Édouard Devicque (1830 – 4 January 1863) was a 19th-century French playwright and novelist.
He made his debut in theatre in 1855 with the drama César Borgia, which offered the distinction of having been received, learned and mounted in eight days ; Of all his plays, the one was the most successful.
Finally, the comedy Esther Ramel, where Anaïs Fargueil played the lead role, was a miserable failure, and the play disappeared from the bills almost immediately after the premiere.
The complete failure of Esther Ramel, succeeding promising successes, probably discouraged Devicque from theater.
It is from this time that, despairing of addressing popular theaters, he began writing novels.