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Also Known As	Charles-Théodore-Henri de Coster
Born	August 20, 1827 • Munich • Germany
Died	May 7, 1879 (aged 51) • Brussels • Belgium
Notable Works	“The Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegl”

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