▁he ▁studied ▁medicine , ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁" Comp ag nie ▁générale ▁des ▁s ép ult ures " ▁before ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁" Ent re prise ▁générale ▁des ▁pom pes ▁fun è bres " ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁turned ▁to ▁literature . ▁Under ▁the ▁pseud onym s ▁Ferdinand , ▁E us è be ▁or ▁Charles ▁Od ry , ▁he ▁wrote ▁articles ▁in ▁several ▁French ▁newsp apers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁the ater ▁plays ▁which ▁were ▁rather ▁successful . ▁He ▁also ▁published ▁two ▁anonymous ▁works ▁in ▁old ▁French : ▁Les ▁Cont es ▁du ▁gay ▁s ç avoir , ▁ball ades , ▁fab lia ux ▁et ▁trad itions ▁du ▁mo yen ▁â ge ▁( 1 8 2 8 ) ▁and ▁L ’ H istor ial ▁du ▁j ong leur , ▁chron iques ▁et ▁lég endes ▁français es ▁( 1 8 2 9 ). ▁ ▁Lang lé ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁aged ▁ 6 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁P ère - L ach a ise ▁C emetery ▁( 1 3 th ▁division ). ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁Ay lic ▁( 1 8 2 7 - 1 8 7 0 ) ▁and ▁Marie - An ge - F erd inand ▁(? ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 8 ), ▁were ▁also ▁play w right s ▁and ▁journal ists . ▁ ▁Works ▁( selection ) ▁▁ 1 8 2 2 : ▁Une ▁journ ée ▁à ▁Mont mor ency , ▁table au - v