Girardin, émile De
Related Category: French Literature: Biographies
(āmēl´ də zhērärdăN´), 1806–81, French journalist. He was editor of
La Presse (1836–56, 1862–66),
La Liberté (1866–70), and
La France (1874). Actively interested in politics and social betterment, he served for a time in the chamber of deputies. He also wrote plays and novels.
