Gabriel Gustave de Wailly (13 June 1804 – 27 April 1878) was a 19th-century French playwright and Latinist. Léon de Wailly was his brother.

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

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and was known for his dramas. He is buried at

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(20th division).

Works

Some of his works were published under the

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Mme Marie Senan.Georges d'Heylli, ''Dictionnaire des pseudonymes'', 1869, (p. 312) *1825: ''La Mort dans l'embarras'', comédie nouvelle, in 3 acts and in verse, with Léon de Wailly *1826: ''Amour et intrigue'', drama in 5 acts and in verse, imitated from Schiller *1826: ''Ivanhoé'', opera in 3 acts, music by

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*1827: ''La Folle, ou Le testament d'un Anglaise'', comedy *1827: ''Anglais et français'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Jean-François-Alfred Bayard *1827: ''L'Oncle Philibert'', comedy in 1 act and in prose, with Jean-François-Alfred Bayard *1830: ''Ma place et ma femme'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose, with Jean-François-Alfred Bayard *1832: ''Madame du Chatelet, ou, Point de lendemain'', comedy in 1 act, with François Ancelot *1838: ''L'Attente'', drama in 1 act (by Mme Marie Senan) *1849: ''Elzéar Chalamel ou, Une assurance sur la vie'', Comédie envaudeville in 3 acts, with Jules de Wailly *1850: ''Monck ou, Le sauveur de l'Angleterre'', historical comedy in 5 acts *1852: ''Les Premières Armes de Blaveau'', comédie en vaudeville in 1 act, with Jules de Wailly *1853: ''L'Oncle Tom'', drama in 5 acts *1873: ''Œuvres de Alfred, Gustave et Jules de Wailly'' *1897: ''Promenade d'une famille anglaise à Paris monologue pour enfants'', posthumous *1898: ''L'Oreiller qui pleure monologue'', posthumous * ''Louise'', feuilleton * ''Les Parapluies'', comedy in 1 act, with Gaston de Wailly * ''Les Deux Devoirs'', sea drama 1n 3 acts * ''Les Deux Honneurs'', military drama in 3 acts

Translations

He realised many translations among others of

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and

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Augustan period. He composed three of the most fa ...

: *1836: ''Œuvres complètes de Sénèque le philosophe'', with Alfred de Wailly. *1878: ''Odes d'Horace'', with Étienne-Augustin De Wailly.

Honours

* Chevalier of the

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(30 July 1832)

Bibliography

* J.P.R Cuisin, ''Dictionnaire des gens de lettres vivants'', 1826, (p. 264) * Joseph Fr. Michaud, Louis Gabriel Michaud, ''Biographie universelle'', 1843, vol.44, (p. 209) *

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, Charles Louandre, ''La Littérature française contemporaine : XIX'', 1857, (p. 591)
Gustave Vapereau, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'', 1865,(p. 1814)
* Henri Van Hoof, ''Dictionnaire universel des traducteurs'', 1993

References

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