Prosper Mérimée (French: [meʁime]; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, and translated the work of several important Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, and was responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn, and arranged for their preservation. He was instrumental in the creation of Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris, where the tapestries now are displayed. The official database of French monuments, the Base Mérimée, bears his name.
Prosper Mérimée
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Próspero Mériméé, Мериме, Prosper Merimeh, and 68 others
Joseph L' Estrange, Меримэ, Prospērs Merimē, Clara Gazul, פ מערימע, Պրոսպեր Մերիմե, פרוספר מערימע, Праспэр Мэрымэ, Joseph l' Estrange, بروسبر مريميه, Проспер Меріме, 普洛斯貝爾 梅里美, Joseph L'Estrange, Mérimée, Joseph l'Estrange, پروسپه مریمه, Joseph Lestrange, Meilimei, プロスペル・メリメ, פראָספער מערימע, Joseph LÉstrange, Prāspeyara Merime, П Мериме, Hyacinthe Maglanovich, פרוספר מרימה, 梅里美, Prosper Merimee, Prosper Mérimé, پرۆسپێر مێریمێ, Prospér Merimé, Prosper Mérimée, Prospero Merime, Prosper Merime, Merimée, Мериме Проспер, Pu-lo-ssu-pí Mei-li-mei, بروسبير ميريميه, פרספר מירימי, L' Auteur du Théâtre de Clara Gazul, Prosper Merimme, Проспер Мериме, Merime, Prospere Mérimée, პროსპერ მერიმე, Προσπέρ Μεριμέ, Prospers Merimé, L'auteur du Théâtre de Clara Gazul, P. Mérimée, プロスペル メリメ, L' Auteur du théatre de Clara Gazul, พร็อสแปร์ เมรีเม, Claire Guillot, Pu-lo-ssu-pʻi Mei-li-mei, פרוספר מירימי, .. Mérrimé, פראספער מערימע, 프로스페르메리메, .. Mérimée, 普羅斯佩·梅里美, بروسبير ميرميه،, پروسپەر مەرىيمە, Праспер Мерымэ, Prosper Mériméé, P.M, Próspero Mérimée, Prosper Merimée, Prosp Mérimée, Pu luo si bei er Mei li mei - Born:
- Sept. 28, 1803
- Died:
- Sept. 23, 1870
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Books by Prosper Mérimée
Unheimliche Geschichten
by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich von Kleist, Walter Scott, and 16 others
