The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Dietrich, Auguste Edgard

DIETRICH, dẽt'riH, Auguste Edgard, French writer: b. Nancy 1846. Early in life he took great interest in the study of the German language and literature, and was the first to translate two of Max Nordau's works into French. These were ‘Les mensonges conventionnels de notre civilization’ (1886) and ‘Le mal du siècle’ (1890). He also translated Blennerhassett's ‘Madame de Staël et son temps’ (1890), and was a frequent contributor to La Revue du Nord, La Jeune France, and Le Messager de Vienne. He is the author of ‘Les maîtresses de Louis XV’ (1881); ‘Rouget de Lisle et la Marseillaise’ (1882); ‘Jacques Richard et la presse’ (1886); ‘La mort de Danton’ (1888). He edited ‘Les poésies de Jacques Richard’ (1885).