Portraits d'écrivains et hommes de lettres de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, 15, Mazères
Édouard-Joseph-Ennemond Mazères (11 September 1796, Paris – 19 March 1866, Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright and
librettist.
Biography
A son of a French colonist of
Saint-Domingue, he studied in Paris then joined the army. Lieutenant of infantry, he resigned in 1820 to concentrate on literature. He became
Charles X's lecturer but had to leave the post during the
July Revolution. In 1832, he was raised to the position of sous-préfet of
Saint-Denis, then prefect of
Ariège (1835),
Aveyron (1837),
Haute-Saône (1839) and
Cher (1847-1848).
Portraits d'écrivains et hommes de lettres de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, 15, Mazères
Édouard-Joseph-Ennemond Mazères (11 September 1796, Paris – 19 March 1866, Paris) was a 19th-century French playwright and
librettist.
Biography
A son of a French colonist of
Saint-Domingue, he studied in Paris then joined the army. Lieutenant of infantry, he resigned in 1820 to concentrate on literature. He became
Charles X's lecturer but had to leave the post during the
July Revolution. In 1832, he was raised to the position of sous-préfet of
Saint-Denis, then prefect of
Ariège (1835),
Aveyron (1837),
Haute-Saône (1839) and
Cher (1847-1848).