Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte (14 March 1822 – 10 July 1884) was a Belgian playwright, librettist and novelist.[1] Delmotte was born in Baudour, Hainaut and studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, graduating in 1845.[2] He entered public service in the Ministry of the Interior, and served as commissioner of the arrondissement in Nivelles from 1849 to 1859.[2] He worked to establish a French-language national theatre in Belgium and from 1879 to 1880 wrote handbills and highly polemic newspaper articles.[citation needed] Beside numerous magazine articles, Delmotte also published books and comedies, in which he describes the contemporary Belgian middle classes.[citation needed] Delmotte died at Brussels in 1884.[1]
Henri Delmotte | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte 14 March 1822 |
| Died | 10 July 1884 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | novelist, poet |
Works
edit- Monsieur Du Bois, ou Nouvelle noblesse, 3-act prose comedy performed in Brussels at the Théâtre Royal du Parc on 15 March 1845 and La Monnaie on 18 March 1845.
- Comédies: M. Du Bois ou la nouvelle Noblesse. Le Début. Comment on dovint Conseiller. Le Lanceur d'Affaires. Paris: Sandoz & Fischbacher, 1873.
References
edit- ^ a b Koninck, Auguste; Delecourt, Jules Victor; Reulens, Charles Louis; Luerquin, Victor; Verbeke, Honoré; Molenschot, Frédéric, eds. (1886). Bibliographie nationale (in French). P. Weissenbruch. p. 451.
- ^ a b Malou Haine, ed. (1995). 400 lettres de musiciens au Musée royal de Mariemont. Liège: Editions Mardaga. p. 351. ISBN 978-2-87009-578-2.
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