Chateaubriand, Vicomte François Renéde

Cha·teau·bri·and (shä-tō'brē-äɴʹ, shă-), Vicomte François René de. 1768-1848.

French political leader, diplomat, and writer considered a forerunner of romanticism. His works include Atala (1801), The Genius of Christianity (1802), and Memoirs from beyond the Tomb, published posthumously.

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