Jacques Vaché
Jacques Vaché (7 September 1895 – 6 January 1919) was a friend of André Breton, the founder of surrealism. Vaché was one of the chief inspirations behind the Surrealist movement. Alongside him lay the naked body of another French soldier.
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Jacques Vaché

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- Born
- 1895 · Lorient.
- Died
- 1919 · Nantes.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Education
- lycée Georges-Clemenceau
- Languages
- French
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Jacques Vaché was born in 1895 at Lorient.
Jacques Vaché studied at lycée Georges-Clemenceau. The recorded working language is French.
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1895
Jacques Vaché born at Lorient.
1919
Jacques Vaché died at Nantes.
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- Jacques Vaché, Surrealist Painters and Poets, 2001
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