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Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
For the French national heritage database, see Base Mérimée.
Prosper Mérimée (French:[pʁɔspɛʁmeʁime]; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870)[1] was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story.
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He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, before translating the work of several notable Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French.
From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
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