- Born
- Died
- Birth nameÉtienne Jean Baptiste Claude Théodore Faullain de Banville
- Nickname
- Le poète du bonheur
- Théodore de Banville was born on March 14, 1823 in Moulins, Allier, France. Théodore was a writer, known for Les joies de la vie (1957), L'île aux enfants (1974) and Symphonie de printemps (1963). Théodore was married to Marie-Élisabeth Rochegrosse. Théodore died on March 13, 1891 in Paris, France.
- SpouseMarie-Élisabeth Rochegrosse(February 1875 - March 13, 1891) (his death)
- His poems "Odes funambulesques" were dedicated to Victor Hugo.
- Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1886.
- He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery(Paris).
- A street is named after him in the 17th Arrondissement in Paris.
- An eminent poet, he also wrote several comedies in verse and was a dramatic critic.
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