About
French symbolist poet whose best-known works include L'apres-midi d'un faune and Les Mots anglais.
Before Fame
He was born in Paris and lived an impoverished existence as an English teacher.
Trivia
His poetry inspired composer Claude Debussy's 1894 work "Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune."
Family Life
He wed Maria Christina Gerhard in 1863 and had a daughter named Stephanie.
Associated With
He famously organized literary salons in Paris that were attended by W.B. Yeats and other prominent poets.
