Girardin Francois Saint Marc

Girardin, Francois Saint-Marc (1801-73), French journalist and writer, was born at Paris. He had a brilliant student's career, and in 1834 was appointed Professor of Literature at the Sorbonnc. In 1844 he was elected to the Academie Francaise, having published works on German education, politics, and literature. His most popular work was the Cours de Litterature Bramatique, which attained an 11th edition. His contributions to the Journal des Bebats, in which he wrote Orleanist articles, also appeared in collective form. He was a member of the Assembly from 1834 to 1848 and again after the fall of the Second Empire.