victor Rodde (1792–1835), he had married her in 1841, and she died in 1900. Their only child died during early childhood. Fertiault retired progressively from his literary career and died in Paris at the age of 101 on 5 October 1915.

Works Novels and tales Arthur ou le dîner de sept châtelains, 1837 Au clair pays, 1897 Le dix-neuvième siècle. Satires, 1840 (with Eugène Nus) Les imperceptibles, 1903 Les voix amies, 1864 (with Julie Rodde)

Poems Intimes et familières, 1907 Le poème des larmes 1858 (with his wife Julie Rodde) Rimes bourguignones, 1899 Sympathies, 1898

Children and youth books La bonne étoile, 1845 En Bourgogne, 1898 La chambre aux histoires, 1874 Pâquerettes et boutons d'or, 1844 Le petits drames rustiques, 1875

Essays Les amoureux du livre, Claudin, Paris, 1877. Dictionnaire du langage populaire Verduno-Chalonnais, Bouillon, Paris, 1898. Les drames et cancans du livre, Lemerre, Paris, 1900. Les légendes du livre, Claudin, Paris, 1886. Les mystères du destin, Lemerre, Paris, 1888 (published under the anagram « Cranisof Altifuret »). La vie du livre, Lemerre, Paris, 1909.

Legacy In Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, Fertiault's natal village, a street is named "François Fertiault".