Prosper Mérimée

Prosper Mérimée

aka. Próspero Merimée

Birthday

1803-09-28

Deathday

1870-09-23

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Biography

Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803 – September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He was a first cousin of the physicist Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827).

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