William Makepeace ThackerayAlthough William Makepeace Thackeray was educated in London, he lived among the Parisian bohemians and learned much of his craft from them. Like most bohemians, Thackeray lived a

Henri Murger One of the original bohemians, Henri Murger is famous for writing the collection of short stories Scenes of Bohemian Life. The characters and locations in

Victor HugoKnown to many as the Father of French Romanticism, Victor Hugo helped to create French Bohemia with his plays Cromwell and Hernani. In the preface

Allen Ginsberg A beatnik, poet and active member of the Communist Party, Ginsberg embodied many bohemian qualities. One of the most famous poets of the beat generation, Ginsberg began writing

One of the original members of the beat generation, Jack Kerouac and the beats in America closely resembled the bohemians in Paris. They each grew out of a society recovering

Jack Kerouac found new life on the shelves of public libraries. Paul Gauguin's painted perspectives on life hang among works from fellow artists Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali. The beats,

Bohemian InfluenceAlthough the Parisian Bohemia of Murger and Hugo ended with World War I, bohemian influences have permeated cultures around the world. Bohemian culture can be found in any city