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A French writer of history and travels; born at Paris, Feb. 8, 1822; died at Baden-Baden, Feb. 8, 1894. "Egypt, Nubia, Palestine, and Syria" (1852) explains itself. He wrote the history of the Paris Commune: "The Convulsions of Paris" (4 vols., 1878-79), and other historical sketches. His greatest work is "Paris: Its Organs, its Functions, and its Life" (6 vols., 1869-75). He wrote some lyric poems: "Modern Chants" (1855); "Convictions" (1858); and several novels, among them: "Memoirs of a Suicide" (1853); "The Six Adventures" (1857); "The Man with the Gold Bracelet" (1862).