ESQUIROS, HENRI FRANcOIS ALPHONSE 1876), French writer, born in Paris on May 23, 1812, was fined and imprisoned for his L'Evangile du peuple (1840) . He was elected in 1850 as a Social Democrat to the legislative assembly, but was exiled in 1851 for his opposition to the Empire. Returning to France in 1869 he was again a member of the legislative assem bly, and in 1876 was elected to the senate. He died at Versailles on May 12, 1876. Among his numerous works on social subjects may be noted : Histoire des Montagnards (2 vols., 1847) ; Paris, 00 les sciences, les institutions et les moeurs au XIXC siecle (2 vols., 1847) , and Histoire des martyrs de la liberte (1851) .