Léon Halévy

Léon Halévy ( born January 14, 1802 in Paris, † September 3, 1883 in St- Germain -en- Laye ) was a French writer.

Léon Halévy, Fromental Halévy brother of Jacques, studied law, then entered into relations with Henri de Saint -Simon, whose work littéraires Opinions, et philosophiques industrial (1825 ), he wrote the introduction. 1831-34 he was a professor at the Polytechnic School, 1837-53 held a post in the Ministry of education and then devoted himself exclusively to writing.

Halévy has been active as a writer in various fields. From his writings, historical and liter evil prehistoric content we mention:

• Résumé de l' histoire des juifs, ( 1827-28, 2 vols ) and
• Histoire de la littérature française résumé, (1838, 2 vols ).

He also has poems (La Peste de Barcelone, 1822 Les Cyprès, 1825, among others), fables (two collections, in 1843 and 1853 awards ), short stories and dramatic seals ( Le Czar Demetrius, 1829) written.

He has also left comedies and vaudeville, and particularly through transfers ( européennes Poésies, 1837; La Grèce tragique, 1845-61, 3 vols, awards ) and stage adaptations of modern dramas of foreign countries (for example, by Zacharias Werner Luther, Shakespeare's Macbeth Goethe Clavigo others) made ​​deserves. Finally, he also published a biography of Jacques Fromental Halévy his brother.

His son Ludovic Halévy was also playwright.