Frédéric de Courcy


Frédéric de Courcy, born Frédéric Charlot de Courcy was a French dramatist, poet and chansonnier.

Life

The son of Augustin Charlot de Courcy and Adélaïde Vallet, in 1826 he became sous-chef of La Poste's personnel department.
He was the author of several comédies en vaudevilles, often in collaboration, including :
Until his death, he lived with his partner Adélaïde Alexandrine Verteuil. They never married, and had two sons - Alexandre Frédéric, known as an illustrator, and dramatist Charles Henry.