Murger
HENRI (mür-zhār'), a French author; born in Paris, France, March 24, 1822. He lived a life of extreme privation; formed an informal club or society of unconventional young artists and authors similarly situated which was named "Bohemia," and his associates "Bohemians"-a name famous in general literary history. He contributed a great mass of "copy" to numerous periodicals, and at last made a reputation by his "Scenes from Bohemian Life." He also published two volumes of poetry, "Ballads and Fancies" and "Winter Nights"; and wrote dramas for the Luxembourg theater, and tales, etc., for the "Revue des Deux Mondes."
He died in Paris, Jan. 28, 1861.