What is Edmond Rostand?
{{Infobox writer | name = Edmond Rostand | image = Edmond Rostand en habit vert 01.jpg | caption = Rostand in the uniform of the Académie française, 1905 | birth_name = {{nowrap|Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand}} | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1868|04|01}} | birth_place = [[Marseille]], France | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1918|12|02|1868|04|01}} | death_place = Paris, France | occupation = Poet, playwright | nationality = French | genre = Neo Romanticism | spouse = [[Rosemonde Gérard]] | children = [[Jean Rostand]]<br>[[Maurice Rostand]] }} '''Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|r|ɒ|s|t|ɒ̃}},<ref>{{Cite Oxford Dictionaries|Rostand, Edmond|accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|r|ɔː|ˈ|s|t|ɒ̃|,_|ˈ|r|ɒ|s|t|æ|n|d}},<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Rostand|accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref> {{IPA-fr|ɛdmɔ̃ ʁɔstɑ̃|lang}}; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is known for his works which are known as [[neo-romanticism]]. His best known play was the 1897 play ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rostand, Edmond}} [[Category:1868 births]] [[Category:1918 deaths]] [[Category:French poets]] [[Category:French playwrights]] [[Category:Writers from Paris]] {{bio-stub}}