Prosper Mérimée
Born: September 28, 1803
Died: September 23, 1870 (aged 66)
Bio: Prosper Mérimée 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.
Known for:
- Carmen (1845)
- Colomba (1841)
- La Vénus d'Ille (1837)
- Mateo Falcone (1829)
- Lokis
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