Goncourt,
Edmond (Louis Antoine Huot de) 1822-96; Fr. novelist & art critic
Goncourt,
Jules (Alfred Huot de) 1830-70; Fr. novelist & art critic: brother of Edmond, with whom he collaborated
See Goncourt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gôɴ-ko͝orˈ), Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de 1822-1896.
French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (1830-1870) on numerous works, most notably naturalistic novels such as Madame Gervaisais (1869).