Gustave Flaubert, a literary luminary, entered the world on December 12, 1821, in the picturesque city of Rouen, nestled in the picturesque Seine-Inférieure region of France, amidst a family that boasted a profound cultural legacy. His father, a respected medical doctor, plied his skilled trade as a surgeon at the esteemed Hôtel-Dieu, where Flaubert first drew breath, and his mother hailed from an illustrious aristocratic Norman family, bestowing upon him a noble lineage that would influence his artistic endeavors.
Gustave Flaubert
Deceased · Born: Dec 12, 1821 · Died: May 8, 1880
