Alphonse Rabbe [SEP] place of death
Alphonse Rabbe
Alphonse Rabbe (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 1784 (?) – Paris, 31 December 1829) was a French writer, historian, critic, and journalist.
Life.
Disfigured by syphilis and addicted to opium in an effort to make his life bearable, Rabbe is today remembered for his "Album d’un pessimiste" in which he writes of the pointlessness of existence. It was published posthumously in 1835. He is also thought to have penned a novel, "La Sœur grise"
Rabbe
Rabbe can refer to:
- Alphonse Rabbe, a French writer
- Rabbe Arnfinn Enckell, a Finnish writer