Victor Hugo Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1841, he was accepted into the Académie française
• Is best known for his literary accomplishments, including being the author of "Les Misérables" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame․"
• In 1871, he was elected to the French National Assembly
• Was present at the bedside of Honoré de Balzac when the writer died
• Along with being a writer, he was also noted as a surrealist artist
• In 1848, he ran for the office of President of the French Republic
• Was made a saint in the Vietnamese religion of Cao Dai