Jean Vatout

Jean Vatout ( born May 26, 1791 in Villefranche -sur -Saône, Rhône Dept today, . † November 3, 1848 in Esher, Surrey ) was a French historian, politician and writer.

Life and work

Vatout began his career as secretary of the politician François- Antoine Boissy d' Anglas. During the rule of the Hundred Days Vatout was appointed in 1814 to the sub-prefect of Libourne (Gironde ). In the same position he was later in Semur -en- Auxois (Dept. Côte -d'Or ) operates.

Vatout was among the first who supported Alexandre Dumas.

After several attempts, the Académie française convened on January 6, 1848 Vatout the successor of the deceased writer Pierre -Simon Ballanche ( armchair 4). He himself followed in 1849 the politician Alexis de Guignard on this place after.

When the last French king, Louis -Philippe, was forced to abdicate during the February Revolution of 1848, accompany Vatout this in the spring of the same year into exile in Esher, Surrey. Queen Victoria had there made ​​Louis -Philippe and his family the estate Claremont House as a residence available. Sickly nature, Vatout poisoned to the existing lead water pipes of Claremont House. He died of it on November 3, 1848 at the age of 57 years and found in Esher also his last resting place.

Works (selection)

• La conspiration de Cellamare. Novel. In 1832.
• L' idée fixe. Novel., 1830.
• La nièce d'un roi. In 1824.

• Le château d' Eu. 1844.
• Les au congrès de gouvernements représentatifs Opava. In 1821.
• Stanislas de Girardin. In 1827.