Rue achille flaubert biography

Flaubert's family

Gustave was born on December 12, 1821, in the hospital of Rouen.His father, Achille-Cléophas, was its chief surgeon.Caroline, her mother, née Fleuriot, is from Pont-Audemer.Her brother Achille, the eldest of the siblings, is then eight years old.Three years later, Caroline, his beloved sister, his playmate, was born.Their correspondence testifies to their closeness.Flaubert had great affection for his sister, whom he taught and who practised the arts, drawing and piano.When Gustave was four years old, a nanny, Julie, entered the service of the Flauberts.She remained there for fifty years as a servant.The Flaubert family is housed in the official house of the Hôtel-Dieu, which today houses the Flaubert Museum and History of Medicine.

In 1839, Achille Flaubert, a brilliant student, successfully completed his medical thesis in Paris.He married Julie Lormier a few months later.Gustave is excluded from the college in December.

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