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(Marie Joseph, called Eugène), French novelist, b. Paris, 10 Dec. 1804. He wrote many romances, of which The Mysteries of Paris and The Wandering Jew , ’42–45, were the most popular. In ’50 he was elected deputy and sat at the extreme left, but was exiled by the coup d’etat . He died as a Freethinker at Annecy (Savoy), 3 July 1857.