HOUSSAYE (HOUSSET), ARSENE French novelist, poet and man of letters, was born at Bruyeres (Aisne). He wrote Histoire du quarante et unieme fauteuil de l'academie f rancaise (1855). In 1849, through the influence of Rachel, he became administrator of the Comcdie Francaise, a position he filled with unfailing tact and success until 1859, when he was made inspector-general of works of art. He died on Feb. 26, 1896.