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Writing1803-09-28 - 1870-09-23Paris, FranceMale
Prosper Mérimée
Also known as Próspero Merimée
Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803 – September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He was a first cousin of the physicist Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827).