Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was a French geographer, author and translator, best remembered in the English speaking world for his translation of German ghost stories Fantasmagoriana, published anonymously in 1812, which inspired Mary Shelley and... Wikipedia
Born: June 24, 1767, Marseille, France
Died: June 13, 1846 (age 78 years), Graville, Le Havre, France
Awards: Legion of Honour
Notable works: Fantasmagoriana