Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Musset · Charles Landelle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Alfred de Musset

1810 – 1857 · aged 47

French writer (1810–1857)

Born
11 Dec 1810 · Paris
Died
2 May 1857 · Paris

Life timeline

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Showing 54 years
  1. 11 Dec 1810BornBorn in Paris
  2. 1827AwardConcours général
  3. 1845AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
  4. 1848AwardPrize Maillé Latour Landry
  5. 1852 – 1857RoleMember of the Académie française
  6. 2 May 1857DiedDied in Paris

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1810 – 1857).

  1. 1812 – 1815War of 1812
  2. 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
  3. 1853 – 1856Crimean War
  4. 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857

Biography

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French: [alfʁɛd də mysɛ]; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century).

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