Hector Malot was born on May 20, 1830 in La Bouille, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a writer, known for
Ai no machi (1928),
Sans famille (1914) and
Sans famille (1925). He was married to Marthe Oudinot de la Faverie and Anna Dariès. He died on July 17, 1907 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France.