Adolphe de Chambrun
BornAugust 10, 1831
Marvejols, Lozère, France
Died1891
New York City, U.S.
EducationÉcole Nationale des Chartes
Occupation(s)Historian, jurist, writer
SpouseMarie Henriette Hélène Marthe Tircuy de Corcelle
Children3 sons, 1 daughter
RelativesFrancisque de Corcelle (father-in-law)
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (son-in-law)
René de Chambrun (grandson)

Adolphe de Chambrun (1831–1891) was a French historian, jurist and non-fiction writer.

Early life

Adolphe de Chambrun was born on August 10, 1831, in Marvejols, Lozère, France.[1]

Career

De Chambrun was an historian and a jurist.[1] He served as a legal attache at the Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.[2][3]

De Chambrun was the author of several books on the United States.

Personal life and death

De Chambrun married Marie Henriette Hélène Marthe Tircuy de Corcelle. They had three sons: Pierre de Chambrun, Aldebert de Chambrun and Charles de Chambrun, and a daughter Thérèse, who married Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. They resided on West 23rd Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.[3]

De Chambrun died in 1891 in New York City.[2][3]

Works

  • de Chambrun, Adolphe (1853). Quelques réflexions sur l'art dramatique : Mlle. Rachel, ses succès, ses défauts. Paris: Garnier. OCLC 867401250.
  • de Chambrun, Adolphe (1857). Du régime parlementaire en France : essai de politique contemporaine. Paris: Didier. OCLC 48306135.
  • de Chambrun, Adolphe (1876). Le pouvoir exécutif aux États-Unis : étude de droit constitutionnel. Paris: Ernest Thorin. OCLC 934073764.
  • de Chambrun, Adolphe (1891). Les conditions du travail aux États-Unis. Paris: Berger-Levrault et cie. OCLC 41198618.
  • de Chambrun, Adolphe (1891). Droits et libertés aux Etats-Unis : leurs origines et leurs progrès. Paris: Ernest Thorin. OCLC 60720915.

Further reading

  • de Chambrun, Adolphe; de Corcelle, Marie Hélène Marthe (1976). de Chambrun, René (ed.). Un Français chez les Lincoln : lettres inédites adressées pendant la guerre de Sécession. Paris: Librairie académique Perrin. ISBN 9782262000387. OCLC 3868356.

References

  1. 1 2 "Adolphe de Chambrun (1831–1891)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Marquis de Chambrun Dead. Noted French Lawyer Residing in New York Passes Away". The Centralia Entreprise and Tribune. Centralia, Wisconsin. September 19, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved August 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marquis de Chambrun Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 19, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved August 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.


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