Charles Asselineau
Charles Asselineau (ʃaʁl aslino; 13 March 1820 – 25 July 1874) was a French writer and art critic. He is also notable as one of the few close friends of the poet Charles Baudelaire. He was born in Paris and died in Châtel-guyon.
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Charles Asselineau
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- Name
- Charles Asselineau
- Born
- 13 March 1820
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- 25 July 1874
- Place of death
- Châtel-Guyon
- Education
- Lycée_Condorcet
- Occupation
- Writer, art critic Charles Asselineau (ʃaʁl aslino; 13 March 1820 – 25 July 1874) was a French writer and art critic.
- Full name
- François Charles Alexandre Asselineau.
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Charles Asselineau (ʃaʁl aslino; 13 March 1820 – 25 July 1874) was a French writer and art critic. He is also notable as one of the few close friends of the poet Charles Baudelaire. He was born in Paris and died in Châtel-guyon.
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• Name — Charles Asselineau • Born — 13 March 1820 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — 25 July 1874 • Place of death — Châtel-Guyon • Education — Lycée_Condorcet • Occupation — Writer, art critic Charles Asselineau (ʃaʁl aslino; 13 March 1820 – 25 July 1874) was a French writer and art critic. He is also notable as one of the few close friends of the poet Charles Baudelaire. He was born in Paris and died in Châtel-guyon.
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Asselineau studied in the Lycée Condorcet where he became friends with Nadar. He started medical studies before switching to literary studies. He met and became a close friend of Baudelaire in 1845. A year after Baudelaire's death, Asselineau together with Banville published a 3rd edition of Les fleurs du mal. In 1869, he writes the first biography of Baudelaire: Charles Baudelaire, sa vie et son œuvre.
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