Edmond de Goncourt, French author mb-code SF15420 At least 6 people were

At least 6 people were killed and many buildings were affected

Plate 3 (left half detail) from Ichnographia speculae Regiae Grenovici exquisite facta (London

La Princesse du Pay de la Porcelaine

A knife and scissors grinder at work

Edmond de Goncourt, French author mb-code SF15420 At least 6 people wereEdmond de Goncourt, French author, 1868. Goncourt (1822 1896) was an author, critic and publisher. He bequeathed his entire estate for the foundation of the Academie Goncourt, which, since 1903, awards the Prix Goncourt, the most prestigious award in French literature. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860 1925, 9th album, Editions MD, Paris.