The Resume

(January 23, 1783-March 23, 1842)
Born in Grenoble, France
Birth name was Marie Henri Beyle
Wrote the novels 'The Red and the Black' (1830) and 'The Charterhouse of Parma' (1839)

Why he might be annoying:

He wrote, 'I wanted to cover my mother with kisses and that there not be any clothing.... I always wanted to give them to her on the breast.'
After losing his hair at an early age, he wore a purplish wig.
He caught syphilis from a prostitute.
He was expelled from Milan as a subversive (1828).
He used over a hundred pen names.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the French army during the Napoleonic wars.
He was a pioneer of realism in literature.
In 'The Second Sex,' Simone de Beauvoir praised his empathy for women in his novels.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 23]
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Contracted Syphilis [Some Rumored]
• I Write Bildungsroman
• I'm Buried at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris
• Known By a Single Name
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26627)
• Served in the Napoleonic Wars
• Toupee Wearers and Hair Transplants
• UK Guardian's John Armstrong's Top 10 Books on Love (Ranked: 6)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying