About Michel Leiris

Julien Michel Leiris was a French surrealist writer and ethnographer. Part of the Surrealist group in Paris, Leiris became a key member of the College of Sociology with Georges Bataille and head of research in ethnography at the CNRS.

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Michel Leiris

French surrealist writer and ethnographer (1901–1990)

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About Michel Leiris

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Occupation: anthropologist, writer, ethnologist, poet

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April 20, 1901

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September 30, 1990

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