[n] - French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) 2. [n] - French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Goncourt
1822–96, and his brother1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules. · an annual award of money made by a French literary societyfor the best prose work of the year. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/goncourt