37 moments

1. Birth at Château de Miromesnil

   1850-08-05 · Château de Miromesnil, Tourville-sur-Arques, Normandy, France

   

   Maupassant was born at Château de Miromesnil near Tourville-sur-Arques in Normandy.

2. Family residence at Château Blanc

   1854-01-01 · Château Blanc, Grainville-Ymauville, Normandy, France

   

   As a child, Maupassant moved with his family to Château Blanc at Grainville-Ymauville, near Le Havre. Settlement-level coordinate; the article identifies Château Blanc but does not provide a precise coordinate.

3. Childhood home at Étretat

   1860-01-01 · Étretat, Normandy, France

   

   Following his parents' separation, Maupassant lived at Étretat with his mother Laure and his brother Hervé. The move is dated to December 1860; the card uses year precision because no day is supplied.

4. Boarder at Institution of Yvetot

   1863-01-01 · Yvetot, Normandy, France

   At age thirteen, Maupassant attended the ecclesiastical institution at Yvetot, where he began composing verse. The source gives his age rather than a calendar date; 1863 is derived from his 1850 birth year.

5. Meeting Gustave Flaubert at Croisset

   1867-01-01 · Croisset, Canteleu, Normandy, France

   Maupassant met Gustave Flaubert at Croisset, beginning a formative literary relationship. Coordinate represents the Croisset/Flaubert site area.

6. Saves Algernon Swinburne at Étretat

   1868-01-01 · Étretat, Normandy, France

   While on holiday at Étretat, Maupassant rescued the English poet Algernon Swinburne from drowning.

7. Student at Lycée de Rouen

   1868-01-01 · Rouen, Normandy, France

   After expulsion from Yvetot, Maupassant enrolled at the lycée in Rouen and pursued poetry and theatre. The preceding text dates his expulsion, and consequent enrollment, to 1868; coordinate is central Rouen.

8. Law studies in Paris

   1869-01-01 · Paris, France

   After completing his baccalaureate, Maupassant went to Paris to study law. The source does not give a more precise arrival date or school location.

9. Baccalaureate in Rouen

   1869-07-27 · Rouen, Normandy, France

   Maupassant received his literature baccalaureate in Rouen before leaving to study law. Coordinate is central Rouen; the specific examination venue is not identified.

10. Retreat with Norman armies

    1870-01-01 · Normandy, France

    Serving as an aspirant during the Franco-Prussian War, Maupassant took part in the retreat of the Norman armies before the German advance. The source identifies the retreat with the Norman armies but gives no precise route or date within the 1870–1871 war; coordinate is representative of Normandy.

11. Permanent move to Paris

    1871-01-01 · Paris, France

    After the war, Maupassant left Normandy and settled permanently in Paris. The source gives the move as postwar; year precision follows the end of the Franco-Prussian War.

12. Clerk in Paris ministries

    1872-01-01 · Paris, France

    Maupassant began his Paris civil-service employment at the Ministry of the Navy, later transferring to Public Instruction. The source qualifies the March 1872 start as probable and does not identify a ministry building; coordinate is central Paris.

13. Second performance of À la feuille de rose

    1877-05-31 · Atelier Becker, 6th arrondissement, Paris, France

    Maupassant and his friends staged a second performance of his comedy at painter Becker's studio in Paris's sixth arrondissement. Coordinate represents 26 rue de Fleurus, the studio address reported in contemporary-sale documentation; the Wikipedia passage specifies only the sixth arrondissement.

14. Health cure at Loèche

    1877-08-01 · Leukerbad, Valais, Switzerland

    Maupassant undertook a cure at Loèche in the Swiss canton of Valais. Loèche is the French name used for Leukerbad.

15. North-African reporting journey

    1881-07-01 · Algeria

    Maupassant left Paris as Le Gaulois's special correspondent and traveled through Algeria and Tunisia for three months. The source documents travel across Algeria and Tunisia but no dated itinerary; coordinate is a representative point at Algiers, not a claimed exact stop.

16. North-African reporting journey in Tunisia

    1881-07-01 · Tunisia

    During his three-month Le Gaulois assignment, Maupassant traveled in Tunisia as well as Algeria. The source does not identify a Tunisian town or route; coordinate is a representative national point.

17. Return from North Africa to Paris

    1881-09-01 · Paris, France

    Maupassant was back in Paris around mid-September after his North-African assignment and Corsican stop. The return is approximate in the source.

18. Return to Paris via Corsica

    1881-09-01 · Corsica, France

    Maupassant returned to Paris around mid-September after a short stay in Corsica. The source provides only a brief Corsican stay and approximate return timing; coordinate is representative of Corsica.

19. Summer residence at La Guillette

    1883-01-01 · Villa La Guillette, Étretat, Normandy, France

    

    Maupassant built La Guillette at Étretat; it became a recurring summer residence for him and his friends. The source establishes recurring summer presence after construction but does not date individual stays.

