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Marc Monnier

1827 – 1885

French writer

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Lived 1827 – 1885 (aged 57). Marc Monnier was a Swiss writer, pedagogue, university teacher, literary critic, poet and folklorist.

Marc Monnier (December 7, 1829 – April 18, 1885) was a Swiss writer.

Life Monnier was born at Florence. His father was French, and his mother a Genevese; he received his early education in Naples, he then studied in Paris and Geneva, and he completed his education at Heidelberg and Berlin. He became professor of comparative literature at Geneva, and eventually vice-rector of the university. He died at Geneva on April 18, 1885.

He wrote a series of short, satirical, dramatic sketches collected as Théâtre de marionettes (1871), and stories, notably Nouvelles napolitaines (1879), numerous works on Italian history, a translation of Goethe's Faust, Genève et ses poètes (1873), etc. The first volume of his Histoire de la littérature moderne, La Renaissance, de Dante a Luther (1884), was crowned by the French Academy.

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University of Geneva
Awards
Marcelin Guérin Prize

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Marc Monnier's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Marc Monnier?

French writer (1827-1885)

When was Marc Monnier born?

Marc Monnier was born on 7 December 1827 in Florence.

When did Marc Monnier die?

Marc Monnier died on 18 April 1885 in Geneva.

What was Marc Monnier's occupation?

Marc Monnier was a writer, pedagogue, university teacher, literary critic, poet and folklorist.

What nationality was Marc Monnier?

Marc Monnier was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marc Monnier

· Wikidata: Q117197

· DBpedia: Marc Monnier

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