18 moments

1. Birth at Trévières

   1848-02-16 · Trévières, Calvados, France

   

   Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau was born at Trévières in Calvados, Normandy.

2. Expulsion from the Jesuit college

   1863-01-01 · Collège Saint-François-Xavier, Vannes, Morbihan, France

   

   Mirbeau attended the Jesuit Saint-François-Xavier college at Vannes until his expulsion in 1863, an experience later reflected in Sébastien Roch. Coordinates represent the former Jesuit-college area in Vannes; the source does not give a street address.

3. Law-school enrollment

   1866-11-14 · Faculty of Law of Paris, Paris, France

   

   Mirbeau enrolled at the Faculty of Law of Paris, though he did not complete his studies. Coordinates represent the historic Latin Quarter law-faculty area.

4. Service in the Army of the Loire

   1870-01-01 · Army of the Loire operational area, Orléans, France

   Mobilized during the Franco-Prussian War, Mirbeau served in the Army of the Loire; the defeat became a lasting subject in his fiction. The source identifies the Army of the Loire but not a specific posting; coordinates are a representative point at Orléans.

5. Move to Paris for journalism

   1872-01-01 · Paris, France

   

   Mirbeau moved to Paris, began journalism with the Bonapartist Appel au peuple, and became Henri-Joseph Dugué de La Fauconnerie’s private secretary. The source establishes Paris but not the newspaper office address.

6. Marriage to Alice Regnault

   1887-05-25 · London, England, United Kingdom

   

   Mirbeau married the former actress Alice Regnault in London after two and a half years of living together. The cited source identifies London but not the wedding venue; coordinates represent central London.

7. Residence at Kérisper

   1887-07-01 · Kérisper, Pluneret near Auray, Morbihan, France

   Soon after their marriage, Octave Mirbeau and Alice Regnault rented a home at Kérisper near Auray in Brittany. Coordinates represent Kérisper near the Auray River; the rented house is not geocoded in the source.

8. Writing Sébastien Roch at Menton

   1888-11-01 · Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France

   

   Mirbeau began his novel Sébastien Roch while wintering on the Côte d’Azur at Menton. Coordinates represent Menton; no residence address is supplied.

9. Residence at Les Damps

   1889-08-01 · Les Damps, Eure, France

   

   Mirbeau lived at Les Damps near Pont-de-l’Arche, where Camille Pissarro painted his garden. His residence there continued until February 1893. Coordinates represent Les Damps; the source does not provide the house coordinates.

10. Visit to Camille Pissarro

    1891-09-22 · Éragny-sur-Epte, Oise, France

    

    Mirbeau visited Camille Pissarro and his family at their home in Éragny-sur-Epte, during their close artistic and personal friendship. Coordinates represent Éragny-sur-Epte; the Pissarro house address is not given in the source.

11. Residence at Clos Saint-Blaise

    1893-01-01 · Clos Saint-Blaise, Carrières-sous-Poissy, Yvelines, France

    

    After leaving Les Damps, Mirbeau lived at Clos Saint-Blaise in Carrières-sous-Poissy, maintaining a garden that became notable to visitors. Coordinates represent Carrières-sous-Poissy because the precise historic extent of Clos Saint-Blaise is not specified by the source.

12. Dreyfusard meeting in Toulouse

    1898-12-01 · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

    

    During the Dreyfus Affair, Mirbeau participated in public meetings and was attacked by nationalist and antisemitic opponents at Toulouse. The precise meeting venue is not identified; coordinates represent central Toulouse.

13. Presence during the Rennes retrial

    1899-01-01 · Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

    

    Mirbeau was in Rennes during Alfred Dreyfus’s rehabilitation trial, a major episode of his Dreyfusard engagement. The source establishes his presence at Rennes but does not state a more precise date or venue; the retrial occurred in 1899.

14. Dreyfusard meeting in Rouen

    1899-02-01 · Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

    

    Mirbeau took part in a Dreyfusard public meeting at Rouen, where nationalist and antisemitic opponents assaulted him. The precise meeting venue is not identified; coordinates represent central Rouen.

15. Move to avenue du Bois

    1901-11-01 · Avenue du Bois (now Avenue Foch), Paris, France

    

    Mirbeau moved into a luxury apartment on avenue du Bois, now avenue Foch, while maintaining other residences. The source does not give an apartment number; coordinates represent the avenue.

16. Residence at the Château Vert

    1904-01-01 · Château Vert, Cormeilles-en-Vexin, Val-d'Oise, France

    

    Mirbeau divided his time between Paris and the Château Vert at Cormeilles-en-Vexin, acquired by Alice Regnault in 1904. Coordinates represent Cormeilles-en-Vexin because the source does not provide a mappable address for Château Vert.

17. Residence at Cheverchemont

    1909-01-01 · Villa Cheverchemont, Triel-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France

    

    Mirbeau had the villa Cheverchemont built at Triel-sur-Seine and wrote his last books there. Coordinates represent the Cheverchemont area on the heights of Triel-sur-Seine.

18. Death at rue Beaujon

    1917-02-16 · 1 rue Beaujon, 8th arrondissement, Paris, France

    

    Mirbeau died on his sixty-ninth birthday at 1 rue Beaujon in Paris’s 8th arrondissement.