Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte (14 March 1822 – 10 July 1884) was a Belgian playwright, librettist and novelist.[1] Delmotte was born in Baudour, Hainaut and studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, graduating in 1845.[2] He entered public service in the Ministry of the Interior, and served as commissioner of the arrondissement in Nivelles from 1849 to 1859.[2] He worked to establish a French-language national theatre in Belgium and from 1879 to 1880 wrote handbills and highly polemic newspaper articles.[citation needed] Beside numerous magazine articles, Delmotte also published books and comedies, in which he describes the contemporary Belgian middle classes.[citation needed] Delmotte died at Brussels in 1884.[1]

Henri Delmotte
Born
Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte

(1822-03-14)14 March 1822
Died10 July 1884(1884-07-10) (aged 62)
NationalityBelgian
Occupation(s)novelist, poet

Works

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  • Monsieur Du Bois, ou Nouvelle noblesse, 3-act prose comedy performed in Brussels at the Théâtre Royal du Parc on 15 March 1845 and La Monnaie on 18 March 1845.
  • Comédies: M. Du Bois ou la nouvelle Noblesse. Le Début. Comment on dovint Conseiller. Le Lanceur d'Affaires. Paris: Sandoz & Fischbacher, 1873.

References

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  1. ^ a b Koninck, Auguste; Delecourt, Jules Victor; Reulens, Charles Louis; Luerquin, Victor; Verbeke, Honoré; Molenschot, Frédéric, eds. (1886). Bibliographie nationale (in French). P. Weissenbruch. p. 451.
  2. ^ a b Malou Haine, ed. (1995). 400 lettres de musiciens au Musée royal de Mariemont. Liège: Editions Mardaga. p. 351. ISBN 978-2-87009-578-2.