thumb|Memorial of Louis Bouilhet at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen
Louis Hyacinthe Bouilhet (27 May 1821 – 18 July 1869) was a French poet and dramatist.
Life
Early life
Bouilhet was born in Cany, Seine Inférieure to Jean-Nicolas Bouilhet and Opportune-Clarisse Hourcastremé. Bouilhet also had two younger sisters, Marie-Sidonie and Claire-Amelie-Esther and after leaving the army he became a manager of an estate.
Both of Bouilhet´s parents had literary leanings. His father wrote poetry, songs and a memoir of his army life; his mother wrote poetry.