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François-René de Chateaubriand

François-René de Chateaubriand

French writer


Dead at 79 years
Birthday
Sunday
He is born 255 years, 6 months and 24 days ago
Death date
Tuesday

He is dead since 175 years, 8 months and 24 days
Birthplace
Saint-Malo, France
Nationality: french France
Birth sign: Virgo

François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who influenced French literature of the nineteenth century. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany, Chateaubriand was a royalist by political disposition. In an age when large numbers of intellectuals turned against the Church, he authored the Génie du christianisme in defense of the Catholic faith. His works include the autobiography Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe ("Memoirs from Beyond the Grave"), published posthumously in 1849–1850.

Historian Peter Gay says that Chateaubriand saw himself as the greatest lover, the greatest writer, and the greatest philosopher of his age. Gay states that Chateaubriand "dominated the literary scene in France in the first half of the nineteenth century".

Source : Wikipedia