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Also Known As Louis-Charles-Alfred de Musset
Born December 11, 1810 • Paris • France
Died May 2, 1857 (aged 46) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Lettres de Dupuis et Cotonet” • “Lorenzaccio” • “The Confession of a Child of the Century”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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