L.T. Ventouillac (b. 1798)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Born in Calais in 1798, Ventouillac came to England in 1816, and became a professor of French literature and language at the Royal College of London in 1830. He published a number of books on French language and culture including The French Librarian or Literary Guide (1829); Rudiments of the French language (1833); French poetry: with English notes (3rd Edition 1834). The text of Pugin’s Paris and its Environs (1828-31) was written by Ventouillac.