Maurice Joly | |
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 Albumen photograph by Eugène Appert, c. 1870 | |
| Born | 22 September 1829 Lons-le-Saunier, France |
| Died | 15 July 1878 (aged 48) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Writer, lawyer |
| Language | French |
| Period | 1862–1878 |
| Genre | Political satire |
| Notable works | Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu |
Maurice Joly (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ʒɔli]; 22 September 1829 – 15 July 1878) was a French political writer and lawyer known for The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, a political satire of Napoleon III.