Guy de Maupassant died on 6 July 1893 in Passy, aged 42. A French writer, Maupassant is considered one of the masters of the short story and a leading figure of naturalism. A protege of Gustave Flaubert, he made his name with Boule de Suif in 1880 and went on to write about three hundred short stories, as well as novels such as Bel-Ami and Une Vie. His spare, ironic tales depict peasants, soldiers, clerks and prostitutes in the Franco-Prussian War and in Normandy and Paris society. He suffered from syphilis, which led to mental deterioration, and he was committed to an asylum in Paris in 1892.
Before and after
- 12 January 1893Birth of Hermann Göring
- 17 January 1893Death of Rutherford B. Hayes
- 20 April 1893Birth of Joan Miró
- 30 April 1893Birth of Joachim von Ribbentrop
- 6 July 1893Death of Guy de Maupassant
- 10 August 1893Founding of Bank of Italy
- 7 September 1893Founding of Genoa CFC
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 28 September 1893Founding of FC Porto
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