Mariette, Charles Paul Alphonse (known as Alphonse)

Title

Prof

First name(s)

Charles Paul Alphonse (known as Alphonse)

Surname

Mariette

Position(s) held at King's College London ^Ref: *1

• Lecturer in French (1854-1856)
• Professor of French (1856 -1885)
• Fellow and Emeritus Professor of French Literature.

Education & professional details

Qualifications

BA

Position(s) held (non King's College London) ^Ref: *2

• Tutor to Princes Albert Victor and George, sons of Edward VII
• Examiner in French (Grade II) Society of Arts
• French examiner University of Oxford, Eton College, Queen's College University of London, Charterhouse and St. Paul's School.

Publications ^Ref: *3

• French for Children (1862)
• Half-hours of French (Williams and Norgate, 1884) 
• French and English idioms and proverbs: with critical and historical notes (Hachette, 1896)

Personal details

Date of birth

6th June 1827

Place of birth

Paris, France

Date of death

26th October 1906

Place of death

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, France

Family details ^Ref: *4

Son of Francois Paulin Mariette and Eugenie Sophie Melanie Delobeau; married Adelaide Emma Cobbold (d. 1881) in 1858; children:  Ernest Paul Alphonse (b. 1861), Frank Auguste (b. 1863), Sidney Brewer (b. 1865), Edgar Henry (b. 1866), Richard Lionel (b. 1869); married second wife Camille Henrietta Velentine Silbermann in 1885 .

Notes ^Ref: *5

• Came to England 23/1/1852.
• Prince Albert Victor, son of Edward VII, wrote in French, with translation, to his tutor Monsieur Mariette, wishing him a happy Christmas and hoping to see him soon at Sandringham, " We have enough snow to make snow balls, I am very happy doing that" , he " went out this morning, it was very cold" , ending " With best wishes from your affectionate pupil" (1876).
• Son Frank Auguste went to King's College School
• Given a leave of absence to visit family (1874-1875)