Pierre Loti was born on January 14, 1850 in Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France. He was a writer, known for
Pêcheur d'Islande (1959),
Le roman d'un spahi (1914) and
Le roman d'un spahi (1936). He was married to Jeanne Amélie Blanche Franc de Ferrière. He died on June 10, 1923 in Hendaye, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.