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André Breton

French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966)

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French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966)

Born in

Tinchebray

Born

February 19, 1896

Zodiac

Pisces

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25,788

days lived

70

age at death

Born
February 19, 1896 in 🇫🇷Tinchebray
Died
September 28, 1966 in Paris (aged 70)
Zodiac
♓︎Pisces·monkey 🐒
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About

André Robert Breton was a French writer and poet, known as a principal theorist and co-founder of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".

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Water

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1966
Day 25,788
Age 70

Death of André Breton

Sep 28, 1966

André Breton dies in Paris, France.

1959
Day 22,961
Age 62

Publishes Constellations series with Joan Miró

Jan 1, 1959

Breton publishes the 'Constellations' series with Joan Miró.

1946
Day 18,213
Age 49

Returns to Paris after exile

Jan 1, 1946
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1941
Day 16,387
Age 44

Exile in the United States

Jan 1, 1941
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1929
Day 12,004
Age 32

Manifesto du surréalisme

Jan 1, 1929

Publishes the Second Manifesto of Surrealism.

1928
Day 11,638
Age 31

Nadja Published

Jan 1, 1928

Publishes the novel 'Nadja'.

1924
Day 10,177
Age 27

First Manifesto of Surrealism

Jan 1, 1924

Publishes the 'Manifeste du surréalisme' (First Surrealist Manifesto).

Day 10,177
Age 27

Poisson soluble

Jan 1, 1924

Publishes 'Poisson soluble'.

1922
Day 9,447
Age 25

Littérature magazine

Jan 1, 1922

Co-founds the magazine 'Littérature' with Louis Aragon and Philippe Soupault.

1921
Day 9,339
Age 25

Marries Simone Kahn

Sep 15, 1921

Marries Simone Kahn.

1920
Day 8,716
Age 23

Les Champs magnétiques

Jan 1, 1920

Publishes 'Les Champs magnétiques' with Philippe Soupault.

1919
Day 8,351
Age 22

Involvement in Dada movement

Jan 1, 1919

Becomes involved in the Dada movement.

1916
Day 7,255
Age 19

Internship in a psychiatric center

Jan 1, 1916

Serves in World War I and interns in a psychiatric center.

Day 7,255
Age 19

Studies Medicine

Jan 1, 1916

Begins studying medicine.

Day 7,255
Age 19

Meets Jacques Vaché

Jan 1, 1916

Meets the writer Jacques Vaché, who influences his thinking.

1913
Day 6,160
Age 16

Studies at the Sorbonne

Jan 1, 1913

Studies medicine and literature at the Sorbonne.

1896
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of André Breton

Feb 19, 1896

André Breton is born in Tinchebray, Orne, France.