Birth: 1896-02-19
, Tinchebray, França
Death: 1966-09-28
, Paris, França
André Breton was a French writer, poet, and surrealist theorist, best known as the founder and principal theorist of Surrealism. His work explored the unconscious mind, dreams, and irrationality, seeking to liberate human thought and expression from the constraints of logic and convention. He championed automatic writing and the power of the imagination.