Facts: - imagesize: 150px - death date: 26 february 1914 - birth date: 1 june 1874 - name: pierre souvestre - nationality: french - birth place: plomelin , finistere - occupation: lawyer , journalist , writer , race organizer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pierre souvestre .
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pierre souvestre -lrb- 1 june 1874 -- 26 february 1914 -rrb- was a french lawyer , journalist , writer and organizer of motor races .he is mostly remembered today for his co-creation with marcel allain of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal fantomas .he was born in plomelin , a commune in finistere , brittany .in 1909 , already a well-known figure in literary circles , souvestre collaborated with his assistant allain on their first novel , '' le rour '' .investigating magistrate germain fuselier , later to become a recurring character in the fantomas series , appears in the novel .then , in february 1911 , allain and souvestre embarked upon the '' fantomas '' book series at the request of publisher artheme fayard , who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine .the success was immediate and lasting .souvestre died of a congestion of the lungs .after his death , allain continued the '' fantomas '' saga alone .