Charles de Saint-Évremond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles de Saint-Évremond

French soldier, hedonist, essayist and literary critic

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1613

Place of Birth: Saint-Denis-le-Gast, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1703

Profession: writer, military personnel, French moralist, literary critic, philosopher, essayist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Charles de Saint-Évremond

  • Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis, seigneur de Saint-Évremond (1 April 1613 – 29 September 1703) was a French soldier, hedonist, essayist and literary critic.
  • After 1661, he lived in exile, mainly in England, as a consequence of his attack on French policy at the time of the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659).
  • He is buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster.
  • He wrote for his friends and did not intend his work to be published, although a few of his pieces were leaked in his lifetime.
  • The first full collection of his works was published in London in 1705, after his death.

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