Tristan Bernard

Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947)[1] was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer.

He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter.

In the 1890s, he managed the Vélodrome de la Seine at Levallois-Perret and the Vélodrome Buffalo, events that were an integral part of Parisian life, being regularly attended by personalities such as Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Tristan Bernard, drawn by Toulouse-Lautrec
Tristan Bernard with Eleonora Duse , Matilde Serao , and others, 1897. Photo by Giuseppe Primoli .