Curnonsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Curnonsky

French food writer

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1872

Place of Birth: Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1956

Profession: comedian, ghostwriter, food critic

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Maurice Edmond Sailland (October 12, 1872, Angers, France – July 22, 1956, Paris), better known by his pen-name Curnonsky (nicknamed 'Cur'), and dubbed the Prince of Gastronomy, was the most celebrated writer on gastronomy in France in the 20th century.
He wrote or ghost-wrote over 65 books and enormous numbers of newspaper columns.
He is often considered the inventor of gastronomic motor-tourism as popularized by Michelin, though he himself could not drive.
He was a student of Henri-Paul Pellaprat.