b. 9 April 1821. d. 31 August 1867. Nationality: French.
Poet, art critic, translator. Author of *Les Fleurs du Mal* (1857), the only volume
of poetry published during his lifetime. His criticism was published posthumously
in *Curiosités Esthétiques* (1868) and *L’Art Romantique* (1869). Translated works
by Edgar Allen Poe. Biographical information: *Columbia Granger’s*. (AC, DD)