author
Bernard Henri Gausseron
1845–1913
A French man of letters with a wide-ranging curiosity, he wrote about books, family life, and society while also working as a translator and critic. His surviving works show an author drawn both to everyday questions and to the pleasures of literary culture.
2 Audiobooks
La Vie en Famille: Comment Vivre à Deux?
by Bernard Henri Gausseron
Bouquiniana: notes et notules d'un bibliologue
by Bernard Henri Gausseron
About the author
Born in 1845, Bernard-Henri Gausseron was a French writer, professor, translator, sociologist, art critic, and bibliographer. Sources connected with the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Royal Academy of Arts describe him in these overlapping roles, suggesting a career that moved comfortably between teaching, criticism, and literary work.
He is known for books such as Bouquiniana: notes et notules d'un bibliologue, a reflection on books and bibliophilia, as well as La Vie en Famille: Comment Vivre à Deux? and Doit-on se marier?, which point to his interest in domestic life and social questions. He also translated literature into French, including works by English-language authors.
Gausseron died in 1913. Even from a small surviving record, he comes across as a versatile late-19th-century author: someone who loved books, paid attention to how people lived, and wrote for readers curious about both literature and everyday life.