Ponson du TerrailTerrail, Pierre Alexis Ponson du

(1829-1871)

Pierre Alexis, Viscount of Ponson du Terrail (8 July 1829 - 20 January 1871) was a French writer. He was a prolific novelist, producing in the space of twenty years some seventy-three volumes, and is best remembered today for his creation of the fictional character of Rocambole.