Eugène Muller

Born in 1826 and active in many creative fields, he was known in France as a writer, textile designer, and photographer. He also worked as a librarian at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris, a role that kept him close to books and literary life.

He wrote for younger readers as well as for the broader press, and some of his work appeared under the pen name Oncle Anselme in the Journal de la jeunesse. That mix of storytelling and practical visual arts helps explain why his writing can feel both imaginative and grounded.

He died in 1913. Although he is not widely known today, the record that remains shows a versatile cultural figure whose career crossed literature, image-making, and craft.