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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

25,789

days lived

70

age at death

Born
February 19, 1896 in 🇫🇷Tinchebray
Died
September 28, 1966 in Paris (aged 70)
Zodiac
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Updated Jul 2026

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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1966
Day 25,788
Age 70

Death of André Breton

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96%
Sep 28, 1966

André Breton dies in Paris, France.

1959
Day 22,961
Age 62

Publishes Constellations series with Joan Miró

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96%
Jan 1, 1959

Breton publishes the 'Constellations' series with Joan Miró.

1946
Day 18,213
Age 49

Returns to Paris after exile

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89%
Jan 1, 1946
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1941
Day 16,387
Age 44

Exile in the United States

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Jan 1, 1941
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1929
Day 12,004
Age 32

Manifesto du surréalisme

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Jan 1, 1929

Publishes the Second Manifesto of Surrealism.

1928
Day 11,638
Age 31

Nadja Published

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Jan 1, 1928

Publishes the novel 'Nadja'.

1924
Day 10,177
Age 27

First Manifesto of Surrealism

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Jan 1, 1924

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

Day 10,177
Age 27

Poisson soluble

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Jan 1, 1924

Publishes 'Poisson soluble'.

1922
Day 9,447
Age 25

Littérature magazine

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Jan 1, 1922

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

1921
Day 9,339
Age 25

Marries Simone Kahn

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Sep 15, 1921

Marries Simone Kahn.

1920
Day 8,716
Age 23

Les Champs magnétiques

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Jan 1, 1920

Publishes 'Les Champs magnétiques' with Philippe Soupault.

1919
Day 8,351
Age 22

Involvement in Dada movement

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Jan 1, 1919

Becomes involved in the Dada movement.

1916
Day 7,255
Age 19

Internship in a psychiatric center

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Jan 1, 1916

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

Day 7,255
Age 19

Studies Medicine

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Jan 1, 1916

Begins studying medicine.

Day 7,255
Age 19

Meets Jacques Vaché

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Jan 1, 1916

Meets the writer Jacques Vaché, who influences his thinking.

1913
Day 6,160
Age 16

Studies at the Sorbonne

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Jan 1, 1913

Studies medicine and literature at the Sorbonne.

1896
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Birth of André Breton

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Feb 19, 1896

André Breton is born in Tinchebray, Orne, France.