- Born
- October 20, 1854
- Died
- November 10, 1891 (aged 37)
- Known as
- poet, arms trader, world traveler, military personnel, writer, librettist
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.
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