Gérard de Nerval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator

Date of Birth: 22-May-1808

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1855

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist, literary critic

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gérard de Nerval (French: [?e?a? d? n??val]; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the nom-de-plume of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, a major figure of French romanticism, best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection Les Filles du feu (The Daughters of Fire), which included the novella Sylvie and the poem "El Desdichado".
He played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Klopstock, Schiller, Bürger and Goethe.
His later work merged poetry and journalism in a fictional context and influenced Marcel Proust.
His last novella, Aurélia, influenced André Breton and Surrealism.



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat