| Full Name |
Henri-Marie Beyle |
| Date of Birth |
23 January 1783 |
| Place of Birth |
Grenoble, France |
| Date of Death |
23 March 1842 |
| Place of Death |
Paris, France |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
France |
| Education |
Napoleonic Lycée (Grenoble) |
| Profession |
Novelist, Diplomat, Military Officer |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1814 - 1842 |
| Brief Information |
Henri-Marie Beyle, more famously known by his pseudonym Stendhal, was a French novelist and diplomat. His works often explore the psychological motivations of his characters and are characterized by their precise and unsentimental prose. He is considered a significant figure in the development of realist fiction. |