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Alexandre Dumas

French Literature

Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas pere, was a French novelist and playwright and one of the most widely read French authors, his works translated into many languages. Many of his historical adventure novels were first published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After, and since the early twentieth century many have been adapted into films; he also founded the Theatre Historique in Paris in the 1840s. The son of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, born in Saint-Domingue to a French nobleman and an enslaved African woman, he later fell from political favor after 1851 and spent years abroad in Belgium, Russia and Italy before returning to Paris in 1864. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1802 1
Birth Date
1802-07-24 1
Death Year
1870 1
Death Date
1870-12-05 1
Award
Decoration for the Civil Merit under the title of Saint Louis, First class. 1
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Knight of the Legion of Honour, 1837. 1
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. 1
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Officer of the Legion of Honour. 1
Award
Order of Charles III. 1
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Order of Glory. 1
Award
Order of Isabella the Catholic‎. 1
Classification
Original Language
French 1
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Source The Count of Monte Cristo (Wikipedia)
Source The Three Musketeers (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Alexandre Dumas
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  • Lead section
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas pere, was a French novelist and playwright.
  • Original language statement
    Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas pere, was a French novelist and playwright and one of the most widely read French authors, his works translated into many languages.
  • Lead paragraph
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Knight of the Legion of Honour
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Officer of the Legion of Honour
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Order of Isabella the Catholic‎
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Order of Charles III
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Order of Glory
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
  • Award: Decoration for the Civil Merit under the title of Saint Louis, First class
    Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802-5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Attributed: The Count of Monte Cristo, Lead section, authorship
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The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas.
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The Three Musketeers (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Attributed: The Three Musketeers, Lead section, authorship
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The Three Musketeers (French: Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas.
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