Lucien de la Hodde
Lucien de la Hodde (born 1808 in France) became a writer and a member of various secret revolutionary societies in France during the Restoration of Louis XVIII and during the July Monarchy of Louis Phillipe. Later he became a police agent. Lucien de la Hodde died in 1865.[1]
Biography
Born in Wimille on November 25, 1812, François-Lucien Delahodde (full name) was an Informant for Police Prefect Gabriel Delessert,[2] who infiltrated the Republican ranks[3] during the July Monarchy. His book Histoire des sociétés secrètes et du parti républicain de 1830 à 1848: Louis-Philippe Et La Révolution de Février, Portraits, Scènes de Conspirations, Faits inconnus will be translated into English by General John W. Phelps.
References
- ^ Biographical note contained in the Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Volume 10 (International Publishers: New York, 1978) p. 723.
- ^ Review: Les Conspirateurs, par A. Chenu; ex-capitaine des gardes du citoyen Caussidière. Les sociétés secretes; la prefecture de police sous Caussidière; les corps-francs. La naissance de la République en février 1848 par Lucien de la Hodde.
- ^ Le secret en politique, une histoire à écrire, par Frédéric Monier