Julien Michel Leiris (French: [lɛʁis]; 20 April 1901 in Paris – 30 September 1990 in Saint-Hilaire, Essonne) was a French surrealist writer and ethnographer. Part of the Surrealist group in Paris, Leiris became a key member of the College of Sociology with Georges Bataille and head of research in ethnography at the CNRS.
Michel Leiris
Author details
- Born:
- April 20, 1901
- Died:
- Sept. 30, 1990
