The Hydropathes
| Les Hydropathes | |
L'Hydropathe, No. 1 du 22 janvier 1879, avec Émile Goudeau, fondateur, caricaturé par Georges Lorin, dit Cabriol. | |
| Formation | 11 October 1878 |
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| Founder | Émile Goudeau |
| Dissolved | June 1880 |
| Type | Literary club |
| Purpose | Celebration of literature and poetry; satirical performances |
| Headquarters | Latin Quarter (early), Montmartre (later) |
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Region | Paris |
The Hydropathes was a Parisian literary club founded by the French novelist and poet Émile Goudeau and primarily active between 1878 and 1880. The club published the journal "L'Hydropathe", which was later renamed "Le Tout-Paris". It is considered to be the origin of fumism and passed his traditions on to the Hirsutes, Le Chat-Noir and "le Décadent". Jules Lévy, founder of the Arts Incohérents, was a member.