Claim: Émile Deschamps was a disciple of Victor Hugo, a French poet and novelist.
Evidence: Deschamps and his brother Antoine François Marie were among the most enthusiastic disciples of the Victor Hugo, and Deschamps was one of the chiefs of the Romantic school. Victor Marie Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo (listen); 7 Ventôse year X [26 February 1802] – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. 
French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Statesman, Peer of France, Senator, Drawer, Painter Deschamps and his brother Antoine François Marie were among the most enthusiastic disciples of the Victor Hugo, and Deschamps was one of the chiefs of the Romantic school.