Auguste Dozon

Biography

Louis Auguste Henri Dozon (February 2, 1822 – ) is a French philologist, Albanianologist, translator, and diplomat who served in the Balkans during the second half of the 19th century.

### Origin and Education

Dozon was born in Chalon-an-Shampan, Champan-Ardeni region, France. He came from an aristocratic family from Champan whose name before the Revolution was D'Ozon, which actively participated in political struggles. His father was a chairman of the city's civil court and later became a member of the Chalon and moved to Paris where he served as an adviser at the Paris Court of Appeal.

Dozon studied in Chalon, then ancient and modern literature at the College Sainte-Barbe in Paris. At the age of 16, he began writing poems and dealing with the history of French fine arts. He also translated sonnets and dramas from Shakespeare. During this time, he moved in the poetic circle around Alfred de Vinny and was a friend of .

### Career

In the early 1840s, Dozon met at the Bailly pension of Ernest Prarond, Gustave Le Vavasseur, and Charles Baudelaire. He wrote with them a collection of poetry which was to gather their four signatures, but Baudelaire recused himself at the last moment; The collection appeared in 1843 under the title "Vers", where Dozon used the pseudonym "Auguste Argonne".

After graduating as a lawyer, Auguste Dozon worked at the Ministry of the Interior and was transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs. He entered the consular corps and between 1854 and 1885 served as consul of France in several Balkan cities: Belgrade (1854-1863), Mostar, Plovdiv, and Ioannina. Specifically, he held the position of consul from 1878.

### Work on Languages and Cultures

Dozon is known for his work on Serbian, Albanian, and Bulgarian languages and cultures. He was one of Stefan Verkovic's main defenders regarding the authenticity of .

See Also

* Stefan Verkovic
* Balkans during the second half of the 19th century