Lemoine

Lemoine, JOHN ÉMILE, French journalist, was born in London on 17th October 1815 of French parents, and joined the staff of the Journal des Débats as English correspondent in 1840. Subsequently he was appointed editor of that newspaper, and guided it skilfully and successfully through all the vicissitudes of political strife. In 1876 he was elected a member of the Academy, and in 1888 a life senator. He died 14th December 1892. His Études Critiques (1852) and Nouvelles Études (1862) contain specimens of his best style.