Victor Hugo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Victor Hugo, based on 7 World History Database records associated with France.

7 records1830–18857 events1 places

Chronological biography

1830

Hernani Premiere25 February 1830

Arts / Literature · Writer · Paris

Hernani premieres at the Comedie-Francaise and becomes a landmark of French Romantic drama.

1831

Notre Dame de Paris1831

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Publication of "Notre Dame de Paris"

1836

Quatre-Vingt-Treize1836

Arts / Literature

Visits the battlefields of Dol & writes "Quatre-Vingt-Treize"

1837

Les Voix Interieures1837

Arts / Literature · Writer · Paris

Publishes the poetry collection Les Voix interieures.

The Inner Voices1837

Arts / Literature · Writer · Paris

Reflects on family, memory, politics and the poets public role.

1862

Les Miserables1862

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Les Miserables"

1885

Death of Victor Hugo22 May 1885

Arts / Literature · Paris

Death of Victor Hugo

Titles and roles

Writer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.