More from Le Cimetière Père-Lachaise, Paris (75): #17: Philoxène Boyer

Philoxène Boyer (1824–67) was a Hellenist. During his studentship at the Sorbonne he met Charles Baudelaire, who introduced him to the Parnassian poets, including Théodore de Banville, with whom he wrote some books. He lived for literature, at the expense of his personal hygiene. A brilliant mind, he had many famous writer friends although now he is all but forgotten.