Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet · Étienne Carjat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Alphonse Daudet

1840 – 1897 · aged 57

French novelist, playwright, and poet (1840–1897)

Born
13 May 1840 · Nîmes
Died
16 Dec 1897 · Paris

Life timeline

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Showing 66 years
  1. 13 May 1840BornBorn in Nîmes
  2. 1875AwardJouy Prize
  3. 1886AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour
  4. 16 Dec 1897DiedDied in Paris

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1840 – 1897).

  1. 1853 – 1856Crimean War
  2. 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
  3. 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
  4. 18961896 Summer Olympics

Biography

Louis Marie Alphonse Daudet (French: [alfɔ̃s dodɛ]; 13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) was a French novelist and writer of short stories. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet.

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