André Breton

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André Breton was a French writer and poet best known as the founder and principal theorist of the Surrealist movement.

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André Breton canonical 43
Pope of Surrealism 1

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instanceOf art critic
essayist
human
poet
surrealist
theorist
writer
burialPlace Batignolles Cemetery
surface form: Cimetière des Batignolles
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
coAuthor Paul Éluard
Philippe Soupault
countryOfCitizenship France
curated Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme
dateOfBirth 1896-02-19
dateOfDeath 1966-09-28
educatedAt medical school in Nantes
medical school in Paris
familyName Breton
fieldOfWork art theory
literary theory
literature
poetry
genre Surrealist literature
prose poetry
givenName André
influenced Surrealist artists
Surrealism
surface form: Surrealist writers
influencedBy Arthur Rimbaud
Lautréamont
Sigmund Freud
knownFor promotion of the unconscious in art
theory of automatic writing
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Surrealist group
militaryService World War I
movement Dada
Surrealism
name André Breton self-link
nationality French
nativeLanguage French
notableFor Surrealist Manifesto
founding the Surrealist movement
notableWork Arcane 17
Les Champs magnétiques
L’Amour fou
Surrealist Manifesto
surface form: Manifesto of Surrealism

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occupation art critic
essayist
literary critic
poet
publisher
writer
periodOfExile World War II
placeOfBirth France
Normandy
Orne
Tinchebray
placeOfDeath France
Paris
politicalActivity joined the French Communist Party
later expelled from the French Communist Party
politicalAlignment Marxist
religion atheism
residence Mexico City
New York City
Paris
servedAs medical auxiliary in World War I
sexOrGender male
signatureWork Surrealist Manifesto
surface form: Surrealist Manifesto (1924)
spouse Elisa Claro
Jacqueline Lamba
Simone Kahn

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