Klingsor, Tristan
(1874–1966)
Klingsor, TristanKlingsor, TristanTristan Klingsor (B * LA CHAPELLE-AUX-POTS, 1874 – D † LE MANS, 1966) Pseudonym of Arthur Justin Léon Leclère, poet, painter, art critic, and composer; member of the Apaches. Prior to giving place to his multidisciplinary artistic urges, he was a librarian and an official in the department of public welfare. Though he married in 1903 and had a daughter in 1905, he was homosexual. His alias is composed of two character names well-known from Wagner (1813–1883)…