Hippolyte-Louis Guérin de Litteau (; 5 May 1797 – 19 December 1861) was a 19th-century French poet.

Biography

Born in Litteau,

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, from a family established since the 17th century in Normandy (descendant of a captain of the bourgeois of the City of Bayeux), born in the castle of Litteau, Guérin was the son of the owner and director of several metallurgical establishments, managing himself the business of the blast furnaces of

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of which he was one of the founders. His activity led him to reside for about twenty years in the

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, where he found many sources of inspiration. From 1843, still on business, Guérin joined Paris. - biographic notice in ''Légendes'', 1863 A well-known writer and appreciated by musicians, his poetry inspired many composers during the

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and the

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. Guérin is buried at the

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(58th division). His daughter married sculptor

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. His memory is kept by the owners of the castle of Litteau, cradle of the family, and by the Guérin descendants, at the castle of Salornay in

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(Saône-et-Loire).

Publications

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References

External links

Poésies posthumes de Hippolyte Guérin de Litteau; Légendes, précédées d'une notice biographique
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Poésies posthumes de Hippolyte Guérin de Litteau - ''Légendes'' - 1863
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guerin, Hippolyte 19th-century French poets French male poets 1797 births 1861 deaths Writers from Normandy Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery