Leconte de Lisle, 1818-1894

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Name (Latin)
Leconte de Lisle, 1818-1894
Other forms of name
Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie, 1818-1894
Leconte de Lisle, Charles René Marie, 1818-1894
Lekont de Lil', 1818-1894
Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie René, 1818-1894
Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie René
Lecomte, Charles Marie, 1818-1894
Lisle, Charles Marie René Leconte de, 1818-1894
De Lisle, Charles Marie René Leconte, 1818-1894
De Lisle, Leconte, 1818-1894
Lisle, Leconte de, 1818-1894
Leconte de Lisl', 1818-1894
Date of birth
1818-10-22
Date of death
1894-07-17
Associated country
France
Occupation
Poets
Translators
Associated Language
fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 64008239
Wikidata: Q309704
Library of congress: n 50043106
Sources of Information
  • Grand Larousse encycl., c1962(Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie Lecomte dit)
  • Wikipedia, April 5, 2014:(Leconte de Lisle; Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (22 October 1818 - 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is mainly known, as a writer, by his family name Leconte de Lisle; Leconte de Lisle was born on the island of Réunion. He spent his childhood on this island and in Britanny; he went to Rennes to complete his education, studying especially Greek, Italian and history. In 1845 he settled definitely in Paris; His work is dominated by his three poetry corpora: Poèmes antiques (1852), Poèmes barbares (1862), Poèmes tragiques (1884). Also, he was known for his translations of antique authors; in 1886 he was elected to the Académie française; He died at Voisins in 1894, near Louveciennes, in the department Yvelines)
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Wikipedia description:

Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʁəne ləkɔ̃t də lil]; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle.

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