Charles-Victor Hugo (; 4 November 1826 – 13 March 1871) was a French journalist and photographer. He was the second son of French novelist

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

and his wife Adèle Foucher.

Life and work

In 1851, Charles-Victor was sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of five hundred francs for an article opposing capital punishment he wrote for the French daily newspaper ''L'Evénement''. His father, Victor Hugo, delivered a notable speech in his defense on June 10, 1851. When

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

came to power in 1851, Charles-Victor joined his father in voluntary exile on the island of

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. Together with August Vacquerie, he photographed family and friends with the aim of publishing a volume titled ''Jersey et les îles de la Manche''. The intended work was to feature poetry and drawings by his father, Victor-Marie, and prose by Vacquerie, Charles-Victor, and his brother, François. However, the publication never occurred. Instead, the photographs were compiled into private albums and shared with friends. In 1868, he and his brother François-Victor founded the French daily newspaper '' Le Rappel''. In 1871, Charles-Victor passed away from a stroke while en route to meet his father for dinner. File:Victor Hugo by Charles Hugo, c1854.jpg, Victor Hugo c.1854 File:Victor Hugo à Jersey, sur le rocher dit "des proscrits" (c.1852).jpg, Victor Hugo in Jersey c.1852 File:Charles Hugo Portrait of Victor Hugo c1853.jpg, Victor Hugo c.1853

References

External links

Victor Hugo family tree
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