Girardin, Delphine Gay de

Girardin, Delphine Gay de (dĕlfēn` gā də zhērärdăN`), 1804–55, French writer; wife of Émile de Girardin. She wrote patriotic poems and, under the pseudonym Vicomte Charles de Launay, was the author of comedies, stories, and a series of sketches of Parisian life. Her literary salon was noted for its brilliance.