20. Completes Bel-Ami at La Guillette

    1884-10-01 · Villa La Guillette, Étretat, Normandy, France

    

    Maupassant completed the writing of Bel-Ami at his Étretat house, La Guillette.

21. Departure from Paris for Italy

    1885-04-04 · Paris, France

    After arranging the serial publication of Bel-Ami, Maupassant departed Paris for Italy with Paul Bourget, Henri Amic, Henri Gervex and Louis Legrand. Coordinate is central Paris; the specific point of departure is not supplied.

22. Stay in Rome

    1885-05-23 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Maupassant was in Rome during his Italian journey and visited a brothel near the Palazzo Farnese with Count Primoli. The source says he was in Rome by 23 May; it does not establish his arrival day.

23. Return to Auberge Fournaise at Chatou

    1885-07-02 · Auberge Fournaise, Chatou, Île-de-France, France

    At Chatou, Maupassant had lunch at the Auberge Fournaise and wrote verses on a wall five years after Flaubert's death.

24. Journey in Algeria

    1887-01-01 · Algeria

    Later in 1887, Maupassant again traveled in Algeria after the Le Horla aeronautical episode. The sentence occurs in the article's 1887 narrative but provides no itinerary; coordinate is a representative point at Algiers.

25. Journey in Tunisia

    1887-01-01 · Tunisia

    Later in 1887, Maupassant traveled in Tunisia as part of a further North-African journey. The sentence occurs in the article's 1887 narrative but provides no itinerary; coordinate is a representative national point.

26. Thermal travels in Auvergne

    1887-01-01 · Auvergne, France

    Maupassant's thermal journeys in Auvergne informed the setting and medical world of his novel Mont-Oriol. The source identifies travel in Auvergne but no particular spa town or travel dates; coordinate is representative of the region.

27. Arrival at Cannes aboard Le Zingara

    1888-01-01 · Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    After buying Le Zingara at Marseille, Maupassant reached Cannes aboard the vessel. The source gives January 1888 for the Marseille stop and subsequent arrival at Cannes, but not the arrival day.

28. Purchases Le Zingara at Marseille

    1888-01-01 · Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    Maupassant stopped at Marseille, bought the racing cutter Le Zingara, and sailed onward to Cannes. Coordinate is central Marseille; the harbor or seller is not specified.

29. Boating at Triel-sur-Seine

    1889-01-01 · Triel-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

    

    A photograph documents Maupassant in a boat at Triel-sur-Seine with Madame Straus and Madame Lippmann. The dated photograph establishes year-level precision only.

30. Dinner at Princess Mathilde's Paris residence

    1889-03-06 · Paris, France

    Maupassant dined at Princess Mathilde's home, where he encountered Doctor Blanche and Edmond de Goncourt. The source does not give the residence address; coordinate is central Paris.

31. Fête at La Guillette

    1889-08-18 · Villa La Guillette, Étretat, Normandy, France

    

    Maupassant hosted a party at Étretat with Hermine Lecomte du Noüy and Blanche Roosevelt among the guests. The article identifies Étretat rather than explicitly naming La Guillette in this sentence; coordinate uses his documented Étretat residence.

32. Medical stay at Plombières-les-Bains

    1890-07-01 · Plombières-les-Bains, Grand Est, France

    

    On doctors' advice, Maupassant went to Plombières-les-Bains in mid-July before a short cruise aboard Bel-Ami II. The source says mid-July but does not support day-level precision.

33. Flaubert monument inauguration

    1890-11-23 · Rouen, Normandy, France

    

    Maupassant went to Rouen for the inauguration of the Flaubert monument alongside Émile Zola, José-Maria de Heredia and Edmond de Goncourt. Coordinate is central Rouen; the monument's specific inauguration site is not stated in the cited passage.

34. Conversation with Louis Fournier in Paris

    1891-01-01 · Paris, France

    During the summer of 1891, Maupassant confided in his friend, the painter Louis Fournier, in Paris about his worsening illness. The source supplies a season but no month or venue; year precision is used.

35. Crisis and transfer from Cannes

    1892-01-01 · Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    After his suicide attempt, Maupassant was taken into care at Cannes before being placed on a train to Paris for confinement. The preceding passage dates the suicide attempt to the night of 1–2 January 1892, but the transfer's exact day is not specified.

36. Confined at Doctor Blanche's clinic

    1892-01-07 · Clinique du docteur Blanche, Passy, Paris, France

    Maupassant was confined in room 15 at Doctor Blanche's clinic in Passy, which became his final residence. Coordinate represents Passy because the historical clinic's precise building location is not supplied in the cited passage.

37. Death at Passy clinic

    1893-07-06 · Clinique du docteur Blanche, Passy, Paris, France

    Maupassant died after approximately eighteen months of near-total unconsciousness while confined at Doctor Blanche's clinic in Passy. The preceding passage establishes that he had remained confined at Doctor Blanche's clinic; coordinate represents Passy.