Louis Viardot

Louis Viardot
Louis Viardot
	Portrait of Louis Viardot (1840) by Émile Lassalle.
Born	31 July 1800; Dijon, France
Died	5 May 1883 (aged 82); Paris, France
Spouse	Pauline Garcia-Viardot
Children	daughter Louise Héritte-Viardot (1843–1918); daughter Claudie Viardot (1852–1914); son Paul Viardot (1857–1941); daughter Marianne Viardot (1854–1919);

Louis Viardot (pronounced [lwi vjaʁ.do]; 31 July 1800 in Dijon, France – 5 May 1883 in Paris, France) was a French writer, art historian, art critic, theatrical figure, and translator. As a translator, he mostly contributed to the development of Russian and Spanish literature in France.^[1] He was the older brother of the artist Léon Viardot (1805–1900).

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Louis Viardot
Portrait of Louis Viardot (1840) by Émile Lassalle.
Born	(1800-07-31)31 July 1800 Dijon, France
Died	5 May 1883(1883-05-05) (aged 82) Paris, France
Spouse	Pauline Garcia-Viardot
Children	daughter Louise Héritte-Viardot (1843–1918) daughter Claudie Viardot (1852–1914) son Paul Viardot (1857–1941) daughter Marianne Viardot (1854–1919)

Louis Viardot

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