André Robert Breton was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism". Wikipedia
Born: February 1896, Tinchebray, Tinchebray-Bocage, France
Died: September 28, 1966 (age 70 years), Paris, France
Influenced by: Tristan Tzara, Guillaume Apollinaire, Sigmund Freud, and more
Spouse: Elisa Breton (m. 1945–1966), Jacqueline Lamba (m. 1934–1943), and Simone Collinet (m. 1921–1931)
Periods: Surrealism and Dada
Children: Aube Elléouët Breton
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