Jules de Goncourt

For the article about their collaboration, see Goncourt brothers.

Illustration of Goncourt by Ernst Friedrich von Liphart
Profile on his grave.

Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (pronounced [ʒyl də ɡɔ̃kuʁ]; 17 December 1830 – 20 June 1870) was a French writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond. Jules was born and died in Paris. His death at the age of 39 was at Auteuil of a stroke brought on by syphilis.[1]

The Prix Goncourt is awarded annually in his honor.

  1. ^ "Goncourt, Jules [-Alfred Huot] de". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.