Louis Ferdinand Céline date of birth:

May 27, 1894

How old was Louis Ferdinand Céline when died?

67

Where was Louis Ferdinand Céline born?

Courbevoie, France

When did Louis Ferdinand Céline die?

July 1, 1961

What is Louis Ferdinand Céline's occupation?

Novelist, pamphleteer, physician

Short Biography

Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Dr. Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), a French novelist, pamphleteer and physician. The name Céline was the first name of his grandmother. He developed a new style of writing that modernized French literature. Céline remains controversial to this day because of his virulent antisemitism, racism and Holocaust Denial.