Louis Gallet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Gallet

French writer

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1835

Place of Birth: Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 16-Oct-1898

Profession: writer, poet, music critic, librettist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Louis Gallet (14 February 1835 in Valence, Drôme – 16 October 1898) was a French writer of operatic libretti, plays, romances, memoirs, pamphlets, and innumerable articles, who is remembered above all for his adaptations of fiction —and Scripture— to provide librettos of cantatas and opera, notably by composers Georges Bizet, Camille Saint-Saëns and Jules Massenet.