Leconte de Lisle

Leconte de Lisle
Born	Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (1818-10-22)22 October 1818 Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
Died	17 July 1894(1894-07-17) (aged 75) Voisins (near Louveciennes), France
Occupation	Poet, writer, translator
Period	1846–1894
Literary movement	Parnassian poets
Notable works	Poèmes antiques, Poèmes barbares, Poèmes tragiques, A People's history of the French Revolution (Histoire populaire de la révolution française), A People's History of Christianity (Histoire populaire de la christianisme)

Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʁəne ləkɔ̃t də lil]; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement.^[1] He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle.