Mialaret, Adèle-Athénais

NATURAL HISTORIAN, MEMOIRIST (FRANCE)
BORN 19 Oct 1826, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne - DIED 1899, Paris
GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (division 52, ligne 01, R, 10)

Athénais Mialaret discovered Jules Michelet through his literary work. She wrote to him for guidance at the time she was tutoring the children of Princess Cantacuzène in Vienna. They were engaged before they even met and in 1849 they married. They collaborated on several works that were published under Michelet's name. She also published her own books, among them "Mémoires d'une enfant". At the time Jules Michelet died in 1874 they were working on "La nature". Michelet left her the rights to his works. She published several books about him and his family. She died in 1899 in Paris and was buried beside her husband.

Family
• Husband: Michelet, Jules (1849-1874)

Images

The grave of Jules Michelet at Père Lachaise, Paris.
Picture by Androom (02 Nov 2018)

 

Sources
• Moiroux, Jules, Guide Illustré du cimetière du Père Lachaise, 1906
Athénaïs Michelet - Wikipedia


Mialhe, Victor Pierre

Published: 08 Sep 2019
Last update: 08 Sep 2019