Camille Flammarion was born on 26 February 1842 in Montigny-le-Roi, Haute Marne, France. He was a writer, known for
La fin du monde (1931)
. He was married to Gabrielle Renaudot and Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo. He died on 3 June 1925 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France.