- Obituary, 12 May, 1899, "Paris, M. Henri Becque, the dramatic author, is dead, aged 62 years.
- Officer of the Legion of Honor (France).
- Buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.
- In August 1899, a Paris street was named in Becque's honor: la Rue Henri-Becque in the 13th arrondissement. The street name misspells Becque's given name as "Henri", the more common French spelling, although Becque always spelled his name with a "y" - "Henry".
- French dramatist whose loose, character-driven plays have him recognized as a forerunner of the Naturalist movement.
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