Hippolyte Taine18281893French literary critic, historian, and philosopher, known for influencing naturalism and historicist criticism
Guy de Maupassant18501893Écrivain français et maître de la nouvelle, associé à l'école littéraire naturaliste, dépeignant les vies humaines en termes désabusés et souvent pessimistes
Charles Gounod18181893French Romantic composer famous for operas "Faust" and "Roméo et Juliette," plus beloved "Ave Maria"
Patrice de MacMahon18081893French general and politician who served as the third President of the French Republic and was elevated to Marshal of France by Napoleon III