Léon Deschamps

Léon Deschamps (1864 – 28 December 1899) was a French novelist and poet, most notable as the founder of the La Plume literary review.

He quit this career to become a commercial agent for Gazette du Palais in Paris.

His close friends, George Bonnamour and Paul Redonnel, were also involved in the management and editorship of the review.

[1] The review had a conservative-leaning, although Deschamps himself had reactionary sympathies.

[2] He led the review until his sudden death at age 36 in 1899.