Judith Gautier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Judith Gautier

French poet and historical novelist

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1845

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1917

Profession: writer, poet, singer, playwright, translator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. She was married to Catulle Mendès, but soon separated from him, had a brief affair with the composer Richard Wagner during the late summer of 1876.
She collaborated with Pierre Loti, the famous novelist, in writing a play, La fille du ciel (1912; English, "The Daughter of Heaven"), translated and produced under their personal supervision at The New Theatre, New York City.
She was an Oriental scholar and her works dealt mainly with Chinese and Japanese themes.
She was a member of the Académie Goncourt (1910–17).



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat