9 moments

1. Birth in Auteuil

   1871-07-10 · Auteuil, 16th arrondissement, Paris, France

   

   Proust was born in Auteuil, then a semi-rural quarter in southwestern Paris. Coordinates represent the Auteuil quarter; the cited text identifies his great-uncle's home but does not give its street address.

2. Family apartment on boulevard Malesherbes

   1872-01-01 · Boulevard Malesherbes, 8th arrondissement, Paris, France

   

   The Proust family relocated from Auteuil to an apartment on boulevard Malesherbes in Paris's 8th arrondissement. Coordinates are a representative point on boulevard Malesherbes because the apartment number is not supplied.

3. Pupil at Lycée Condorcet

   1882-01-01 · Lycée Condorcet, Paris, France

   

   Proust began attending the school then called Lycée Fontanes, renamed Lycée Condorcet in 1883. The source gives an attendance span of 1882–1889; this card records its beginning.

4. Military service at Coligny Barracks

   1890-01-01 · Coligny Barracks, Orléans, France

   During his one-year French Army service of 1889–90, Proust was stationed in Orléans. The evidence dates the service to 1889–90; coordinates are a representative point for the historical barracks area in Orléans.

5. Journey to Venice with his mother

   1900-05-01 · Venice, Italy

   Proust departed with his mother for Venice during work on Ruskin-related writing and translation. The chronology dates the departure circa 1 May 1900; city-center coordinates are representative.

6. Residence at 102 boulevard Haussmann

   1906-10-01 · 102 boulevard Haussmann, Paris, France

   

   Proust subleased his great-uncle Louis Weil's apartment at 102 boulevard Haussmann, a principal writing residence for In Search of Lost Time. The chronology dates the sublease circa 8 October 1906.

7. Summer stays in Cabourg

   1907-01-01 · Grand Hôtel de Cabourg, Cabourg, France

   

   Beginning in 1907, Proust spent summers in Cabourg, a Normandy resort that became important to the imaginative geography of his fiction. The source identifies recurring summer travel from 1907 onward; coordinates identify the Grand Hôtel associated with these stays.

8. Attendance at the première of Parade

   1917-05-18 · Paris, France

   

   Proust attended the Paris première of Parade, the Ballets Russes production with a scenario by Jean Cocteau and music by Erik Satie. The source establishes Paris but does not name the theatre; coordinates are a representative city point.

9. Death in Paris's 16th arrondissement

   1922-11-18 · 16th arrondissement, Paris, France

   

   Proust died in Paris's 16th arrondissement after completing advanced work on the final portions of his novel. Coordinates are a representative point for the 16th arrondissement; the BnF authority record cites the Paris civil-registration death record.