Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte (14 March 1822 – 10 July 1884) was a Belgian playwright, librettist and novelist.
[1] Delmotte was born in Baudour, Hainaut and studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, graduating in 1845.
[2] He entered public service in the Ministry of the Interior, and served as commissioner of the arrondissement in Nivelles from 1849 to 1859.
[2] He worked to establish a French-language national theatre in Belgium and from 1879 to 1880 wrote handbills and highly polemic newspaper articles.
[citation needed] Beside numerous magazine articles, Delmotte also published books and comedies, in which he describes the contemporary Belgian middle classes.