Cyrano de Bergerac

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (/ˌsɪrən də ˈbɜːrʒəræk, - ˈbɛər-/ SIRR-ə-noh də BUR-zhə-rak, – BAIR-, French: [savinjɛ̃ d(ə) siʁano d(ə) bɛʁʒəʁak]; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian and duelist. He is best known as the inspiration for Edmond Rostand's most well known drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).

Cyrano de Bergerac
Native name
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac
BornSavinien de Cyrano
(1619-03-06)6 March 1619[note 1]
Paris,[1] France
Died28 July 1655(1655-07-28) (aged 36)
Sannois, France
OccupationNovelist, playwright, duelist
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
Period1653–1662
  1. Though often cited as his date of birth, the 6th of March is actually the date of his baptism. At the time, it was usual for a baptism to take place within 3 days of birth and in Paris, with easy access to a priest, it would have been possible that it happened on the same day. However, the actual date remains unknown.

References

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  1. Chronologie, Voyage dans la lune, Garnier-Flammarion 1970, p. 7