Samain, Albert Victor

Samain, Albert VictorSamain, Albert VictorAlbert Victor Samain (B * PARIS, 1858 – D † MAGNY-LES-HAMEAUX, 1900) Samain had to make his living early on in life, due to the death of his father. He obtained posts in currency exchange and other administrative work in Paris' Hôtel de Ville and the Préfecture de la Seine. He did not belong to any of the established schools of French poetry, though he is usually regarded as a symbolist. He was a regular at the Chat noir cabaret in Montmartre, where he…