Edmond Rostand
(1868-1918)

poet and dramatist

Died aged c. 50

Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (UK: /ˈrɒstɒ̃/, US: /rɔːˈstɒ̃, ˈrɒstænd/, French: [ɛdmɔ̃ ʁɔstɑ̃]; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand's works, Les Romanesques (1894), was adapted to the 1960 musical comedy The Fantasticks.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Edmond Rostand né à Marseille le 1er Avril 1868 est mort dans cette maison le 2 décembre 1918

English translation: Edmond Rostand born in Marseille on April 1, 1868 died in this house on December 2, 1918 [AWS Translate]

4 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, Paris, France where they died (1918)

Dans cette maison où il vécut de 1891 à 1897, Edmond Rostand a écrit "Cyrano de Bergerac".

English translation: In this house where he lived from 1891 to 1897, Edmond Rostand wrote “Cyrano de Bergerac”. [AWS Translate]

2 Rue Fortuny, Paris, France where they lived (1891-1897)