Merrill, Stuart (1863–1915)

US-born French poet. He became well known as a master of the intricacies of French Symbolist poetry (see Symbolism). In 1897 he published Poèmes 1887–1897, followed by Les Quatre Saisons 1900, Une Voix dans la foule 1909, and Prose et vers 1925.

Merrill was born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He spent his childhood in Paris, but returned to the USA to study law. While there he published Pastels in Prose 1890, consisting of translations from some 13 French writers. He returned finally to France 1890.