About
French poet, playwright, and novelist whose famous works include Chatterton, Stello, and Les Destinees. His final work, Daphne, was published posthumously in 1912.
Before Fame
He became an officer in the elite Maison du Roi in 1814, but took leave from his position to marry. During this period, he also published his first poems.
Trivia
His writing had a philosophical bent; he was one of the first French authors to study Buddhism.
Family Life
He married Lydia Bunbury, an Englishwoman, in 1825. He also had a long-drawn-out love affair with French actress Marie Dorval.
Associated With
He was a close friend of renowned Romantic writer Victor Hugo.
