1824 in France explained

Events from the year 1824 in France.

Incumbents

The first collection of poetry by Victor Hugo, Nouvelles Odes et Poésies Diverses, is published.

11 January - Théophile Nicolas Noblot, politician (died 1891)
15 January - Marie Duplessis, courtesan (died 1847)
11 May - Jean-Léon Gérôme, painter and sculptor (died 1904)
28 June - Paul Broca, physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880)
12 July - Eugène Boudin, painter (died 1898)
27 July - Alexandre Dumas, fils, writer, author and playwright (died 1895)
6 December - Emmanuel Frémiet, sculptor (died 1910)
14 December - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, painter (died 1898)
25 December - Rodolphe-Madeleine Cleophas Dareste de la Chavanne, jurist (died 1911)

26 January - Théodore Géricault, painter and lithographer (born 1791)
27 January - Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré, architect (b. c1732)
21 February - Eugène de Beauharnais, soldier and stepson of Napoleon (born 1781)
16 June - Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, statesman (born 1739)
21 June - Étienne Aignan, translator, political writer, librettist and playwright (born 1773)
20 July - Maine de Biran, philosopher (born 1766)
16 September - Louis XVIII of France, King of France and Navarre (born 1755)
20 October - Jean-Louis-Paul-François, 5th duc de Noailles, scientist (born 1739)
24 October - André Thouin, botanist (born 1746)
9 December - Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, painter (born 1767)

Book: Everist . Mark . Music Drama at the Paris Odéon, 1824–1828 . 4 December 2002 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-92890-9 . 157 . en.
Web site: Joseph, count de Villèle French politician Britannica . www.britannica.com . 26 June 2022 . en.