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Paul Avenel

1823 – 1902

French chansonnier, journalist and poet

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Lived 1823 – 1902 (aged 78). Paul Avenel was a French chansonnier, journalist, poet, playwright, goguettier and librettist.

Paul Avenel (9 October 1823 – 14 April 1902) was a 19th-century French writer, poet, goguettier, playwright, chansonnier and journalist. He was the elder brother of historian .

Graduated in 1840 from an école supérieure de commerce, Avenel started studying medicine in 1845 and was an ardent student of Roux, Orfila and Velpeau.

After the 1848 Revolution led him into journalism, he collaborated with many literary and political newspapers. He established and directed le Daguerréotype théâtral , worked for the Lycée français, the Mousquetaire, etc. He also wrote poetry, theatre plays and novels.

Avenel was a member of the , the Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques, the Société des gens de lettres and the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique.

Works M.elle Fonti, costume design for La revanche de Candaule (undated). Poetry 1855: Alcôve et Boudoir, scènes de la comédie humaine L’Antichambre en amour, comedy in verse 1867: Les Chansons 1870: Les Chansons politiques Theatre Un Homme sur le gril, Variétés; Les Jarretières d’un huissier, Palais-Royal; Le Gendre de M. Caboche, Théâtre des Variétés; 1864: Les Calicots, comédie-vaudeville in 3 acts with Henri Thiéry, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques; La Paysanne des Abruzzes, drama in 5 acts, Théâtre Beaumarchais; Les Plaisirs du Dimanche, comédie-vaudeville in four acts, Folies-Dramatiques; Les Amoureux pris par les pieds; Soyez donc concierge; Un oncle du Midi; Le Beau Maréchal; La Revanche de Candaule, opéra comique, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens; 1860: Les Chasseurs de Pigeons, vaudeville in three acts, with Amédée de Jallais, Folies-Dramatiques; Les Deux Apprentis, drama in four acts; Les Amoureux de Lucette, 1875: La belle Lina, opérette-bouffe, with Paul Mahalin, music by Charles Hubans, Théâtre de l'Athénée (rue Scribe) etc. Novels Le Coin du feu; 1852: Les Tablettes d’un fou ou le Voyage entre deux mondes, 2 vol. Les Étudiants de Paris; Les Calicots; 1860: Le Roi de Paris, roman historique; 1864: Le Duc des Moines, roman historique; Les Lipans ou les Brigands normands, etc.

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Chansonnier, journalist, poet, playwright, goguettier, librettist
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Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

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Who was Paul Avenel?

French chansonnier, journalist and poet (1823-1902)

When was Paul Avenel born?

Paul Avenel was born on 9 October 1823 in Chaumont-en-Vexin.

When did Paul Avenel die?

Paul Avenel died on 14 April 1902 in Bougival, 9th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Paul Avenel's occupation?

Paul Avenel was a chansonnier, journalist, poet, playwright, goguettier and librettist.

What nationality was Paul Avenel?

Paul Avenel was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Paul Avenel

· Wikidata: Q3370532

· DBpedia: Paul Avenel

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