Henry James Monet . Henry james, (born april 15, 1843, new york, new york, u.s.—died february 28, 1916, london, england), american novelist and, as a naturalized english citizen from 1915, a great figure in the transatlantic culture.his fundamental theme was the innocence and exuberance of the new world in clash with the corruption and wisdom of the old, as illustrated in such works as daisy miller (1879), … Marie was born on april 8 1785, in champagne sur oise, 95134, val d'oise, ile de france. Part of this influence has been through the type of realism that he employs. Join facebook to connect with henry monet james christian and others you may know. Henry benoît monet was born on month day 1755, at birth place.