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2017Victor Marie Hugo <br /> 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers of all time. Outside of France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris), 1831. In France, Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections, such as Les Contemplations (The Contemplations) and La Légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages). <br /> <br />In office <br />30 January 1876 – 22 May 1885 <br />Succeeded by Jacques Songeon <br />Constituency Paris <br />Member of the National Assembly <br />for Gironde <br />In office <br />9 February 1871 – 1 March 1871 <br />Succeeded by Unknown <br />Constituency Bordeaux <br />Member of the National Assembly <br />for Seine <br />In office <br />24 April 1848 – 3 December 1851 <br />Constituency Paris <br />Member of the Académie française <br />In office <br />7 January 1841 – 22 May 1885 <br />Preceded by Népomucène Lemercier <br />Succeeded by Leconte de Lisle <br />Personal details <br />Born Victor Marie Hugo <br />26 February 1802 <br />Besançon, Doubs, France <br />Died 22 May 1885 (aged 83) <br />Paris, France <br />Resting place Panthéon, Paris <br />Nationality French <br />Political party Party of Order (1848–51) <br />Independent liberal (1871) <br />Republican Union (1876–85) <br />Spouse(s) Adèle Foucher (m. 1822; her d. 1868) <br />Children <br />Léopold Victor Hugo <br />Léopoldine Hugo <br />Charles Hugo <br />François-Victor Hugo <br />Adèle Hugo <br />Education Lycée Louis-le-Grand <br />Occupation Writer, poet, journalist, drawer <br />Writing career <br />Genre Novel, dramaturgy, theatre, poetry <br />Literary movement Romanticism <br />Notable works <br />Hernani The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Ruy Blas Les Châtiments Les Contemplations La Légende des siècles Les Misérables Toilers of the Sea <br />Years active 1829–1883