Hippolyte Taine18281893French literary critic, historian, and philosopher, known for influencing naturalism and historicist criticism
Guy de Maupassant18501893French writer and master of the short story, associated with the naturalist literary school, depicting human lives in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms
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