The journalist and playwright Edmond de Biéville (1814–1880) was his brother.
He was part of Henry Murger's circle and an editor at the Polichinelle.
Mr. de Biéville, the theater critic of Le Siècle was his brother.
Mr. Desnoyers had withdrawn from the world of letters in recent years.
His poems, novels were quickly forgotten; Yet he held a position in public esteem and a better rank in the letters.