Charles Nodier

Charles Nodier
Portrait formerly thought to be of Charles Nodier (date and artist unknown)
Born	Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier 29 April 1780 Besançon, Franche-Comté, France
Died	27 January 1844(1844-01-27) (aged 63) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Writer Librarian
Years active	1802–1844

Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (29 April 1780 – 27 January 1844) was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, and vampire tales. His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval.