Jean Charles Louis Dubois de Gennes (15 April 1814 – 15 May 1876) was a 19th-century French writer, journalist, and chansonnier (singer-songwriter).
A former military man and member of the Société du Caveau, as well as a collaborator of the Almanach pour rire, he is remembered for his correspondence with Victor Hugo.Victor Hugo, : souvenirs, journaux, cahiers, 1972, (p. 155)
He also published under the pseudonym Claudius Transiens.
Works 1851: Dors-tu Marie ?, melody by Henri Caspers 1862: Le Troupier tel qu'il est à cheval 1865: Les Envieux 1867: La Huronne, scènes de la vie canadienne, by Émile Chevalier (preface) 1869: Sous le casque, rimes à la dragonne, with Victor Hugo (letter) 1874: Chasse aux femmes et aux lions en Algérie
Bibliography Joseph-Marie Quérard, Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées, 1882, (p. 993) Henri Frotier de La Messelière, Filiations bretonnes. 1650-1912, vol.6, 1976, (p. 159)
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