Lucas, Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph
(1807–1878)> JOURNALIST
Lucas, Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph (20 December 1807, Rennes; 14 November 1878, Paris), journalist, studied and practiced law to please his father but changed his mind before long to pursue a career in journalism in Paris. His first project as a journalist was to translate articles from the Edinburgh Review and to report on the doings of the British Parliament for Le Globe . Simultaneously, he wrote for Le Bon Sens , Le National , L’Artiste , La Revue du progrès , and La Nouvelle Minerve . His…