JulesdeGoncourt and his older brother, Edmond (q.v.), were born into minor aristocracy.
The Goncourt's ability to combine their knowledge of artistic life with compelling journalism (and publicity) resulted in their considerable influence on French taste in the second half of the 19th century.
The prix Goncourt was conceived by the brothers in the same year (1867) as the Académie Goncourt, a literary society of 10 members.
EdmonddeGoncourt (May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896) was a French writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Marcel Proust, Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Tournier, Marguerite Duras and Romain Gary (who exceptionally won it twice) are among the best-known authors who have won the century-old prize.
EdmonddeGoncourt died in Champrosay in 1896, and was interred in the Cimetière de Montmartre in Paris.
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