Camille Flammarion

Camille Flammarion
Born	Nicolas Camille Flammarion (1842-02-26)26 February 1842 Montigny-le-Roi, France
Died	3 June 1925(1925-06-03) (aged 83) Juvisy-sur-Orge, France
Spouses	Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo Flammarion Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion
Relatives	Ernest Flammarion (brother)

Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS^[1] (French: [nikɔla kamij flamaʁjɔ̃]; 26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels, and works on psychical research and related topics. He also published the magazine L'Astronomie, starting in 1882. He maintained a private observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France.