Auguste Angellier

Biography

Auguste Angellier was a scholar who helped bridge French and English letters, bringing his passion for literature into classrooms and translations that widened France’s appreciation for foreign authors. His critical work and teaching in the late nineteenth century gave students tools to understand the nuances of language and culture.

Angellier’s influence endured through the pupils he mentored and the thoughtful criticism he published, and he now rests at the Cimetière de l'Est, remembered for a life spent in pursuit of literary illumination.