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1808 – 1855Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855)Died 26 January 1855, aged 46French poet and writer Gerard de Nerval was found dead in a Paris street, an apparent suicide, after years of mental illness. He was a leading figure of French Romanticism known for works such as Aurelia. His writing influenced later Symbolist and Surrealist poets.