Victor Noir
Overview
Victor Noir, was a French
journalist who is famous for the manner of his death and its political consequences. His tomb in Paris later became a fertility symbol
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Son of a Jewish cobbler who had converted to Catholicism, born Yvan Salmon at Attigny
, Vosges
, he adopted "Victor Noir" as his pen name
after his mother's maiden name. He went to Paris and became an apprentice journalist for the newspaper La Marseillaise
, owned and operated by Henri Rochefort and edited by Paschal Grousset
.
In December 1869, a dispute broke out between two Corsican newspapers, the radical La Revanche, inspired from afar by Grousset and the loyalist
L'Avenir de la Corse, edited by an agent of the Ministry of Interior named Della Rocca
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
journalist who is famous for the manner of his death and its political consequences. His tomb in Paris later became a fertility symbol
Fertility symbol
A fertility symbol is an object used by early historical human societies representing fertility, reminders of which remain in folklore today.-Ancient forms:...
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Son of a Jewish cobbler who had converted to Catholicism, born Yvan Salmon at Attigny
Attigny, Vosges
Attigny is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...
, Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
, he adopted "Victor Noir" as his pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
after his mother's maiden name. He went to Paris and became an apprentice journalist for the newspaper La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise (1869 newspaper)
La Marseillaise is a French weekly newspaper created by Henri Rochefort. It was first published on 19 December 1869. The writing staff included Paschal Grousset, Arthur Arnould, Gustave Flourens, Jules Vallès and Victor Noir....
, owned and operated by Henri Rochefort and edited by Paschal Grousset
Paschal Grousset
Jean François Paschal Grousset was a French politician, journalist, translator and science fiction writer. Grousset published under the pseudonyms of André Laurie, Philippe Daryl, Tiburce Moray and Léopold Virey.Grousset was born in Corte, Corsica, and studied medicine before commencing a...
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In December 1869, a dispute broke out between two Corsican newspapers, the radical La Revanche, inspired from afar by Grousset and the loyalist
Loyalist
In general, a loyalist is someone who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change. In modern English usage, the most common application is to loyalty to the British Crown....
L'Avenir de la Corse, edited by an agent of the Ministry of Interior named Della Rocca
Della Rocca
Della Rocca is the name of*Bartolomeo della Rocca , Italian scholar*Giacomo della Rocca , Italian painter*Enrico Morozzo Della Rocca , Italian general*Jason Della Rocca , American software developer...
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