Gay

Delphine, a French poet and novelist; born in Aix-la-Chapelle, Rhine Province, Pru ia, Jan. 26, 1804. Carefully educated by _ her mother, Sophie Gay, she won fame with her poetry at the age of 15, an academic prize at 18, and a royal pension at 20. After her marriage with the famous Emile de Girardin in 1831, she began to write romances, which proved very popular. She died in Paris, June 29, 1855.