Charles Nodier

Charles Nodier
Portrait formerly thought to be of Charles Nodier (date and artist unknown)
Born
Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier

29 April 1780
Died27 January 1844(1844-01-27) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)Writer
Librarian
Years active1802–1844
Relatives

Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (29 April 1780 – 27 January 1844) was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, and vampire tales. His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval.

Portrait of Charles Nodier (1844)