Leconte Lisle

Leconte Lisle

October 22, 1818 – July 17, 1894
Countries: France
Place of Birth: Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
Place of Death: Voisins (near Louveciennes), France

Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (ʃaʁl maʁi ʁəne ləkɔ̃t də lil; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle.