Edmond de Goncourt

Edmond de Goncourt
Portrait by Nadar, c.1877
Born(1822-05-26)26 May 1822
Nancy, France
Died16 July 1896(1896-07-16) (aged 74)
Draveil, France
Resting placeCimetière de Montmartre
Occupation
  • Writer
  • literary critic
  • art critic
  • book publisher
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Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pronounced [ɛdmɔ̃ ɡɔ̃kuʁ]; 26 May 1822  16 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.