Alphonse Daudet
…Louis Marie Alphonse Daudet (French: ; 13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) was a French novelist and writer of short stories. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Daudet was born in Nîmes, France, on 13 May 1840. His family, on both sides, belonged to the bourgeoisie…