Victor-Marie Hugo (French: Victor-Marie Hugo) (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French writer of many talents, from poetry, plays, novels and essays to politics and human rights activism. Hugo was also a pillar of the Romantic movement in France. His most famous works include the novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Hugo was born in Besançon in eastern France and died in Paris and was buried in the Panthéon.