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Adèle-Athénaïs Mialaret (Athénaïs) Michelet

1826–99

French author and natural historian. Taught in Vienna. Married Jules Michelet as his second wife in 1849. Collaborated in his work on L’Oiseau, L’Insecte, and La Mer; Jules Michelet’s literary executor. Published natural history and other works in her own right.

Sources

BLC

Larousse

Bibliography

BLC: The British Library general catalogue of printed books to 1975. 360 vols. and supplement (6 vols.). London: Clive Bingley; K. G. Saur. 1979–88.

Larousse: Larousse du XXe siècle. Under the direction of Paul Augé. 6 vols. Paris: Larousse. 1928–33. Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse. 10 vols. Paris: Larousse. 1982–5.

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