Albert Lacroix

Jean Baptiste Constant Marie Albert Lacroix ( 9 October 1834 - 29 September 1903) was a 19th-century Belgian publisher, printer, and journalist who risked launching some seminal authors like the Goncourt brothers and Émile Zola. In 1869 he published ''Les Chants de Maldoror'' by Comte de Lautréamont. However, fearing prosecution for blasphemy and obscenity, he ultimately refused to sell the book. In 1862, he was the original publisher of ''Les Misérables'' under the name Librairie internationale A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven, et Cie. Provided by Wikipedia