Occupation Playwright | Grandparent Noël François de Wailly | |
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Full Name Gabriel Gustave de Wailly Died 27 April 1878, 1st arrondissement, Paris, France Parents Étienne-Augustin de Wailly, Joséphine-Augustine-Félicité Raffard de Marcilly People also search for Étienne-Augustin de Wailly | ||
Gustave de Wailly, full name Gabriel Gustave de Wailly, (13 June 1804 – 27 April 1878 ) was a 19th-century French playwright and Latinist. Léon de Wailly was his brother.
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Biography
Brought up in a family of writers and academics, master of requests at the Conseil d’État (1830), he became inspector general of the former civil list and was known for his dramas.
He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery (20th division).
Works
Some of his works were published under the pseudonym Mme Marie Senan.
Translations
He realised many translations among others of Seneca the Younger and Virgil :
Honours
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