Antonio Watripon Explained

Antonio Watripon (1822–1864) was a French journalist, critic and Republican activist.

Life

Antonio Watripon was born in Beauvais in 1822. In 1847, he founded the Lanterne du Quartier Latin. He and Alfred Delvau founded the Aimable faubourien, journal de la canaille in 1848. He wrote under several pseudonyms, including Jules Choux au Père Duchêne, Tony Fanfan, Anacharsis Croton-Duvivier and Joseph Devimes.[1] He was the editor of Journal des Écoles, and a friend of Baudelaire.[2]

Works

Notes and References

  1. https://www.idref.fr/120239337 Watripon, Antonio (1822-1864)
  2. Claude Pichois, Lettres a Baudelaire, p. 407