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Charles Paul de Kock
Charles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist.
Biography.
His father, Jean Conrad de Kock, a banker of Dutch extraction, victim of the Terror, was guillotined in Paris 24 March 1794. His mother, Anne-Marie Perret, née Kirsberger, was a widow from Basel. Paul de Kock began life as a banker's clerk. For the most part he resided on the Boulevard St.
Un Tourlouron" (1837)
- "La femme, le mari et l'amant" (1829)
- "Le cocu" (1831)
- "La pucelle de Belleville" (1834)
A 56-volume edition of his works came out in 1884. He has had imitators, among them his son Henri (1819–92), but no successor.
Further reading.
- Paul de Kock, "Mémoires" (1873)
- Th. Trimm, "La vie de Charles Paul de Kock