Claire Julie de Nanteuil | |
Birth Name: | Claire Julie Pascalis |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1834 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Death Date: | 17 June 1897 |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Occupation: | Writer |
Language: | French |
Nationality: | French |
Genre: | Children's novels |
Spouse: | Georges Émile de Nanteuil de la Norville |
Awards: | Montyon Prize |
Claire Julie de Nanteuil (née, Pascalis; pen names, Mrs. P. de Nanteuil and Mrs. de Nanteuil; 27 October 1834 – 17 June 1897) was a 19th-century French writer. She was a two time recipient of the Montyon Prize. Nanteuil died in 1897
Claire Julie Pascalis was born in Paris on 27 October 1834 (or 1829).[1] She was the daughter of Caroline Éléonore de La Porte des Coupres and Jacques-Joseph Pascalis, politician, deputy of the Var from 1837 to 1848. She married Georges Émile de Nanteuil de la Norville, adviser to the Court of Auditors.[2]
Using the names "Mrs. P. de Nanteuil" or "Mrs. de Nanteuil", she was the author of novels for young people.[3] They were illustrated with engravings by Alfred Paris and Felician von Myrbach-Rheinfeld, and published by Hachette. Her works include: Capitaine, 1888; L'Épave mystérieuse, 1891; Trois demandes en mariage, 1891; En esclavage, 1891; Une poursuite, 1892 ; Le Secret de la grève, 1893; Alexandre Vorzof, 1894; L'héritier des Vaubert, 1895; and Monnaie de singe, 1898. Nanteuil won the Montyon Prize twice from the Académie Française: in 1888 for Capitaine and in 1890 for L'épave mysterious.[4]
Claire Julie de Nanteuil died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on 17 June 1897 (or 1902).[5]