André Chénier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Chénier

French poet

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1762

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1794

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

André Marie Chénier (30 October 1762 – 25 July 1794) was a French poet of Greek and Franco-Levantine origin, associated with the events of the French Revolution of which he was a victim.
His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement.
His career was brought to an abrupt end when he was guillotined for supposed "crimes against the state", just three days before the end of the Reign of Terror.
Chénier's life has been the subject of Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chénier and other works of art.