Isidore Isou

Born 29 January 1925 in Botosani, Romania

Died 28 July 2007 (aged 82)

Isidore Isou (29 January 1925 – 28 July 2007), born Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, dramaturge, novelist, film director, economist, and visual artist. He was the founder of Lettrism, an art and literary movement which owed inspiration to Dada and Surrealism.