French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the parisian opéra (1828–1899).
Born April 24th, 1828 in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré.
Died February 23rd, 1899 at 70 years old in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré (stroke).
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce