Eugène Bourgeois
Known for Writing
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Born March 11, 1818
Died August 27, 1847
Place of Birth Morlaix, Finistère, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugène_Bourgeois Claude Eugène Hippolyte Bourgeois (March 12, 1818 - August 28, 1847) was a French dramatist and writer. Bourgeois was born in Morlaix. He is remembered today for collaborating with Émile Souvestre on the play Le Pasteur ou l'Évangile et le foyer, which was adapted by Francesco Maria Piave into the libretto for Giuseppe Verdi's Stiffelio. He collaborated with Souvestre on two other works as well, and also wrote a few works on his own. He died, aged 29, at Penzé-en-Taulé.
