Jules Romains was born on August 26, 1885 in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, Haute-Loire, France. He was a writer, known for Das Bildnis (1923), Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecine (1926) and Volpone (1941). He was previously married to Lise Dreyfus (his secretary) and ?. He died on August 14, 1972 in Paris, France.