Maxime du Camp

Poet, novelist, art critic, and traveller, born in Paris, France, the son of the famous surgeon Theodore Du Camp (1792–1823). He published memoirs of his many travels, particularly in the Orient, such as Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie (1852). His Expédition des deux-Siciles (1861) recounted his experiences as a volunteer with Garibaldi. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1880.

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Maxime Du Camp (February 8, 1822, Paris - February 9, 1894) was a French writer and photographer.

In 1851 Du Camp was a founder of the Revue de Paris (suppressed in 1858), and a frequent contributor to the Revue des deux mondes.

His writings include:

Chants modernes (1855) Convictions (1858)

Numerous works on travel: Souvenirs et paysages d'orient (1848)

Egypte, Nubie, Palestine, Syrie (1852)

Works of art criticism:

Les Salons de 1857, 1859, 1861

Novels:

L'Homme au bracelet d'or (1862) Une histoire d'amour (1889)

Literary studies:

Théophile Gautier (1890)

Du Camp authored a valuable book on the daily life of Paris, Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions, sa vie dans la seconde moitié du XIX siècle (1869-1875).