1794
André Chénier, Greek-French poet and author (born 1762)
André Chénier, Greek-French poet and author (born 1762)
André Chénier, Greek-French poet and author (born 1762)
André Chénier
French poet 1762–1794
- Died
- 1794
André Marie Chénier was a French poet associated with the events of the French Revolution, during which he was sentenced to death. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement. His career was brought to an abrupt end when he was guillotined for supposed "crimes against the state". Chénier's life has been the subject of Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chénier and other works of art.